Under the Dome

A Novel

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Raul Esparza

The “propulsively intriguing, staggeringly addictive” (USA TODAY) novel from master storyteller Stephen King—a #1 New York Times bestseller.

It is a typical October morning in Chester’s Mill, Maine: glorious weather, a perfectly blue sky, and quiet. Then, all hell breaks loose. Inexplicably, and simultaneously, a plane falls from the sky in flames; a woman’s hand is severed; and a farmer’s John Deere explores (with him on it). A few moments later, a pulp-truck crashes spectacularly. Somehow, an invisible and impermeable barrier—exactly following the town’s perimeter—has descended upon the town.

Life under the dome quickly becomes a hothouse—with the best in some people and the worst in others flourishing. There are unambiguous heroes and villains, from a supremely corrupt local politician to a very enterprising newspaper reporter. The situation under the dome deteriorates by the minute: supplies of everything are diminishing quickly, the citizens are panicking, and the police force, under the control of the diabolically devious alderman Jim Rennie, implement their own version of martial law. Meanwhile, Barbie, brave Iraq war vet and short order cook, and a band of intrepid pals engage in a race against time to find the source of the dome and raise it before there’s nobody left alive in Chester’s Mill.

Under the Dome is filled with a marvelous and enormous cast of over 100 characters. King’s trademark idiomatic language is pure pleasure to read. “Nowhere in Mr. King’s immense body of work have his real and fantasy world collided with such head-on force” (The New York Times Book Review).©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.