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The Regulators
 
The Regulators
Author: Richard Bachman, Stephen King

Book Information
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780525941903 - ISBN-10: 0525941908
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 480


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Book Description:
It's a summer afternoon in Wentworth, Ohio, and on Poplar Street everything's normal. The paper boy is making his rounds; the Carver kids are bickering at the corner convenience store; a Frisbee is flying on the Reeds' lawn; Gary Soderson is firing up the backyard barbecue. The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the red van idling just up the hill. Soon it will begin to roll, and the killing will begin. A quiet slice of American suburbia is about to turn to toast. The mayhem rages around a seemingly still point, a darkened house lit fitfully from within by a flickering television screen. Inside, where things haven't been normal for a long time, are Audrey Wyler and the autistic nephew she cares for, eight-year-old Seth Garin. They're fighting their own battle, and its intensity has turned 247 Poplar Street into a prisonhouse. By the time night falls on Poplar Street, the surviving residents will find themselves in another world, one where anything, no matter how terrible, is possible...and where the regulators are on their way. By what power they have come, how far they will go, and how they can be stopped -- these are the desperate questions. The answers are absolutely terrifying.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Dana (daedelys) wrote on 7/18/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

If you are a Stephen King fan, Richard Bachman (wink, wink) will not disappoint you. The story is engrossing and confusing at first and you may (or may not) wonder what the Hell is going on (this will make sense if you've read enough King) but all comes together in the end and you are left with an appreciation of the author's creativity.

The story is an original and I'm looking forward to reading "Desperation" as well.

Tammy P. (bookluver-in-sc) wrote on 1/7/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Really strange King novel. But will scare you all the same.

Amanda P. wrote on 11/5/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

It's a summer afternoon in Wentworth, Ohio, and on Poplar Street everything's normal. The paper boy is making his rounds;the Carver kids are bickering at the corner convenience store;a Frisbee is flying on the Reeds' lawn; Gary Soderson is firing up the backyard barbecue. The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the red van idling just up the hill. Soon it will begin to roll, and the killing will begin. A quite slice of American suburbia is about to turn to toast.

Jesica V. (Sebsmom) wrote on 8/22/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Richard Bachman did not die. He reincarnated as Stephen King.

Amy T. (simplyamy) wrote on 11/4/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Bachman--I mean King--classic

Ines R. wrote on 6/20/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another awesome book by King! The ending was great!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Jolene B. wrote on 10/6/2009...


If you like weird creepy this is for you ! It was original and great!


Tonya B. wrote on 3/26/2007...


GREAT BOOK

Jennifer G. (jengen06) wrote on 3/19/2007...


Yet another thrilling read by Stephen King. Loved it!

Beverly D. (appraizr) wrote on 1/26/2007...


Scary, scary, scary!

Sue Z. (GrannySue) wrote on 8/25/2006...


Stephen King -- again and again and again.

Lynne C. (woosa) wrote on 6/9/2006...


The Regulators, is a harrowing story of a suburban neighborhood in the grip of surreal terror. A Steven King thriller.

Tiffani G. (Sassytiff83) wrote on 3/8/2006...


This book was bought for me & is in good condition I thought it was an excellent book.

Peggy Jean E. (literaryswapper) wrote on 10/14/2005...


Excellent book. Typical Stephen King! This is from England & is supposedly a First Edition (not sure how to tell myself.)

Susan K. (sdkelley) wrote on 9/14/2005...


WOW!


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