Doctor Sleep

· Hachette UK
4.1
637 reviews
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The major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor available from Netflix May 2022

With a stunning new cover look, King's
'powerful sequel to The Shining' (Observer) - an instant international No. 1 bestseller.

Following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance has been drifting for decades. Finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant 'shining' power to provide crucial comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes 'Doctor Sleep'.

Then he meets Abra Stone, a girl with 'the brightest shining' ever seen. But her gift is attracting the beautiful yet merciless Rose the Hat and her followers The True Knot. They may look harmless, the sort of people who are devoted to their campers and RVs, but they live off the 'steam' that children like Abra produce.

Now Dan must call upon his powers once more as he battles for Abra's soul and survival - facing his fears and reawakening ghosts from his past.

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4.1
637 reviews
Reboni Saha
January 26, 2020
True master of ephemeral intrigue, I can see the effortless fluency in this recent work. Personally left the horror genre years ago in my literary adventures.. So it was a challenge to myself, would I enjoy this as much as I had so many years ago. Yes! Only.. The ending felt a bit hurried, too easy maybe. But totally loved reading Dr. Sleep.
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Anna Gibbons
July 5, 2016
I couldn't put this down for the first 350-400 pages, but the end was slightly disappointing, not so gripping and far-fetched. At times King over-explains situations as though he himself doesn't believe they're plausible. As a big fan of The Shining it was satisfying to know what happened to Dan Torrance, and some really good moments gave me the shivers. Worth a read.
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Jennifer Clack
April 30, 2014
Like quite a few readers I was apprehensive about reading this, having enjoyed The Shining so much, all those years ago but I needn't have worried. Mr King once again shows why he's still one of the best writers out there.
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About the author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds. Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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