--- product_id: 1308335 title: "The Stand" price: "145 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1308335-the-stand store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # The Stand **Price:** 145 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Stand - **How much does it cost?** 145 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1308335-the-stand) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description #1 BESTSELLER • Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting—and eerily plausible—as when it was first published. One of The Atlantic ’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years! This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity. "A master storyteller." —Los Angeles Times Review: A Really Good, Highly Readable, Science Fiction About A Pandemic - "The Stand" is a very entertaining, highly readable story about an apparently world wide pandemic and post pandemic world. The style of the narrative is easily followed modern conversational American English. The book is quite lengthy by the standards of modern American Popular Fiction. Although I enjoyed it very much, it was similar to reading three shorter novels. There are numerous characters and storylines. I feel it is definitely an adult book and speaking as a father, I would not allow my young children to read it at all and although I would allow my high school children to read it, I would insist on parental participation. I have been reading various novels about pandemics and I would have to say that this is my favorite. I liked this far better than "The Andronmeda Strain" although "The Stand is far lengthier. "The End of October" was a good, well written, medium length novel that I also liked. A well intentioned person guided me to "The Eyes of Darkness" by Dean Koontz. Although I liked that novel very much, it is not really a pandemic novel as far as I am concerned. As far as movies, I am enthralled by what seems to be a forgotten 1959 movie "The World, The Flesh, And The Devil". It is not exactly a story about a pandemic, but in some ways it is a distinction without a difference. Of the popular modern contemporary male American authors of fiction, Stephen King is definitely among my favorites. I have read several of his novels. I put this at or near the top of the list. I also enjoyed 11 22 63 very much and a collection of stories combined in one work called "Four Seasons". This work under review has many interesting aspects to it. The story goes beyond the pandemic episode and has a metaphysical "Good Versus Evil" aspect to it, parts of which I found fascinating. Parts of the story also have a "Lord of The Flies" feel to it. Parts of the story have a dystopian sense. Due to the length of this novel and the fact that it is mostly easily followed, I purchased both the book on Kindle and an accompanying audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner. Mister Gardner is one of my favorite audiobook narrators and he does his usual professional job on this book. I often listened while commuting. When possible I read along and the narration was very faithful to my Kindle version. I am glad that I did both read and listen. In summary I am quite glad that I read and listened to this book. It is one of my favorite Stephen King novels and probably my favorite pandemic novel to this point in time. Probably the most difficult part of this reading experience is the length of the book. But the book is highly readable and makes a very good candidate for an audiobook. Grover Gardner did an excellent job. Due to the length of is book I intend to take a break from Stephen King. But he is a very good author and I fully intend to return to his writing in the future. Thank You for taking the time to read this review. Review: Possibly the Greatest Post apocalypse Book of all time - "The Stand" is a novel set in 1990 after a flu strain called Captain Trips breaks out in the world, causing 99% of the population of the world to perish. The survivors are called by an angelic and demonic being in their dreams to come to them to create a new society. The angelic being, an old woman of 108 in Nebraska, leads her people in the city of Boulder, Colorado, in peace and happiness. The demonic being, Randall Flagg, leads them in hate and fury, and kills all who oppose him. As more people follow their leaders, they must fight for what they believe in, and for the fate of all of humanity. "The Stand" is a novel about death. "The Stand" is a novel about rebirth. "The Stand" is a novel about the pure good of the world. "The Stand" is a novel about the evil of the world. This novel has so many elements to it, yet is still written masterfully by Stephen King, allowing the plot to be organized and appealing to a reader. Not only that, but the characters within the novel are relate able. The Trashcan man, though seemingly insane, may appeal to those who live in rough situations. Stu Redman can relate to those who don't have much, and have lost much as well. Glen Bateman can relate to the people of intellectual pasts, and so on, and so