Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. King wrote many of his scariest books salems lot in 1975, the shining in 1977, the stand in 1978 while in a purple haze. More than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a. That said, youd still need to read the first book before reading the sequel if you wanted to get the most out of it. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As he explains in a new featurette for doctor sleep, mike flanagan. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. King was the recipient of americas prestigious 2014 national medal of arts and the 2003 national book foundation medal for. If you go to estes park, be sure and indulge in one of the stanleys popular historical ghost tours, which includes stops in room 217, as well as complimentary hallucinated martinis and creepy cocktail nuts. He lives in bangor, maine, with his wife, novelist tabitha king. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. Stephen king dislikes stanley kubricks film adaptation of his novel the shining for the way the film changes the nature of the primary characters and simplifies their emotional struggles. The hotel, however, has a terrible past, and it uses a kid.
As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. The shining might be getting a sequel alternative press. I first read the shining at age 12 and have been a fan ever since. First published in 1977, the shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of stephen king. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Why stephen king still hates stanley kubricks the shining. The shining book and the film adaptation, but for the doctor sleep movie. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. One book that did finally get a sequel from king was the shining, although it was a very different story than its progenitor, and took place decades later. Movieclipsyoutube it doesnt matter when you watched the shining last, you probably havent forgotten jack and danny torrance. Sequel to kings novel the shining due out in september 20. If you liked this book, id definitely suggest reading doctor sleep which i some how read before this but its another great story of danny and where his life takes him. Doubleday was the publisher of the book and it was published in english.
Whether you read king s book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever. King answers that question with his new book, doctor sleep, delving back into. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. That book is one of kings signature stories, thanks in part to the stanley kubrick. King has announced that the sequel to the shining, titled dr. Stephen king first terrified readers with the shining, hes written a sequel. In the book, jack torrance is a flawed, sympathetic man battling ongoing inner and outer turmoil, such as alcoholism and anger. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. Tried a bunch of others salems lot, carrie, pet cemetery.
The shining is one of the few stephen king books i actually enjoyed. Buy doctor sleep shining book 2 by king, stephen from amazons fiction books store. For the most part though, king allows his stories to rest in peace once completed, with the major exception being the longrunning dark tower saga of novels. The shining by stephen king, hardcover abebooks passion for books. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
It tells the story of jack torrance, an alcoholic caretaker who descends into madness one winter and attempts to kill his wife, wendy, and son, dannya child who has psychic abilities and can see the disturbing, violent past of the overlook hotel. Sleep, the sk novel that explores what happens to danny as an adult. Stephen king has made no secret of his dislike for stanley kubricks acclaimed film adaptation of his novel the shining, and this is usually seen as evidence that king is a control freak who cant. Sequel to stephen kings the shining coming soon the. Stephen king reads from the first chapter of the shining. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction.
Why stephen kings complaints about the shining actually. Stephen king is a master storyteller and all his other books ive read have been fantastic, the shining is just the same. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep needed. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Great deals on one book or all books in the series.
Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. The folio society which sounds ominously like an organisation from a bond film or from one of kings own novels excels again in taking a classic literary book and giving it a modern makeover. King is, however, primarily a fiction writer and his latest labor of love is a sequel to perhaps one of his most famous books of all time. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The shining though is one of my favorite books of all time. Listen to stephen king read from the shining sequel. For customers located outside the uk, if the actual cost of shipping your order is lower than the price paid, then a refund of the difference will. Creepy kid from the shining back in new stephen king.
Sleep and will be out at the end of the summer in 20. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the overlook hotels past are revealed, and the hotel itself. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. Jack torrance majora writer and former teacher who suffers from alcohol abuse and becomes the caretaker of the overlook hotel for the winter. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his.
The shining by stephen king was published on 28th january 1977. Listen to stephen king read from the shining sequel, doctor sleep posted on january 24, 20 in author readings 11 comments this bit of audio theres video over on youtube as well has actually been surfacing for some time, but a buddy of mine recently responded in staggering fashion when i told him of kings forthcoming. Its the sequel to the shining, his 1977 thriller that stanley kubrick fammously adapted to film. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. Shining by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In this instance, theyve taken stephen kings third book the shining with illustrative artwork from edward kinsella and have lovingly madecontinue reading. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Doctor sleep will include parts of the shining that didnt make it. There was more menace behind that, perhaps because king had a long period of time between the two books with which to perfect his craft. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. Stephen king thinks mike flanagans doctor sleep is a redeeming sequel. The shinning delineates the story of a family that moves to overlook hotel in colorado.
The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Stephen king actually began writing the shining in its room 217. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. Stephen king talks the shining sequel, fifty shades of. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. Horror writer stephen king has revealed that a sequel to the shining would focus on a 40yearold danny torrance alison flood wed 25 nov 2009. Stephen king has revealed that he considers mike flanagans new movie. More than 30 years after stephen king terrified us with the shining, hes written a sequel, drawing on his alcoholism and a neardeath experience.
Among his most recent are hearts in atlantis, the girl who loved tom gordon, bag of bones, the screenplay storm of the century, and the green mile. He borrows so much from other sources that he makes madonna and lady gaga look like the paragons of originality. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. Stephen king reads from his upcoming sequel to the shining.
Please, for some strange unknown reason, i havent had a chance to read dr. Doctor sleep, stephen kings sequel to the shining, will be released on september 24. I had times when i wanted to hide because it that scary. His acclaimed nonfiction book, on writing, was also a bestseller. Stephen king reads from the first chapter of the shining sequel doctor sleep. Every now and then somebody would ask, whatever happened to danny from the shining. Late last week, stephen king treated an audience at george mason university to a 10minute reading from his upcoming book dr. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen king s doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan.
Doctor sleep finds an adult danny torrance being haunted by the memory of his father, with wendy torrance now also dead and unable to help him climb out of windows to escape. Stephen king has admitted he is nervous about the reaction to his forthcoming sequel to his novel the shining. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few. It is my sad duty to inform you that this is precisely the problem with stephen kings disappointing new novel, doctor sleep, the sequel to his 1977 masterpiece, the. King cowrote the bestselling novel sleeping beauties with his son owen king, and many of kings books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including the shawshank redemption, geralds game and it. Doctor sleep picks up the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers from stephen kings 1977 novel the shining.
In fact king admitted that he was inspired to write the shining after he read burnt offerings. Whatever happened to that kid in stephens king novel the shining. Find the complete the shining book series by stephen king. Stephen king has finally written a sequel to the shining. A collector s edition of stephen king s genrechanging tale of unquiet ghosts and simmering violence, illustrated by awardwinning artist edward kinsella. London reuters more than three decades after the shining was first published, the sequel to stephen kings classic horror novel is finally coming out next year. I think this will be the most anticipated book by mr. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. In the authors note that concludes doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining, stephen king admits. Stephen king the shining sequel doctor sleep gets interactive cover see the interactive book cover for king s return to the character and territory. In fact, i much preferred the shinings sequel, doctor sleep, which follows the story of the now grownup danny. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.