Celebrate the worldwide release of THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND with Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Ronald Malfi, Alma Katsu, Chuck Wendig, and Somer Canon.

Tickets can be purchased HERE.

WHAT YOU ARE PURCHASING:

* One (1) ticket to the August 19th, 2025 launch party signing of The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand at Vortex Books & Comics in Columbia, PA.

* One (1) copy of the trade hardcover edition of The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand.

This ticket is ONLY for in-store attendance at Vortex on the day of the launch. We are NOT offering mail order or shipping. You must be in attendance to receive your signed copy.

This ticket applies ONLY to the Vortex Books & Comics launch event, and is not valid at any of the other simultaneous international launch events taking place that day.

The current signing line-up is: Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Ronald Malfi, Alma Katsu, Chuck Wendig, and Somer Canon. This line-up is subject to change. Further authors *may* be added.

Due to the expected crowd size, the contributors will sign The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand, and ONE additional book each.

Due to expected crowd size, we are limiting purchases of The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand to ONE PER CUSTOMER