An einem gewöhnlichen Tag in Chester's Mills, Maine, wird die Stadt plötzlich und unerklärlich durch ein unsichtbares Kraftfeld vom Rest der Welt abgeschnitten. Flugzeuge zerschellen daran, Autos explodieren beim Aufprall, Menschen werden von Körperteilen und Familienmitgliedern getrennt. Einige unerschrockene Bürger tun sich zusammen. Gegen sie steht ein skrupelloser Politiker mit seinem Sohn, der ein dunkles Geheimnis in seiner Kammer hütet. Doch ihr fürchterlichster Gegner ist das Kraftfeld, denn niemand weiß, was es ist und wann es endlich verschwindet - wenn es verschwindet ...

Zusatztext 'You're sorry when it ends.' Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His titles include Firestarter, Misery and The Talisman (co-written with Peter Straub). Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT , Stand By Me (adapted from The Body ) and The Shawshank Redemption , which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. Klappentext King's 'propulsively intriguing . . . staggeringly addictive' ( USA Today ) No. 1 bestseller, that inspired a hit television series, centres on a small town suddenly cut off from the rest of the world. Time isn't just running short. It's running out. On a beautiful autumn day, a small New England town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into the dome and rain down flaming wreckage. A gardener's hand is severed as it descends. Cars explode on impact. Families are separated and panic mounts.No one can fathom what the barrier is, where it came from, or when - and if - it will go away. Now, a few intrepid citizens, led by an Iraq War veteran turned short-order cook, face down a ruthless politician dead set on seizing the reins of power in the town. But their main adversary is the dome itself . . . The second season of the television adaptation of UNDER THE DOME will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5 on Monday, August 25th. In one of Stephen King's most riveting novels, in which every chapter ends on a cliffhanger. a Maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome. Zusammenfassung UNDER THE DOME is the captivating EPIC THRILLER that inspired a hit TV series....

'You're sorry when it ends.'

Vorwort
As part of our exciting King reissue programme (2020-2024), we are relaunching his paperbacks with a stunning new cover look. UNDER THE DOME is a captivating EPIC THRILLER.

Autorentext

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include Fairy Tale, Holly, and If It Bleeds, all number one Sunday Times bestsellers.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

Klappentext

King's 'propulsively intriguing . . . staggeringly addictive' (USA Today) No. 1 bestseller, that inspired a hit television series, centres on a small town suddenly cut off from the rest of the world.

Time isn't just running short. It's running out.

On a beautiful autumn day, a small New England town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into the dome and rain down flaming wreckage. A gardener's hand is severed as it descends. Cars explode on impact. Families are separated and panic mounts.

No one can fathom what the barrier is, where it came from, or when - and if - it will go away.

Now, a few intrepid citizens, led by an Iraq War veteran turned short-order cook, face down a ruthless politician dead set on seizing the reins of power in the town. But their main adversary is the dome itself . . .

Zusammenfassung
UNDER THE DOME is the captivating EPIC THRILLER that inspired a hit TV series.