Cell

Description

Cell is a 2006 apocalyptic horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows a New England artist struggling to reunite with his young son after a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone network turns the majority of his fellow humans into mindless vicious animals.

Excerpt

The event that came to be known as The Pulse began at 3:03 P.M., eastern standard time, on the afternoon of October 1.

Description

T event became known as The Pulse. The virus was carried by every cellular phone operating in the world. Within hours, those receiving calls would become insane--or die. In Boston, a young artist, Clayton Riddell, flees the explosive heart of the city. Clay's son has a little red cell phone. Often out of juice. But what It this time the battery is full? Clay has to reach his son, before his son reaches for his phone... Who doesn't have a cell phone? This utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't ask the question 'Can you hear me now?' It answers it with a vengeance. High concept, ingenious, and terrifying: CELL IS the perfect nightmare for a whole new generation of Stephen King readers. STEPHEN KING has written more than forty worldwide bestsellers from his first novel Carrie to the Dark rower series. He lives In Maine With his wife, the novelist Tabitha King. He does not own a cell phone. --back cover

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Other Editions

• CellPaperbackHodder & Stoughton2006-01-01
• Cell EmptyHodder & Stoughton2006-01-01
• Cell Tesco Only HbHodder & Stoughton2006-01-01
• Cell Header Tescos Only HBHodder & Stoughton2006-01-01
• CellHodder & Stoughton2006-01-01
• CellBCA2006-01-01