This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent...  more

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides -- or are chosen. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abigail -- and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man.

An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war. He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and...  more

An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war. He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and destroy her. But those who would protect the girl are determined to fight for what is left of the world?and their souls. In a wasteland born of rage, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, the last survivors on earth have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity....

It all started when an electrical storm over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash, causing all electronic devices to cease to function -- computers, telephones, engines, radio, television, even firearms -- and plunged the world into a darkness humanity was unprepared to face....  more

It all started when an electrical storm over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash, causing all electronic devices to cease to function -- computers, telephones, engines, radio, television, even firearms -- and plunged the world into a darkness humanity was unprepared to face. But even as some people band together to help one another, others are building armies for conquest...

During a perfect spring evening on Nantucket a violent storm erupts and a dome of crawling, colored fire blankets the island. When the howling winds subside and the night skies clear, the stars appear to have shifted. The mainland has become a wilderness of unbroken forest, where tools of bronze...  more

During a perfect spring evening on Nantucket a violent storm erupts and a dome of crawling, colored fire blankets the island. When the howling winds subside and the night skies clear, the stars appear to have shifted. The mainland has become a wilderness of unbroken forest, where tools of bronze and stone litter the beaches, and primitive natives scatter in terror. A staling phenomenon has occurred: The island of Nantucket has been swept into the long-ago past. With its inhabitants adrift in the year 1250 B.C., there is only one question to be answered: Can they survive?

Against The Tide Of Years continues the adventures of the Nantucket residents who have been transported through time to the Bronze Age, year 1250 B.C.  In the years since their arrival, the fledgling Republic of Nantucket has strived to better the primitive world in which they now exist....  more

Against The Tide Of Years continues the adventures of the Nantucket residents who have been transported through time to the Bronze Age, year 1250 B.C.  In the years since their arrival, the fledgling Republic of Nantucket has strived to better the primitive world in which they now exist. Their prime concerns are establishing a constitution and handling the waves of immigrants from the British Isles. But a renegade time traveler plans his own future by forging an empire for himself based on conquest by modern technology. The Republic has no alternative but to face the inevitable war brought on by one of their own....

Ten years ago, inhabitants of the twentieth century and the Bronze Age were tossed together by the Event. In the decade since, the Republic of Nantucket has worked hard to create a future for itself, using the technological know-how retained from modern times to explore and improve conditions...  more

Ten years ago, inhabitants of the twentieth century and the Bronze Age were tossed together by the Event. In the decade since, the Republic of Nantucket has worked hard to create a future for itself, using the technological know-how retained from modern times to explore and improve conditions for inhabitants of the past. Some of these peoples have become allies. Some have turned instead to the renegade Coast Guard officer William Walker. And for ten years, the two sides have tested each other, feinting and parrying, to decide who will be the ones to lead this brave new world into the future. Now the final battle lines have been drawn. And only one side can emerge the victor...