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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780743554336 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 0743554337 Label: Simon & Schuster Audio Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio Number Of Items: 12 Publication Date: January 24, 2006 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Release Date: January 24, 2006 Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, the king of horror's homage to zombie films (the book is dedicated in part to George A. Romero) is his goriest, most horrific novel in years, not to mention the most intensely paced. Casting aside his love of elaborate character and town histories and penchant for delayed gratification, King yanks readers off their feet within the first few pages; dragging them into the fray and offering no chance catch their breath until the very last page. In Cell King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism. Mobile phones deliver the apocalypse to millions of unsuspecting humans by wiping their brains of any humanity, leaving only aggressive and destructive impulses behind. Those without cell phones, like illustrator Clayton Riddell and his small band of "normies," must fight for survival, and their journey to find Clayton's estranged wife and young son rockets the book toward resolution. Fans that have followed King from the beginning will recognize and appreciate Cell as a departure--King's writing has not been so pure of heart and free of hang-ups in years (wrapping up his phenomenal Dark Tower series and receiving a medal from the National Book Foundation doesn't hurt either). "Retirement" clearly suits King, and lucky for us, having nothing left to prove frees him up to write frenzied, juiced-up horror-thrillers like Cell. --Daphne Durham Product Description: On October 1st, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. He's just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. He's already picked up a gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what he'll get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clay's feeling good about the future. That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyone's cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization's darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve. There are one hundred and ninety-three million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn't have one? Stephen King's utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't just ask the question "Can you hear me now?" It answers it with a vengeance. Download Description: THERE'S A REASON CELL RHYMES WITH HELL. There are one hundred and ninety-three million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn't have one? Stephen King's utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't just ask the question "Can you hear me now?" It answers it with a vengeance. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Can You Hear Me Now? - Never Sounded so Scary!!Great story - funny in bits, cared about the characters. I loved the descriptions of Boston, New Hampshire, of course, Maine. Not "throw the book down" scary, but there was enough blood and gore to keep it very interesting. This was a departure for me, as I usually stick to "chick lit", but I've always enjoyed the occasional King thriller and this one didn't let me down - I loved the focus on what today is thought of as a "regular" part of our lives, but in fact, this book makes you ... Read More Rating:  - Great Page TurnerI have never been a huge King fan, but I grabbed this one for a change. I was very surprised. This book moves along fast and has some great action and suspense. He makes cell phone zombies sound so real! His descriptive ability is still amazing. His vocabulary and characters are spot on. King has not lost his touch. Rating:  - Bad Bad Very BadKing can really tell a good story. But he does not this time. What could otherwise have been a good zombie apocalypse is spoiled by the author's constant pop culture references. It got so out of hand at one point I threw the book across the room when King had his characters (who were running for their lives at the time, mind you) weigh in on a fight in the media between has-been dj Moby and rap/actor Eminem. This is just one example. And there are hundreds. Every time you are about let go and ... Read More Rating: - Suspenseful Apocalyptic Novel.This was the first book I've ever read of Stephen King and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt the character development was done well and each character brought their own unique personality to the mix. I loved the idea of cell phones being the cause of the outbreak, it was defiantly better than the typical viral cause. One of the things I didn't like were the weird abilities the zombies acquired at the end. I like the pure random violence of the zombies at the beginning, ... Read More Rating: - King does zombies?I was recommended this book by another zombie fan who read some of my reviews here on Amazon. Sure, I've read some of King's novels, what self described fan of horror hasn't? So when I was told that one of the most prolific and famous authors of all time took a shot at Zombies I had to check it out. The story follows one man's (Clay) story as all hell breaks loose and he tries to make it home to his son. The story starts with Clay doing some shopping, celebrating the sale of his first graphic ... Read More 
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