Under the Dome

A Novel

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Raul Esparza

Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

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

one of my favs

this book is one of my favorite stephen king books. raul esparza is an ok narrator but but alot of the voices sound the same and big jim's accent almost sounds like a Georgia peach but that's ok because the story is great.

hated that narration

it's a struggle to get past this monotoned voice. I want my money back but I wished I had previewed before purchasing.

Amazing Book!

I love how all the characters have their own identity. It wasn't King's usual horror book but I really enjoyed the many moving pieces. I also really looked how the reader have unique voices to the characters.

great read

its a bit long but worth it at the end when everything comes together. Initally it did take a bit to remain engaged in the story but it does pick up the pace

Enjoyable!!!

Like so many "movies" the Under The Dome TV series, doesn't follow the Under The Dome book, with the book being infinitely better. With the exception of the same characters, the same location, and pink stars, the two are totally different in plots; and although I enjoyed the 2013 three season TV series, the book was far different and better.

Another AWESUM Novel from Steve

I have gotten a ton of enjoyment listening to this book. This book was given to me for a Christmas gift when it 1st came out. This 1 will keep you on the edge of your seat.

King is always good

King is always a great listen or read, padding it out right now please

Great Detailed Story - For Me, Tough Narration

I love Stephen King, and I’d been excited to get my hands (ears?) on Under the Dome for some time. The story itself is classic with all of the details and characters you’d expect in a 1000+ page beast. And of course, narrating such a big story is no easy task. That said, I found myself bothered and distracted by narrator Raul Esparza more times than not - his accents and voices more annoying than helpful in separating characters. Again, this is said with all due respect to both the author and narrator, but if you’re going to settle in for 40+ hours to listen to this audio book, prepare yourself for some possible challenges with the narration potentially overpowering the story itself.

This was great!

I love Stephen King. Yet another great book. It winds a little where there are so many people to keep track of I find myself thinking, 'wait, who is that again?' but I love how he tracks so many lives. Under the Dome was read so well, too. the narrator and his voices were amazing. Still trying to figure out how he remembered who's voice belonged to whom!

Fantastic!

First off, this book is amazing! So many characters and its so interesting. what a concept! I have listen to thos book lots of time and talk about it a lot. Its by far my favorite. Great story telling. There are happy parts, sad parts, funny parts, cringy parts and so much more! So many characters to love and plenty to not love.... The narrator is phononimal! How this guy has a different voice for each character and added in accents too?! My hats off to you sir. Definitely worth listening! I give it 💯%