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The Regulators

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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The battle against evil has begun in this "devishly entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) story of a suburban neighborhood in the grip of surreal terror - a number-one national best seller from Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman.

Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.

"A rip-roaringly violent thriller whose main action takes place in little more than an hour and a half" (Booklist), The Regulators features an introduction by Stephen King on "The Importance of Being Bachman".

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Engaging Narrative • Thrilling Action • Excellent Voice Acting • Imaginative Concept • Interconnected Universe
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I am so glad that there are unabridged versions of The Regulators and Desperation. I love that Frank Muller is the narrator of this book. I just associate so many of King's books with him.

Unabridged!

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I had this book on cassette tape narrated by the awesome Frank Mueller. The tapes finally wore out and I made the mistake of purchasing the book on Audible without checking who was narrating. I cannot remember who the narrator was but I couldn't get through the first ten minutes. I had been looking to purchase this book again even if it was on cassette as long as it was narrated by Frank Mueller. No luck. I was in heaven when I went to look for another Stephen King book and saw this.
I grew up with Stephen King and love his older work. I am not too fond of his latest stuff. I know that I am in the minority when I say that I loathed Dr. Sleep. Another book that I couldn't finish because of the narrator and story line. And, I must confess that I am not sure if I would have liked The Regulators if the narrator hadn't drawn me in. It is bizarre and not my usual cup of tea but it's Frank and that's good enough for me. So...five stars for the narration and three and maybe a half for the story itself.

Finally!

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Struggled to get threw this one at times. Several parts were completely unnecessary and boring. Do yourself a favor and fast forward threw the TV show skit chapters of the regulators and the moto cops. It has nothing to offer to the story and is boring. The story was not super interesting honestly but after listening to Desperation, which was really good, I just powered threw it to hear a few different things about Tak.

It was ok.

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probably one of my least favorite King novels (read about 20). Was hard for me to remember all the characters introduced at roughly the same time.

Hard to follow at times

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Weaving of the plot.Plot developed gradually and all answers not revealed until end. Felt empathy for main characters

Stephen at his best

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I was a little bit worried about this book having purchased it before I read the reviews, but I was not disappointed in the book at all. It was very excellent Bachman /King writing. It moved well, and I especially liked the ending.

Excellent and fun read!

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Frank Muller is always a good reader. Stroy felt a bit disjointed to me at times...but Stephen King is always a win.

Good book

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Wasn’t sure what to expect from this companion book to Desperation, but was pleasantly surprised by this tale. Very different but with many of the same characters, although they are somewhat changed and some familiar locations appear as well. Definitely worth the listen!

Very Different from Desperation!

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The confusion caused by the author. I love Stephen King, but this was a clunker

Nothing very good

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I listened to it twice, it continues the story Desperation and you learn more about Tak and the mines.

I like that it elaborates on the story Desperation

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