Under the Dome_ A Novel-Stephen King

Under the Dome begins with shocking immediacy. On Oct. 21, an invisible dome encapsulates the town of Chester's Mill, Me., without warning, and with a burst of casualties. A small plane crashes into the dome, spraying fuel and body parts on the road below. A woodchuck is severed by the falling of the dome, "guts tumbled into the dirt." And most significantly, the dome stops Dale Barbara from leaving town.