forth. The meat of the plot is excellent, with Captain Trips annihilating nearly all of human and other forms of life on Earth. Also, the Mother Abigail vs. Randall Flagg plot line can be traced back into the bible. With the likes of Elijah vs. the Priests of Baal, or Daniel vs. The people of Babylon. In all of these stories, a providential power delivers them from their Devilish enemies. The same thing is found in "The Stand". Mother Abigail is not unlike any Old Testament prophet anyone has ever read about, with Randall Flagg literally being described as, "He ain't Satan', she said, 'but he and Satan know of each other and have kept councils together of old." (King, 515). This biblical sort of good vs. evil plot is done beautifully by King, as he truly does write very moving plot through this age old tussle of good and evil. To conclude, "The Stand" is also a story about love, hate, envy, and sadness. Whether this love is love between a friend and a friend, a lover and a lover, or a follower and a leader, there is so much of that love element in the novel. This love probably comes from the immense amount of sadness that comes from the story, and love comes from that sadness. Sadness for those that are lost, or the things that are gone. And from the love, will come the envy and the hate. The envy of what isn't theirs, the hate over what isn't theirs. Overall, "The Stand" is an incredible, and fearfully realistic, post apocalypse world about rebuilding, fighting, and finding there own inner peace. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,866 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Ghost Fiction #26 in Horror Occult & Supernatural #251 in Suspense Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 57,459 Reviews | ## Images ![The Stand - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91x78WWuiTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Really Good, Highly Readable, Science Fiction About A Pandemic *by F***Y on March 11, 2021* "The Stand" is a very entertaining, highly readable story about an apparently world wide pandemic and post pandemic world. The style of the narrative is easily followed modern conversational American English. The book is quite lengthy by the standards of modern American Popular Fiction. Although I enjoyed it very much, it was similar to reading three shorter novels. There are numerous characters and storylines. I feel it is definitely an adult book and speaking as a father, I would not allow my young children to read it at all and although I would allow my high school children to read it, I would insist on parental participation. I have been reading various novels about pandemics and I would have to say that this is my favorite. I liked this far better than "The Andronmeda Strain" although "The Stand is far lengthier. "The End of October" was a good, well written, medium length novel that I also liked. A well intentioned person guided me to "The Eyes of Darkness" by Dean Koontz. Although I liked that novel very much, it is not really a pandemic novel as far as I am concerned. As far as movies, I am enthralled by what seems to be a forgotten 1959 movie "The World, The Flesh, And The Devil". It is not exactly a story about a pandemic, but in some ways it is a distinction without a difference. Of the popular modern contemporary male American authors of fiction, Stephen King is definitely among my favorites. I have read several of his novels. I put this at or near the top of the list. I also enjoyed 11 22 63 very much and a collection of stories combined in one work called "Four Seasons". This work under review has many interesting aspects to it. The story goes beyond the pandemic episode and has a metaphysical "Good Versus Evil" aspect to it, parts of which I found fascinating. Parts of the story also have a "Lord of The Flies" feel to it. Parts of the story have a dystopian sense. Due to the length of this novel and the fact that it is mostly easily followed, I purchased both the book on Kindle and an accompanying audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner. Mister Gardner is one of my favorite audiobook narrators and he does his usual professional job on this book. I often listened while commuting. When possible I read along and the narration was very faithful to my Kindle version. I am glad that I did both read and listen. In summary I am quite glad that I read and listened to this book. It is one of my favorite Stephen King novels and probably my favorite pandemic novel to this point in time. Probably the most difficult part of this reading experience is the length of the book. But the book is highly readable and makes a very good candidate for an audiobook. Grover Gardner did an excellent job. Due to the length of is book I intend to take a break from Stephen King. But he is a very good author and I fully intend to return to his writing in the future. Thank You for taking the time to read this review. