Cover Revealed For New Anthology Set In Stephen King's "THE STAND" Universe!
The world of the one and only King of Scream - Stephen King - is expanding with a NEW anthology set in The Stand Universe being released in August of 2025!
The King Universe (Kingaverse?) traverses all aspects of the supernatural and science-fiction. From killer clowns to John F. Kennedy. Considered King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, The Stand was originally published in 1978 and adapted twice for television. The most recent adaptation was a Paramount+ original series in 2020.
Ironically, The Stand is set in an apocalyptic world in the aftermath of a man-made plague in which the remaining humans have divided themselves into factions. The upcoming anthology titled The End of The World as We Know It, will feature short stories from during and after the events of The Stand.
This work is fully authorized by King and brings together a multitude of today’s greatest writers including Wayne Brady and Maurice Broaddus, Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, C. Robert Cargill, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, Richard Chizmar, S. A. Cosby, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Meg Gardiner, Gabino Iglesias, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Josh Malerman, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, David J. Schow, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Paul Tremblay, Catherynne M. Valente, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White, and Rio Youers.
With an introduction by Stephen King, a foreword by Christopher Golden, and an afterword by Brian Keene, readers can be at peace knowing King has given his full support to the project.
The End of the World As We Know It is now available for pre-order and will be released on August 19th, 2025.
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