For Stephen King Fans: The End of the World As We Know it

[MelissaBaby]

There is a new anthology out consisting of 34 stories set in the world of The Stand, with the approval of Stephen King.

The authors included are Wayne Brady and Maurice Broaddus, Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, C. Robert Cargill, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, Richard Chizmar, S. A. Cosby, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Meg Gardiner, Gabino Iglesias, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Josh Malerman, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, David J. Schow, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Paul Tremblay, Catherynne M. Valente, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White, and Rio Youers.

I've read four stories so far. All are well written. One story fell flat for me, as it seemed to shoehorn the superfluous into a story that wouldn't have been much different without it. Another story was terrific, and addressed some thoughts I've always had about original. And I've got 30 more to read....

 

[MelissaBaby]

I realize that I put the name of the book in the thread title, but people might have not realized that.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

And here I’d expected an obituary… heh! Silly me…

 

[Djmac1031]

Im definitely interested in reading this. The Stand is one of my favorite King books.

I even loosely based my She-Demon character Cozbi on Randall Flagg.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Here is the table of contents. As I understand it, stories in Part One are during the epidemic, Part Two are during the conflict between Boulder and Vegas, Part Three, the world after the novel's end, and I think Part Four stories are some sort of tie ins to The Dark Tower mythos.



Foreword by Christopher Golden
Introduction by Stephen King

PART ONE: DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS

Room 24 by Caroline Kepnes
The Tripps by Wrath James White
Bright Light City by Meg Gardiner
Every Dog Has Its Day by Bryan Smith
Lockdown by Bev Vincent
In A Pig’s Eye by Joe R. Lansdale
Lenora by Jonathan Janz
The Hope Boat by Gabino Iglesias
Wrong Fucking Place, Wrong Fucking Time by C. Robert Cargill
Prey Instinct by Hailey Piper
Grace by Tim Lebbon
Moving Day by Richard Chizmar
La Mala Horla by Alex Segura
The African Painted Dog by Catriona Ward
Till Human Voices Wake Us, And We Drown by Poppy Z. Brite
Kovach’s Last Case by Michael Koryta
Make Your Own Way by Alma Katsu

PART TWO: THE LONG WALK

I Love The Dead by Josh Malerman
Milagros by Cynthia Pelayo
The Legion of Swine by S.A. Cosby
Keep The Devil Down by Rio Youers
Across The Pond by V Castro
The Boat Man by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
The Story I Tell Is the Story of Some of Us by Paul Tremblay
The Mosque at the End of the World by Usman T. Malik
Abigail’s Gethsemane by Wayne Brady and Maurice Broaddus

PART THREE: LIFE WAS SUCH A WHEEL

He’s A Righteous Man by Ronald Malfi
Awaiting Orders In Flaggston by Somer Canon
Grand Junction by Chuck Wendig
Hunted to Extinction by Premee Mohamed
Came The Last Night of Sadness by Catherynne M. Valente
The Devil’s Children by Sarah Langan

PART FOUR: OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE

Walk On Gilded Splinters by David J. Schow
The Unfortunate Convalescence of the SuperLawyer by Nat Cassidy

Afterword by Brian Keene

 

[TheWritingGroup]

Hmm ... The Stand was terrible and I like zero of those writers.

I might not be the target audience.

--Annie