An edition of The Dead Zone (1979)

The Dead Zone

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An edition of The Dead Zone (1979)

The Dead Zone

1st Signet printing (1)
  • 4.2 (37 ratings) ·
  • 368 Want to read
  • 17 Currently reading
  • 93 Have read

Johnny , the small boy who skated at breakneck speed into an accident that for one horrifying moment plunged him into THE DEAD ZONE.

Johnny Smith, the small-town schoolteacher who spun the wheel of fortune and won a four-and-a-half year trip into THE DEAD ZONE.

John Smith, who awakened from an interminable coma with an accursed power--the power to see the future and the terrible fate awaiting mankind in THE DEAD ZONE.
--back cover

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Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
2016, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English
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The Dead Zone
2000, Warner Books
in English
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L'accident
1993, JC Lattes
in French
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Dead zone: (l'accident)
1984, J. C. Lattes
in French
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1983?, New American Library
in English
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L accident
1983, Lattès
in French
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The Dead Zone
1980, New American Library
in English
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The Dead Zone
1980-08, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Signet printing (1)
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1979, Viking Press
in English
Cover of: THE DEAD ZONE
THE DEAD ZONE
1979, Viking Press
in English
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1979, Viking Press
in English

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A Signet Book

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New York, USA
Copyright Date
1979

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Format
Mass Market Paperback

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26970982M
OCLC/WorldCat
1087794232
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0451093380
Goodreads
13445

Work Description

The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch. When some information is blocked from his perception, Johnny refers to that information as being trapped in the part of his brain that is permanently damaged, "the dead zone." The novel also follows a serial killer in Castle Rock, and the life of rising politician Greg Stillson, both of whom are evils Johnny must eventually face.

Though earlier King books were successful, The Dead Zone was the first of his novels to rank among the ten best-selling novels of the year in the United States. The book was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980 and was dedicated to King's son Owen. The Dead Zone is the first story by King to feature the fictional town of Castle Rock, which serves as the setting for several later stories and is referenced in others. The TV series Castle Rock takes place in this fictional town and makes references to the Strangler whom Johnny helped track down in The Dead Zone.

The Dead Zone is King's seventh novel and the fifth under his own name. The book spawned a 1983 film adaptation as well as a television series.

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The two things Sarah remembered about that night later were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune and the mask.
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