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CELL by Stephen King - FIRST EDITION BOOKSee all titles by Stephen King.
The cell phone users in Stephen King's tale of horror are plagued by
problems much bigger than poor reception, costly roaming charges, or
dropped calls: Some unspeakably malevolent force has turned them into
raging, bloodthirsty zombies!
It's a sunny afternoon in Boston, and as far as Clayton Riddell is
concerned, life couldn't be any better. The Maine-based artist has just
inked a lucrative contract for his first graphic novel. But in an
instant, his life -- and human civilization -- is turned upside down by
an event known as the Pulse, a brain-zapping burst of energy that turns
the millions of people with cell phones pressed against the sides of
their heads into mindless killing machines. Those lucky enough not to
be using a cell phone at the time are spared from the gruesome
transformation but must somehow survive the nightmarish aftereffects:
cars crashing, planes falling from the sky, hungry gangs of zombies,
etc.
It's fitting that King dedicates Cell to Richard Matheson (author of 1954's mutant masterwork I Am Legend) and George Romero (director of the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead)
-- two pioneering giants in the "zombie" genre. This post-apocalyptic
exploration of the dark side of humanity ("we came to rule the earth
because we have always been the craziest, most murderous [expletive]s
in the jungle") is chock-full of King's refreshingly sardonic
commentary and wit. His newest, a cautionary tale of sorts, brings
disturbing new meaning to the popular catchphrase "Can you hear me now?"
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