This is an apocalyptic, psychological thriller by Stephen King. It opens with multiple people lying dead across tables, in halls, in the labs, everywhere. The incessant buzzer is warning anyone still living to get out now.

One man, who is already infected, breaks out through the gate with his wife and baby This starts the spread of the viral contaminant that is the beginning of the end,

Meanwhile, the surviving population is splitting in half. Those called by the good side, and those summoned to the bad.

A black crow watches as things unfold. It is the devil himself. He is on a mission to have an heir and end the word of all goodness.

The good side is out to save the world and all that is good in humanity. It's the ultimate battle. Who will be the new citizens of Earth? Will there be any people left at all?

This story is filled with unique characters. It has a good strong plot and keeps you interested throughout. It's a book that will stay with you long after you read it.

Stephen King Fans, Psychological Thriller, Horror, and Apocalyptic Fans.

The characters and pace of the book.

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

1,200 Pages
Reprinted August 7, 2012
#17 in Ghost Fiction
#55 in Occult Fiction
4.6 Rating
397 Words

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