num_pages: 426
description: Waking up from a five-year coma after a car accident, former schoolteacher Johnny Smith discovers that he can see people's futures and pasts when he touches them. Many consider his talent a gift; Johnny feels cursed. His fiance married another man during his coma and people clamor for him to solve their problems. When Johnny has a disturbing vision after he shakes the hand of an ambitious and amoral politician, he must decide if he should take drastic action to change the future.--stephenking.com
language: English
title: The Dead Zone
titlecomplete: The Dead Zone
characters: American Law Enforcement, Johnny Smith, Frank Dodd, Greg Stillson
genres: Audiobook, Suspense, Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Supernatural, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Paranormal
ratings_count: 217107
places: Maine
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: The Viking Press