- brain tumors, rifles, human shields, assassination
The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch.
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- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- August 1, 1983
- Pages
- 426
- Publisher
- Huang guan wen hua chu ban you xian gong si, Futura, J. C. Lattes
- Editions
- 88
- Language
- Spanish, Polish, gre, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9789024526864
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