Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (USA 2026)

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From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining -- an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is "a vivid frightscape" (The New York Times) -- now featuring a stunning vintage cover!

Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance's sanity, as his paranormal gift known as "the shining" opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook -- and his father's legacy of alcoholism and violence -- kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname "Doctor Sleep" by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone -- who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining -- the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan's own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl's soul and survival...

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. Scribner's, ISBN: 9781668234051 (July, 2026), 544 p., $21.00.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (USA 2016)

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THE OVERLOOK HOTEL was where his boyhood gift for shining opened a door to hell.
Dan Torrance is a man now, but ghosts of the Overlook -- and his father's legacy of alcoholism and violence -- kept him drifting for decades. Now, sustained by an AA community in a New Hampshire town, Dan comforts the dying at a nursing home, where they call him "Doctor Sleep." But before his remnant power can fade forever, Dan meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone, whose spectacular gift pulls him into an epic war with an otherworldly tribe that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to battle for the young girl's soul and survival.

Stephen King's "peerless imagination" (The Observer) graces every page of this long-awaited sequel to The Shining.

"[A] VIVID FRIGHTSCAPE." -- The New York Times
"CHILLING." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"THOROUGHLY TERRIFYING." -- New York Daily News

INCLUDES AN EXCERPT FROM STEPHEN KING'S THRILLING NEW NOVEL, END OF WATCH!

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. The sequel to The Shining. Pocket Books, ISBN: 9781451698862 (July, 2016), 531 p., $9.99.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
THE OVERLOOK HOTEL was where his boyhood gift for shining opened a door to hell. Dan Torrance is a man now, but ghosts of the Overlook -- and his father's legacy of alcoholism and violence -- kept him drifting for decades. Now, sustained by an AA community in a New Hampshire town, Dan comforts the dying at a nursing home, where they call him "Doctor Sleep." But before his remnant power can fade forever, Dan meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone, whose spectacular gift pulls him into an epic war with an otherworldly tribe that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to battle for the girl's soul and survival.

Stephen King's "peerless imagination" (The Observer) graces every page of this long-awaited sequel to The Shining.

"[A] VIVID FRIGHTSCAPE." -- The New York Times
"CHILLING." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"THOROUGHLY TERRIFYING." -- New York Daily News

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than fifty worldwide bestsellers. He received the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF STEPHEN KING'S NEW NOVEL

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. A Novel. Gallery Books, ISBN: 9781451698855 (June, 2014), 531 p., $17.00.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (UK 2014)

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Doctor Sleep is 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.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9781444761184 (May, 2014), 500 p., £19.99.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (UK 2013)

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On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless - mostly old, lots of polyester, and devoted to their comfortable Recreational Vehicles. But they live off the 'steam' that children with the 'shining' produce when they are slowly tortured to death.

Following a childhood haunted by the time he spent with his parents at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home in rural New Hampshire where his remnant 'shining' power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, Dan becomes 'Doctor Sleep'.

Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest 'shining' ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival...

In Doctor Sleep, STEPHEN KING returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining. This is an epic, glorious story that will thrill both the millions of fans of The Shining and anyone new to this icon in the King canon.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9781444761160 (September, 2013), 485 p., £19.99.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep (USA 2013)

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Stephen King returns to the character and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.

On highways across America, a tribe of people called the True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless -- mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, the True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the steam that children with the shining produce when they are slowly tortured to death.

Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel, where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep."

Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of devoted readers of The Shining and satisfy anyone new to this icon in the King canon.

Stephen King: Doctor Sleep. Scribner's, ISBN: 9781476727653 (September, 2013), 531 p., $30.00, eBook $14.99.