It is stephen king at his best and listening to it on audio made it all the better for me. The novel is a direct sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Bill hodges the dark tower the shining the talisman. Stephen king s doctor sleep revisits the shining nearly 30 years later read an excerpt and learn what became of little danny torrance. Audio book, doctor sleep a novel by stephen king book audio. After that, i had a job and family, yada yada yada, and not as much time to indulge in casual fiction as i did before. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by will patton. It had my heart pounding and my mouth hanging open at some of the twists and. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king. Ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson and newcomer kyliegh curran star in the supernatural thriller, directed by mike flanagan, from his own screenplay based upon the novel by stephen king. Hardcover, ebook, audiobook first edition release date. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Doctor sleep by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. It is his 52nd novel and the 45th under his own name.
Doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king 9781442362390. A novel the shining book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. I just reread the shining and noticed that jack torrances own father was a male nurse at the berlin community hospital p. Doctor sleep, by stephen king doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to his 1977 smash hit the shining, about a haunted hotel. Listen to doctor sleep a novel by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Doctor sleep by stephen king read by will patton audiobook. Bestselling novelist stephen king talks to time about doctor sleep, president donald trump and why he often writes about children. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Will pattons delivery enhances kings prose in ways that make kings work so much more enjoyable in audio than just reading it. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21st, 1947. I wonder if stephen king uses that connection in the new book. Although, i am a fan of both the movie and the first book, stephen king makes it clear that if you want the true story of the torrance family you need to read the shining, published in 1977, and then you will. I used to work at stephen king s publisher and read doctor sleep in december 2012. A novel full audiobook by stephen king september 15, 2019 by tokybook leave a comment the second book of the shinning series by stephen king takes the protagonist to. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of king s third novel the shining. Listen to an excerpt of doctor sleep and find out what it. Doctor sleep is the 63rd book published by stephen king. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. Home books chilling classics doctor sleep doctor sleep an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyperdevoted readers of the shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the king.
Creative writing tips, advice and lessons from bestseller stephen king duration. Instead, after years of frighteningly hefty alcohol consumption he claims that he can hardly keep in mind writing a word of his unique cujo, he has actually ground. As a fact, stephen kings specialty is in his way of incorporating his fiction, horror and supernatural story. Stephen king on doctor sleep and donald trump time. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king. Doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king rakuten kobo. Although, i am a fan of both the movie and the first book, stephen king makes it clear that if you want the true story of the torrance family you need to read the shining, published in 1977, and then you will enjoy the sequel, doctor sleep. It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Doctor sleep book by stephen king official publisher. The only books i read after desperation were the dark tower books and now, doctor sleep. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. When they got to the end of the book, they went back to the doctor s statement and started all over again.
The legendary author explains how his book inadvertently paralleled real life events and the view cohost sunny hostin gets a surprise from it character pennywise. This is an important fact that stephen king shares in his authors notes. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyperdevoted readers of the shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the king canon. They look harmlessmostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their rvs. The doctor sleep audiobook read by will patton now available in multiple digital formats. Audio book, doctor sleep a novel by stephen king youtube. The write channel with nicola monaghan 884,835 views 7. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. It was a bumpy ride therefore practical and relatable. Doctor sleep shining book 2 by stephen king 20140522 stephen king. Now the hunger games is the tweenie juggernaut on which everyone wants to hop. The end of king s 1977 novel the shining sees the alcoholic writercumhotelcaretaker blown up by a damaged boiler in a redemptive effort to save the wife and son he had actually previously attempted to murder. In this video we discuss part i of the novel doctor sleep by the prolific stephen king.
King is an author of science fiction, horror, supernatural and, fantasy stephen king audiobooks. Doctor sleep is stephen kings gripping and surprisingly endearing sequel to the shining, a classic 70s horror novel that opened. He fastforwards twenty years or so to find the shinings little danny torrance a drunken drifter with like his father before him a violent. On highways across america, a tribe of people called the true knot travel in search of sustenance. Doctor sleep continues the story of danny torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the overlook hotel in the shining. Stephen king returns to the character and territory of one of his most. Stephen king doctor sleep audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Famous in both the literature and the media world, stephen king s books have been sold to more than an amount of 350 million copies. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by david nathan.