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Possibly the Greatest Post apocalypse Book of all time *by D***N on October 7, 2018* "The Stand" is a novel set in 1990 after a flu strain called Captain Trips breaks out in the world, causing 99% of the population of the world to perish. The survivors are called by an angelic and demonic being in their dreams to come to them to create a new society. The angelic being, an old woman of 108 in Nebraska, leads her people in the city of Boulder, Colorado, in peace and happiness. The demonic being, Randall Flagg, leads them in hate and fury, and kills all who oppose him. As more people follow their leaders, they must fight for what they believe in, and for the fate of all of humanity. "The Stand" is a novel about death. "The Stand" is a novel about rebirth. "The Stand" is a novel about the pure good of the world. "The Stand" is a novel about the evil of the world. This novel has so many elements to it, yet is still written masterfully by Stephen King, allowing the plot to be organized and appealing to a reader. Not only that, but the characters within the novel are relate able. The Trashcan man, though seemingly insane, may appeal to those who live in rough situations. Stu Redman can relate to those who don't have much, and have lost much as well. Glen Bateman can relate to the people of intellectual pasts, and so on, and so forth. The meat of the plot is excellent, with Captain Trips annihilating nearly all of human and other forms of life on Earth. Also, the Mother Abigail vs. Randall Flagg plot line can be traced back into the bible. With the likes of Elijah vs. the Priests of Baal, or Daniel vs. The people of Babylon. In all of these stories, a providential power delivers them from their Devilish enemies. The same thing is found in "The Stand". Mother Abigail is not unlike any Old Testament prophet anyone has ever read about, with Randall Flagg literally being described as, "He ain't Satan', she said, 'but he and Satan know of each other and have kept councils together of old." (King, 515). This biblical sort of good vs. evil plot is done beautifully by King, as he truly does write very moving plot through this age old tussle of good and evil. To conclude, "The Stand" is also a story about love, hate, envy, and sadness. Whether this love is love between a friend and a friend, a lover and a lover, or a follower and a leader, there is so much of that love element in the novel. This love probably comes from the immense amount of sadness that comes from the story, and love comes from that sadness. Sadness for those that are lost, or the things that are gone. And from the love, will come the envy and the hate. The envy of what isn't theirs, the hate over what isn't theirs. Overall, "The Stand" is an incredible, and fearfully realistic, post apocalypse world about rebuilding, fighting, and finding there own inner peace. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful and horrible ... *by R***A on November 4, 2022* Disclaimer: I've never read a Stephen King novel before. I've avoided him because horror isn't my thing. Having read this first novel, I am a fan of his writing ... but not of his content. Second disclaimer: Apparently Stephen King has written several versions of The Stand, and this one isn't the original ... so if anything I say doesn't seem true, keep in mind that I've only read this one version. Okay, on with my thoughts on the book: First, Stephen King is an incredible writer. INCREDIBLE. When I taught writing, I had an article written by King in which he advised that fledgling writers use fewer adjectives and stronger verbs ... wow, did I see this in his writing. Every word he writes is perfection; his words are perfectly chosen, and it's easy to sink into the world he creates. He is genuinely one of the top ten writers of his generation. Second, his characters are incredible. He builds their backgrounds and feeds out the details about their lives so skillfully that the reader feels he or she knows the characters ... bad guys are sometimes pitied, and good guys aren't always particularly nice. But the characters feel real; often they're haunted by their past actions ... some change for the better, others change for the worse. Some characters only appear for a couple pages, but they serve to show just how horrible this plague would be to the world. On the other hand, King doesn't pull any punches ... some of his material takes the reader right up to the line where cruelty begins, and he takes a big step across that line. A four-year old who falls into a well and suffers four days with broken bones before he dies of exposure. Weird sexual stuff. It's a big much for me, and that's why I'm giving the book 4 stars. But I loved the overall story of good vs. evil and survival after the plague. Apparently this is one of King's less gory novels. I'd love to read more of his work, but I'll choose carefully ... this was as much gore as I can take. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Stand - It: A Novel - The Shining --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1308335-the-stand](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1308335-the-stand) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*