Doctor Sleep

By Stephen King

Book #2 in the The Shining series

A man with a haunted past must protect a gifted girl from a deadly tribe.

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531 pages· 159,364 words

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Dan Torrance, once tormented by the Overlook Hotel, now finds solace in helping the dying with his psychic gift. But when he encounters Abra, a young girl with extraordinary powers, they become targets of the sinister True Knot. This ageless tribe feeds on the gifted, forcing Dan to confront his past and fight for Abra's survival. Can he overcome his demons to save her, or will the True Knot claim another victim? The battle for her soul will test Dan's courage and the limits of his abilities.

From the publisher

Now a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor! 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). 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…

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