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Name: Under the Dome
Rating: 3.862745098039 (51 reviews)
Author: Stephen King

Under the Dome (2009) is a science fiction story by Stephen King set in a small Maine town. An invisible, impenetrable dome suddenly descends over the community, cutting it off from the outside world. The novel follows several characters—family members, officials, and residents—as they grapple with isolation and the fragile social order that emerges inside the enclosure. The tension escalates as power struggles, fear, and desperation surface, forcing the town’s inhabitants to confront the limits of their cohesion and the nature of human behavior under siege. King’s narrative blends suspense and psychological detail to explore how a community can fracture or unite when faced with an impossible, unseen threat.

First publish date: 1925

Genre: Suspense/General Suspense

Authors: Stephen King

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