num_pages: 467
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: Johnny Smith, Greg Stillson, American Law Enforcement, Frank Dodd
genres: Suspense, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Fiction, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Mystery
ratings_count: 217140
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: Hodder