"No warning" on the Stand? It's TELLING you it's all mystical from the beginning, as soon as Randall Flagg shows up. It's clear he's something supernatural, and it isn't long before it's clear he's either Satan or the next step down.
The only No Warning was the "Hmm, I've missed the chances to end this well, I have no idea what to do, what the heck, God will just do something." Literal Deus Ex Machina. All that work by everyone involved and suddenly it was all pointless. C.S. Lewis pulled it off a couple of times in Narnia, but King isn't Lewis and The Stand wasn't a kid's book, either.
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The only No Warning was the "Hmm, I've missed the chances to end this well, I have no idea what to do, what the heck, God will just do something." Literal Deus Ex Machina. All that work by everyone involved and suddenly it was all pointless. C.S. Lewis pulled it off a couple of times in Narnia, but King isn't Lewis and The Stand wasn't a kid's book, either.