On a crisp fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine an invisible dome falls around the borders of the town. This incident severs the hand of a gardener, the heads of birds it falls and causes cars to explode as they drivers blindly run into the dome.

Trapped under an impenetrable dome the townspeople look for someone to help them during this hardship. Second selectman, James Rennie, takes this opportunity to gain control of the townspeople, seeing it as God’s will.

Yet in doing this the town begins to transform into a totalitarian society as a handful of rebels attempt to find the source of the dome and set them free. The world can only watch on the news as the town falls apart, isolated from the outside world. Ex Lt. Dale Barbara is appointed by the president of the US to help maintain peace inside the dome, yet fails as he is framed by Rennie as a conspirator and the cause of the domes appearance.

A little over 1,200 pages, Under the Dome, really submerges the reader in the town of Chester’s Mill and the larger than life conflict that plagues it. Bringing an array of townspeople to life from the pages, King is successful is switching perspectives throughout the novel to keep the story fresh.

 Each chapter answers or leaves a question that will keep the reader interested despite the overwhelming size of the novel.

King continues to crank out award winning novels that continue to stand out from his 50 works. Under the Dome is no exception and should be read by any past, present or future Stephen King fan.