01567cam a2200301 4500 552993828 TxAuBib 20220112120000.0 220112t20181990||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593314012 0593314018 OSt TxAuBib King, Stephen, 1947- The stand : a novel / Stephen King. First Anchor Books movie tie-in edition. New York : Anchor Books, 2018. ©1990. xix, 1153 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. "A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon : a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abigail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them--and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity."--Back cover. 20220112. Biological warfare Fiction Research. Epidemics Fiction. Influenza Fiction. End of the world Fiction. Good and evil Fiction. Science fiction. lcgft Horror fiction. lcgft