Under the Dome : A Novel

Don't miss the "harrowing" ( The Washington Post ) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from master storyteller Stephen King that inspired the hit television series, following the apocalyptic scenario of a town cut off from the rest of the world. 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. Copyright Page Dedication Epigraph Maps of Chester's Mill List of Characters THE AIRPLANE AND THE WOODCHUCK 1 2 3 BARBIE 1 2 3 4 5 JUNIOR AND ANGIE 1 2 3 4 5 6 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LOTTA DEAD BIRDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CLUSTERMUG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WE ALL SUPPORT THE TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 THE GOOD OF THE TOWN, THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PRAYERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MADNESS, BLINDNESS, ASTONISHMENT OF THE HEART 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 THIS IS NOT AS BAD AS IT GETS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NYUCK-NYUCK-NYUCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 MISSILE STRIKE IMMINENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IN THE FRAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PINK STARS FALLING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 FEELING IT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 IN THE JUG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SALT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ASHES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PLAY THAT DEAD BAND SONG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BUSTED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 BLOOD EVERYWHERE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ANTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 HALLOWEEN COMES EARLY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SURVIVORS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WEAR IT HOME, IT’LL LOOK LIKE A DRESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 AUTHOR’S NOTE The Small Town Of Chester's Mill, Maine, Is Faced With A Big Dilemma When It Is Mysteriously Sealed Off By An Invisible And Completely Impenetrable Force Field. With Cars And Airplanes Exploding On Contact, The Force Field Has Completely Isolated The Townspeople From The Outside World. Now, Iraq War Vet Dale Barbara And A Group Of The Town's More Sensible Citizens Must Overcome The Tyrannical Rule Of Big Jim Rennie, A Politician Bent On Controlling Everything Within The Dome. Hardback -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. Stephen King. Don’t miss the “harrowing” (The Washington Post) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Stephen King that inspired the hit television series, following the apocalyptic scenario of a town cut off from the rest of the world. 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. Source: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Under-the-Dome/Stephen-King/9781439148501 Under the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by the American author, Stephen King. Under the Dome is the 58th book published by Stephen King, and it is his 48th novel. The novel focuses on a small Maine town, and tells an intricate, multi-character, alternating perspective story of how the town's inhabitants contend with the calamity of being suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impassable, invisible glass dome-like barrier that seemingly falls out of the sky, transforming the community into a domed city. ---------- Contains: - [Under the Dome 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18003966W/Under_the_Dome_1_2) - [Under the Dome 2/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18168854W/Under_the_Dome_2_2) Under the Dome is the story of the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine which is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can get in and no one can get out. When food, electricity and water run short, the normal rules of society are changed. A new and more sinister social order develops, Dale Barbara, a young Iraq veteran, teams up with a handful of intrepid citizens to fight against the corruption that is sweeping through the town and to try to discover the source of the Dome before it is too late... On a beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town in inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can fathom what this barrier is 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. 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 From two thousand feet, where Claudette Sanders was taking a flying lesson, the town of Chester’s Mill gleamed in the morning light like something freshly made and just set down.