The stand / King, Stephen

This is the reworked version of King's post-apocalyptic horror/science fiction novel. The story begins with the escape and spread of a human-made biological weapson, a superflu virus known formally as Project Blue and colloquially as Captain Trips. The epidemic leads to the death of most of the human population of North America.

King's vision of a world blasted by plague and embroiled in a struggle between good and evil.