The Stand by Stephen King

The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It re-works the scenario in his earlier short story, Night Surf. The novel was originally published in 1978 and was later re-released in 1990 as The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition; King restored some text originally cut for brevity, added and revised sections, changed the setting of the story from 1985 to 1990, and updated a few pop culture references accordingly. The Stand was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1979, and was adapted into both a television miniseries for ABC and a graphic novel published by Marvel Comics.

The 202nd greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 9th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
  2. - 42nd on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
  3. - 73rd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
  4. - 79th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
  5. - 95th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
  6. - The Great American Read (PBS)
  7. - From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
  8. - 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
The Stand Vol. 2: American Nightmares Paperback 901453 $34.99 $27.83 2012
Stephen King THE STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES (Five Comic Issues - Set No. 2 in the series) Perfect Paperback 1122431 $39.95 2009
The Stand Paperback 2216938 $18.42
Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 3: Soul Survivors Kindle Edition 122551 $8.99 2010
The Stand: (TV Tie-in Edition) Paperback 1828244 $23.48 $10.68 2021
The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut Mass Market Paperback 594046 $19.99 $1.49 1991
The Stand By Stephen King Paperback 1139258 $9.74 $2.53
The Stand Paperback 1431947 $0.01
The Stand 1st (first) Edition by King, Stephen published by Doubleday (1978) Hardcover Hardcover 360784 $94.53 $9.97
The Stand (The Complete & Uncut Edition) Paperback 1410503 $5.00 $0.50 1991
The Stand Vol. 2: American Nightmares Kindle Edition 413126 $8.99
Apt Pupil: Different Seasons Mass Market Paperback 129730 $5.18 $0.01 1998
The Stand; For the First Time Complete & Uncut Hardcover 689614 $7.00 $2.17
Different Seasons (Signet): The Novela that Stand By Me is Based On Mass Market Paperback 3097451 $55.00 $0.01 1986
The Stand - Das letzte Gefecht: Roman Paperback 2444743 $32.52 $36.09 2016
The Stand - Volume 6: The Night Has Come Kindle Edition 481485 $9.99 2012
The Stand - Volume 4: Hardcases (Stand (Marvel)) Kindle Edition 290268 $8.99 2011
The Stand Paperback 1483531 $11.30 $7.53 2011
The Stand (Signet) Mass Market Paperback 896426 $3.25 $0.01 1980
Different Seasons Hardcover 592222 $19.30 $15.66 1983
Das letzte Gefecht. The Stand. Paperback 7541621 $31.69 2003
Stephen King THE STAND SOUL SURVIVORS (Five Comic Issues - Set No. 3 in the series) Perfect Paperback 1234518 $26.95 2009
The Stand Paperback 2266574 $209.97 $0.19 1991
Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 1: Captain Trips (Premiere) Kindle Edition 256027 $8.99 2009
The Stand Hardcover 507457 $89.16 $2.72
The Stand Hardcover 1556986 $129.00 $0.01
The Stand Mass Market Paperback 27740 $4.89 $0.04 2011
The Stand (Chinese Edition) Paperback 701455 $32.99 $56.64 2016
If It Bleeds: The No. 1 bestseller featuring a stand-alone sequel to THE OUTSIDER, plus three irresistible novellas Paperback 2866784 $13.56 $11.73 2021
Different Seasons (Signet) Mass Market Paperback 96328 $5.00 $0.01 1983
Different Seasons: Four Novellas Paperback 5626 $9.00 $9.46 2016
Different Seasons Kindle Edition 15487 2016
Apocalipsis (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition 199174 2017
APOCALIPSIS Paperback 6527359 $74.45
Different Seasons Hardcover 103474 $25.99 $0.20 1982
The Stand Captain Trips Premier Edition Perkins Variant Hardcover 1321937 $24.95 $24.99 2009
The Stand (Movie Tie-in Edition) Paperback 114140 $18.00 2020
The Stand: The Night Has Come Hardcover 1450165 $85.00 $69.97 2012
The Stand - Volume 3: Soul Survivors Paperback 113596 $4.69 $4.46 2012
The Stand Hardcover 675738 $12.00
The Stand: Tie In Mass Market Paperback 830867 $2.99 $0.01 1994
Apocalipsis/ The Stand (Spanish Edition) Paperback 682779 $22.29 $24.69 2008
The Stand: Das letzte Gefecht Audible Audio Edition 94493 $36.68 2012
Apocalipsis Paperback 8005741 $927.20
Stephen King THE STAND Captain Trips (Five Comic Issues - Set No. 1) Perfect Paperback 261425 $39.95 2008
Apocalipsis Paperback 8106777 $185.29
Apocalipsis Paperback 11659700 $11.73 1996
THE STAND Stephen King Catalog 2020 Desk Calendar Hardcover 357845 $29.95 2020
Stephen King THE STAND HARDCASES (Five Comic Issues - Set No. 4 in the series) Perfect Paperback 752059 $39.95 2009
Apocalipsis [The Stand] Audible Audiobook 17316 $35.55 2020
The Stand - Volume 6: The Night Has Come Paperback 960200 $49.49 $45.00 2013
The Stand - Volume 5: No Man's Land Kindle Edition 503637 $8.99 2011
The Stand: No Man's Land Hardcover 1317944 $109.95 $61.95 2011
Apocalipsis. El libro en el que se basa la serie The Stand (Best Seller) (Spanish Edition) Paperback 1688729 $15.67 2021
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition Hardcover 42461 $19.95 $6.22 1990
Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 3: Soul Survivors Hardcover 245420 $8.94 $3.42 2010
The Stand Paperback 5628 $13.03 $3.73 2012
The Stand - Volume 5: No Man's Land Paperback 1305587 $29.95 $9.99 2013
The Stand: Hardcases Hardcover 770172 $50.00 $39.52 2011
The Stand - Volume 4: Hardcases Paperback 1596999 $63.60 $44.99 2012
The Stand Hardcover 1021980 $23.95 $1.50 1978
The Stand (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Library Binding 1596648 $15.20 $24.00 2011
The Stand Kindle Edition 6736 $1.99 2008