Lovely publishers Hodder & Stoughton have revealed to THN the cover for Stephen King’s novel DOCTOR SLEEP, which has a brilliantly eerie animated and interactive, shareable image featuring the book artwork.
DOCTOR SLEEP sees Stephen King return to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, and will be published on 24th September 2013.
The animated version of this cover features interactive hotspots which link to exclusive content, social channels and pre-order is hosted on the DOCTOR SLEEP website – www.doctorsleepbook.co.uk – and on facebook.com/StephenKingBooks.
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.’
Publication of the hardcover, eBook and digital download will be September 24, 2013. Here’s a few handy links if you’re out there in the world of the internet looking for more info:
@HodderBooks and the hashtag #DoctorSleep
