The Shining · Book 1
The Shining
- Published
- 28 January 1977
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN-13
- 9781848940994
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Shining is the opening novel of Stephen King's Shining series, published in January 1977 at 512 pages. It's the series' starting point, followed decades later by Doctor Sleep, published in 2013.
Its place in The Shining
The Shining is book 1 in the The Shining series. It is followed by Doctor Sleep. See the full The Shining reading order.
Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a winter caretaking job at the isolated Overlook Hotel, moving his wife Wendy and psychic young son Danny into its empty corridors for a season of total isolation. The hotel has a violent history of its own, and it begins working on Jack's already-fraying sanity while Danny's telepathic gift -- the 'shining' -- lets him see the horrors soaking into the walls long before his parents do. Published in 1977, The Shining was King's first hardcover…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781848940994