• Under the Dome

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Raul Esparza
  • Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28,258 ratings)

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Under the Dome

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Raul Esparza
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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.

©2009 Stephen King (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

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Stephen King is one of the most prolific American authors of all time. He has published 61 novels, more than 200 short stories, and six nonfiction books—and he shows no sign of stopping. His most recent novel, The Institute, was published in September of 2019, and we’ve already pre-ordered his novella anthology If It Bleeds, which is set to be released in 2020. With such a large portfolio, choosing one listen to start with can be daunting.

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one of Sks better books

A great, long look into a mash up of genres with touches of horror, natural disaster, political thriller and drama.

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Surprised for sure!

I have always loved Stephen King's books and his creativity. I normally don't like books with a large cast as I tend to get lost and sometimes confused by all the different characters but this one was easy enough to keep tabs on all of the characters and I really enjoyed all of the characters even the villains. I did like the reader Raul however some of his voices were really off but I still commend him because there were a ton of characters for him to make voices for it and I think he did a really good job juggling all the characters in this book. Again not a huge fan of the aliens space type books but it was King and he nailed it and it was really awesome from beginning to end I was really into it I didn't get bored I'm very pleased with this book and I would definitely refer other readers to give it a go. Haven't seen the show from the trailer doesn't look like it follows the book very well but that's often how it goes anyway hope you enjoy this book as I did. Now time to read his newest novel!

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worth your time!

King wrote another amazing book, and Raul brought it to excellent life! Listening to this book kept me well engrossed for the better part of the week it took to listen to the nearly 35 hour long narration.

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A Must Read/Listen

What a Book!
So Different, and So Very Much Better than the TV series! TV series got really weird near the end. Under the Dome is one book you’ll Hate to Put down.

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Another great King story

Another great Stephen King story. Raul brings it to life do well it feels like you are there.

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one glaring fault amid a 5star story

struggled to get past initial plot setup, hated setup of antagonist. sk recovers well. nice save. almost didnt finish. very happy i did.

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Great book

I've listened to this book at least 5 times. That should tell you something about how good it is.

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Excellent Read.

Loved this book. Narrator was awesome, gave amazing life to each character. Couldn't stop listening.

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fast moving

multiple vibes managed well and the story moves very quickly. another fine piece of work

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awesome

this book was long but we'll worth it. it jeep me on my sear the entire time

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