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Under the Dome
- 1074 pages · about 18 hours
- First published 2009
- 50 editions
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1 About this book
Under the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by the American author, Stephen King. Under the Dome is the 58th book published by Stephen King, and it is his 48th novel.
The novel focuses on a small Maine town, and tells an intricate, multi-character, alternating perspective story of how the town's inhabitants contend with the calamity of being suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impassable, invisible glass dome-like barrier that seemingly falls out of the sky, transforming the community into a domed city.
- Psychological fiction
- Thrillers
- Fantasy
- Politicians
- Veterans
- City and town life
- Good and evil
- Paranormal fiction
2 What to expect
A very long Stephen King novel: an invisible, impassable barrier suddenly seals off a small Maine town, and over about a week its people turn on one another. The dome is the device; the subject is power, as a local politician tightens his grip while supplies run short. It has a huge cast, many points of view and constant momentum for its size, and its violence is brutal.
Good for readers who want: a small town under pressure, a huge cast, and a big, fast-moving thriller.
3 About Stephen King
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Stephen King
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