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Swan Song [Paperback]

Robert McCammon
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Nov 10 2009
“We’re about to cross the point of no return. God help us; we’re flying in the dark and we don’t know where the hell we’re going.”

Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen—from the President of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City—will fight for survival.

Swan Song is Robert McCammon’s prescient and “shocking” (John Saul) vision of a post- Apocalyptic nation, a grand epic of terror and, ultimately, renewal.

In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth’s last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity: Sister, who discovers a strange and transformative glass artifact in the destroyed Manhattan streets . . . Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler who takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station . . . And Swan, a young girl possessing special powers, who travels alongside Josh to a Missouri town where healing and recovery can begin with Swan’s gifts. But the ancient force behind earth’s devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits for its relentless army, beginning with Swan herself. . . .


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Swan Song is rich with such characters as an ex-wrestler named Black Frankenstein, a New York City bag lady who feels power coursing from a weird glass ring, a boy who claws his way out of a destroyed survivalist compound. They gather their followers and travel toward each other, all bent on saving a blonde girl named Swan from the Man of Many Faces. Swan Song is often compared to Stephen King's The Stand, and for the most part, readers who enjoy one of the two novels, will enjoy the other. Like The Stand, it's an end-of-the-world novel, with epic sweep, apocalyptic drama, and a cast of vividly realized characters. But the tone is somewhat different: The good is sweeter, the evil is more sadistic, and the setting is harsher, because it's the world after a nuclear holocaust. Swan Song won a 1988 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. It's a monster of a horror book, brimming over with stories and violence and terrific imagery--God and the Devil, the whole works. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Compelling.... A long, satisfying look at hell and salvation." -- Publishers Weekly

"A wild ride into terror.... A grand and disturbing adventure." -- Dean R. Koontz

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you enjoyed The Passage April 23 2013
By Jody
Format:Kindle Edition
Swan Song was recommended to me after I finished and very much enjoyed The Passage and The Twelve (Justin Cronin) and I really enjoyed this book. It is a great tale of good versus evil, I just couldn't put it down. Highly recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I coudlnt put this book down! April 17 2013
By Katt
Format:Paperback
I went into a used book store for my monthly book fix...I wanted to read something different, the cashier suggested Swan Song, he told me that if I was not interested in the story to bring it back in a couple of days and he would trade it in for me. He said, I bet you wont be back though...I returned a week later to Thank him, with the book finished! This book was so hard to put down, it just grabbed me and I couldnt wait until I could pick it up again...This is the only book I have read more than once and even after 10 years, from the first time I read it, I am still buying it for people to read and enjoy as much as I did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story. Mar 17 2013
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a great story. I can see why people compare this book to King's The Stand, but really, how many books out there in the post-apocalyptic genre can't be compared to one another. I started reading this book a few days ago and sat through 4-5 hour reading sessions because I couldn't put the book down. Highly recommend.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and well-written
Very good read that had good story and good pace. The protagonist is the one character who sorta doesn't make much sense because you don't have any clue how he came to be but it... Read more
Published 19 months ago by mycrysie
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This is a great book. After a nuclear explosion that leaves the land barren a young girl by the name of Swan has the ability to bring vegetation back to life. Read more
Published on April 22 2011 by Porthos
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This book is the type of book that haunts you in a way you cannot come to terms with until the end of the book. Read more
Published on Aug 24 2010 by Count Zero
5.0 out of 5 stars Still My Favourite Book
I read Swan Song by Robert McCammon when it first came out in 1987 and 23 years later the story still comes to mind. Read more
Published on Feb 17 2010 by Dee
5.0 out of 5 stars APOCALYPTIC HORROR...
This apocalyptic tale of terror is a classic in the horror genre, right up there with Stephen King's "The Stand". Read more
Published on Feb 24 2008 by Lawyeraau
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting read about a depressing wasteland
This was the first book that I read by McCammon, and I wasn't dissapointed. It has over 900 pages but believe it or not the book never gets boring and it is an absolute page-turner... Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by bond007
2.0 out of 5 stars Pofff
At least the bad man in the Stand had a character and was somehow charismatic. Here you have glimpses about the villain; he is never dominant; where he comes where he goes, what he... Read more
Published on July 14 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Page Turner.
People have complained that this book is too much like Kings' "The Stand". There are some resemblances - they are both about the end of the human race, they are both... Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by P. Robinson
1.0 out of 5 stars Good Lord
If this is not a rip-off, then what is? Even the descriptions smell like plundered from King's Stand. Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by "experta5"
1.0 out of 5 stars You're right, it's ABSOLUTELY NOT "The Stand"
I have never been able to pick up a Robert R. McCammon book and finish it, with the notable exception of "Blue World". Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004
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