Under the Dome, by Stephen King (December 24, 2009), has joined the list of upcoming bestsellers that can be pre-ordered in the Kindle store for $7.20.If you have already pre-ordered one of the books involved in the pre-order price war, I'd recommend canceling that order and re-ordering at the new price when it drops (make sure the store is allowing orders in your country before canceling, though, as they've been having problems today - this one was allowing orders less than ten minutes ago, but is not now). Apparently the pre-order price guarantee at Amazon may not cover Kindle books, as they don't display the "Pre-Order Price Guarantee" banner that is required. Easy enough to order again, since it's only a couple of extra clicks.
Book Description
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away.
Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens - town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing - even murder - to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn't just short. It's running out.
Update: The price on this one has gone back up to $9.00. Looks like those with pre-orders may want to check them now and then, to see if the price changes.
