(Actually, that's not entirely accurate: the Dome doesn't fall so much as is placed. This time, the something evil that comes to town is the eponymous Dome, an invisible, impenetrable force field that falls over the town of Chester's Mills, sealing it off from the outside world. This is a well King returns to again and again because he writes it well, and because he always turns the screw just enough to make the idea fresh and absorbing each time. The plot is almost simple, because it's the same plot of a lot of those small-town King books: something or someone evil comes to town, and begins sowing discord among its residents. Some King books, like The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon or Firestarter reward speed, but Under the Dome, like other small-town books like Needful Things and 'Salem's Lot, works better if you live inside it for awhile. Because it's a novel by Stephen King, the pages turn quickly, and the first instinct is to race through it. Under the Dome is a big, hulking behemoth of a novel, intimidating the reader with its sheer heft. 25,000 unsigned "gift" hardcover edition, identical to above sans signature. 1,500 copies signed by King, with a stamped case, four-color printed endpapers,Ī ribbon marker, and will contain a set of 27 special trading cards featuring.
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