The Stand
American novelist, born 1947.
The Stand is a 1978 novel by Stephen King.
On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- 1978
- Length
- 1325 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Science fiction, Post-apocalyptic, Religion and faith, Adventure
Is The Stand worth reading?
4 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk) and Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 80 | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 53 | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Stand
The edition we link to is the Hodder & Stoughton paperback (2011), 1325 pages.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 1325
- ISBN
- 9781444720730
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Stand
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 62% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Stand
If you liked The Stand, try Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Road or The Lord of the Rings.
