Next summer, 34 new The Stand stories will be published.
Gallery Books publishing house will publish the book The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand next summer, which, as the name suggests, consists of new stories set in the world of King’s The Stand opus.
The 800-page volume, with King’s foreword, was compiled by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene and contains 34 new Base stories.
Short stories by Wayne Brady, Maurice Broaddus, C. Robert Cargill, Paul Tremblay, Richard Chizmar, Catherynne M. Valente, Joe R. Lansdale, Caroline Kepnes, Josh Malerman, Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes, Gabino Iglesias and David J. Schow, among others .
Stories have also been narrated by Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, SA Cosby, Meg Gardiner, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Tim Lebbon, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed , Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White, and Rio Youers.
The long press release from the Gallery Books publishing house tells about the opus in the original language, including the following:
”Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel—generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of characters.
Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand—brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the classic, bestselling novel.”
Originally published in 1979, The Stand received a reprint in 1990 that was over 400 pages longer than the original. Two TV series have been made based on the book, the most recent of which was published in 2020:
Review | The new Stephen King series is not quite successful – The Stand is a patchwork that is difficult for the viewer to get out from under
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