In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism. Mobile phones deliver the apocalypse to millions of unsuspecting humans by wiping their brains of any humanity, leaving only aggressive and destructive impulses behind. Those without cell phones, like illustrator Clayton Riddell and his small band of "normies," must fight for survival, and their journey to find Clayton's estranged wife and young son rockets the book toward resolution.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Quill Award | Science fiction/fantasy/horror | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
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Cell | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | 1|1 |
| 2006 |
|
Cell | Hodder Paperbacks | Novel | |
| 2006 |
|
Puls | Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs | Novel | 9 |
| January 2006 |
|
Cell | Pocket Star Books | Novel | |
| February 2006 |
|
Cell | Scribner | Novel | |
| February 2006 |
|
Cell | Scribner / SFBC | Novel | |
| February 2006 |
|
Cell | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | |
| February 2006 |
|
Cell | Scribner | Novel | |
| March 2006 |
|
Mobiel | Luitingh | Novel | |
| March 2006 |
|
Puls | Heyne | Novel | |
| March 2006 |
|
Cellulaire | Albin Michel | Novel | |
| April 2006 |
|
Cell | Thorndike Press | Novel | |
| December 2006 |
|
Cell | Pocket Star Books | Novel | |
| 2007 |
|
Kuulolla | Tammi | Novel | |
| 2007 |
|
Puls | Weltbild | Novel | 9 |
| January 2007 |
|
Cell | Hodder Paperbacks | Novel | |
| January 2007 |
|
Cell | Large Print Press | Novel | |
| June 2007 | Cell | Ulverscroft Large Print Books | Novel | ||
| June 2007 |
|
Cell | Debols!llo | Novel | |
| July 2007 |
|
Celular | Objetiva | Novel | |
| September 2007 |
|
Cellulaire | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | 11 |
| October 2007 |
|
Puls | Heyne | Novel | 9 |
| October 2007 |
|
Cell | Hodder Paperbacks | Novel | |
| September 2008 |
|
The Shining / Misery / Cell | Hodder Paperbacks | Omnibus | |
| October 2008 | Cell | Paw Prints | Novel | ||
| March 2010 |
|
Cell | Hodder | Novel | |
| May 2011 |
|
Cell | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | |
| 2012 |
|
Puls | Heyne | Novel | 9 |
| July 2016 |
|
Cell | Pocket Books | Novel | |
| August 2018 |
|
Celular | Suma de Letras | Novel | |
| September 2018 |
|
Cell | Hodder Paperbacks | Novel | |
| March 2022 |
|
Cell | Pocket Books | Novel | |
| August 2022 |
|
Puls | Heyne | Novel | 9 |
| March 2023 |
|
Cell | Gallery Books | Novel |