Under the Dome

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Under the Dome is the original United States edition of Stephen King’s Under the Dome, published by Scribner on November 10, 2009. This 1,074-page hardcover with dust jacket (ISBN 9781439148501), measuring 156 × 64 × 235 mm, is one of King’s longest and most ambitious novels. First editions are identified by the $35.00 dust-jacket price, the statement “First Scribner hardcover edition November 2009” on the copyright page, and the number line “1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.” Set in the isolated town of Chester’s Mill, the novel explores power, fear, survival, corruption, and the consequences of a community suddenly cut off from the outside world.

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Under the Dome. On an ordinary autumn day, the small town of Chester’s Mill, Maine, is suddenly sealed off from the outside world by an invisible, impenetrable barrier. Airplanes crash, vehicles are sliced apart, and panic spreads as the townspeople realize there is no escape and no explanation.

As supplies dwindle and tensions rise, former Army captain Dale “Barbie” Barbara joins a handful of residents in searching for answers. Meanwhile, ruthless local politician Big Jim Rennie seizes the crisis as an opportunity to tighten his grip on power, manipulating fear and chaos to serve his own ambitions.

Cut off from the world and trapped beneath the mysterious dome, the residents of Chester’s Mill must confront not only the barrier surrounding them but also the greed, violence, and corruption growing within their community. Blending suspense, science fiction, and social commentary, Under the Dome is an epic tale of survival, human nature, and what happens when a society is forced to face itself under extraordinary pressure.

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Publication Date

November 10, 2009

ISBN

978-1439148501, 9781439148501

Number of Pages

1074

Size

156 x 64 x 235 mm

First Edition Identifiers

$35.00 DJ price, First Scribner hardcover edition November 2009, “1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP

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