Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep picks up the story of Danny Torrance, the child at the center of The Shining, decades after the events at the Overlook Hotel. As an adult, Dan has drifted through bad years of drinking before finding work in a hospice in New Hampshire, where his old psychic gift helps patients ease into death. He reaches out by mind across the country to a young girl named Abra, who shares his ability. Together they face the True Knot, a wandering group that feeds on the life force of psychically gifted children. Published in 2013, the novel is at once a horror story, a recovery story, and a sequel that takes seriously what survived from Stephen King's 1977 novel. It was later adapted into a feature film.
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What you might want to know about Doctor Sleep
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Stephen King's sequel to The Shining follows a grown up Danny Torrance as he tries to protect a young girl with powers like his own.
It is not strictly required but recommended, since Doctor Sleep builds on Danny's earlier story.
Yes. A 2019 film starring Ewan McGregor was released by Warner Bros.
Doctor Sleep was written by Stephen King, published in 2013 by Simon & Schuster.
Doctor Sleep is 560 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Doctor Sleep takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
Doctor Sleep is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.