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How the World Ended, Day by Day: A Timeline of The Stand
News from Brian Freeman / Lividian:
For those who have been as excited about The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand this week as we've been, I wanted to let you know we're working on a pretty cool chapbook for everyone on the Guest Author Chapbooks tier and higher.
Bev Vincent, while planning his story for that incredible anthology, created a "day-by-day calendar of events in America from the onset of Captain Trips until the end of the novel."
When I found this out, of course, I knew it was time for another classic Bev Vincent chapbook for my Patreon supporters. (The first two were What’s In a Name? and Lost (or Found) in Translation.) And that also meant it was time for some more amazing Stephen King artwork from François Vaillancourt.
I don't have a publication date yet, but this chapbook will go out to everyone on the Guest Author Chapbooks tier and higher, and I've tossed together some sales copy as a little teaser of what's to come:
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"How the World Ended, Day by Day: A Timeline of The Stand (1990)"
by Bev Vincent
Illustrated by François Vaillancourt
What if you could trace the end of the world one day at a time?
When Christopher Golden and Brian Keene invited Bev Vincent to contribute to The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand, he saw it as the perfect chance to bring his meticulous research skills to bear, and while planning his story, he created a "day-by-day calendar of events in America from the onset of Captain Trips until the end of the novel."
Now, in this beautifully crafted chapbook, Vincent guides readers through every day of The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition. Beginning with the outbreak of Captain Trips on June 13, he maps every death, dream, betrayal, and act of survival. But more than a simple chronology, this chapbook offers:
* A comprehensive calendar of events spanning from the first infection to the rebirth of a new society.
* Insights into King’s shifting timelines across different editions of the novel.
* Reflections on Vincent’s own process creating timelines for The Dark Tower and other shared universes.
* Striking illustrations by François Vaillancourt that capture both the devastation and the hope of King’s most enduring epic.
Produced as a private printing by Lividian Publications for their Patreon Supporters, "How the World Ended, Day by Day" is both a collector’s keepsake and a unique reading companion: an invitation to re-experience The Stand with fresh eyes, armed with the precision of a historian and the enthusiasm of a lifelong Constant Reader.
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More news and more artwork soon!
Best,
Brian
P.S. Oh, and we're not doing postcards this time... Francois came up with something even cooler, but I'll let him show that off!
Comments
okay. Settled down. I’m kidding. I’m too tired to walk to my mailbox, let alone Texas.
While I do like reading research-based things, I could never create it. I just don’t have the laser focus and sticktoitiveness that is required. Necessary. (is sticktobkahblahblah…is that a word? I don’t know and i’m not researching, you can’t make me.)
But in our coming Apocalypse, you will find order and make a plan. You will live. I will die. Remember my silliness fondly, okay?