Be original this holiday season and give the gift of fear. To help you, …With Intent to Commit Horror will spotlight fabulously scary horror books and ebooks that are available at an online bookstore for easy purchase.”
Under the Dome: A Novel is the latest horror book by Stephen King. Like his earlier work, The Stand, this is a massive novel with a large cast over a period of time.
I chose this book because the intriguing premise and to help horror readers get into shape with weight-lifting by books. At 1088 pages, it is a very weighty horror book.
Remember, if you are interested in this book, click the mouse on the book cover to order it from an online bookstore.
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Under the Dome: A NovelAuthor: King, Stephen |
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On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when — or if — it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens — town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing — even murder — to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out. |
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I am an old school Stephen King fan, nothing beat his early books for me. But i must admit i’m kinda sceptical about this new one? I haven’t really been thrilled the last few books he put out. They’re starting to feel like generic cookie cutter suspense novels, put out to just put something out! Being a writer myself as well as a fan, that frustrates me to read a story that someones heart and souls wasn’t put into. I’m curious if other fans of his have been feeling the same way?
Michael DiMura
myspace.com/betweenheavenandhell2009
Hello Michael,
I have to confess I was gripped by Cell. I seem to be in a minority here but I thought it was great. First of all, I do have a weakness for zombies. However, I have an autistic son and I saw so much of him in the boy Johnny Riddell that it really hit home — especially the last scene.
I can’t speak to the other books, at least not yet. I stayed away from the Dark Tower series and, lately, I’ve been seeking out horror writers I haven’t read before. I’m hoping that Under the Dome will be a return to his early greatness since it’s a story that has been with him from about that time.
What is it about Mr. King’s later stories that doesn’t feel like he’s put his heart and soul in them?
–Greg
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