Cell

A Novel

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Campbell Scott

Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

On October 1st, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. He's just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. He's already picked up a gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what he'll get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clay's feeling good about the future.

That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyone's cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization's darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve.

There are 193 million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn't have one? Stephen King's utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't just ask the question "Can you hear me now?" It answers it with a vengeance.

©2006 Stephen King (P)2006 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"King's imagining of what is more or less post-Armageddon Boston is rich, and the sociological asides made by his characters along the way...are jaunty and witty." (Publishers Weekly)

This is a great book.

This book was great to listen to, a pleasure a thousands times better than that “From a Buick 8” debacle he wrote a few years back ( one more book like this and I may forgive you for that.) I couldn’t stop listing to this book it kept me spellbound for the entire thing.

compelling

It's an interesting story that's easy to read. The performance was good. I think King is always creative in his approaches to classic stories and ideas. A clever idea.

Not King's best work

This is certainly not King's best work. Not bad, but not up to most of his previous work. It is not just that it is derivitive of The Stand, it just isn't that good. Can't really put my finger on why. I hope that audible gets the rights to some more of King's work.

awesome book

I enjoyed this book so much! it was good start to finish. I am disappointed it is over.

King is back

Finally the old Stephen King is back. This is a great story I couldn't stop listening to it. From the current references it sounds like it was written last week. The reader however, was just okay. I think it was the editing, sometimes a word or phrase was edited in that was obviously not Campbell.

Masterful

I didn't care for the end much hope it means there will be a second!!
I am always amazed by Mr. Kings talent.

Not Stephen Kings best

I read this book immediately after Dreamcatcher, maybe that's why to me, this one came up short.

This isn't one of King's better books!!!!!

I've read over 5 of Stephen Kings books and have to say this is the worst! You never find out what started the whole event, there no blood and gore, alot of King's books talk about situations that make you cringe, they are so gore and disgusting it leaves you wanting more. This book was not even close, no suspense no real action, no crazy situations! Also the ending is a cliffhanger you don't know what happens, come on I expect better then this from King! Also so people know this is not a zombie book so if your looking for zombies look else where.... C- I give this book! If you want a GOOD King book listen to Mr. Mercedes, great book! !!!!

wow

Just another way of saying king is the best
but a bit wiered lol

Awesome

I really enjoyed this book. I have now "read"/listened to this book, in its entirety, 6 times. I love audible for allowing me to "read" as much as I want to without feeling like I'm not getting anything g else accomplished. I highly recommend this book.