• Doctor Sleep

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Will Patton
  • Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (38,239 ratings)

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Doctor Sleep

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Winner, Fiction, 2014

Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Male, 2014

Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.

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 married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky 12-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death.

Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep."

Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted fans of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.

©2013 Stephen King (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"Will Patton's delivery enhances King's prose in ways that make King's work so much more enjoyable in audio than just reading it…Patton's narrative voice captures the rhythm of King's words. His character voices, filled with a variety of regional American accents, remain consistent. Most importantly, the sinister aspects that embody characters and moments of this novel are superbly executed and will certainly leave listeners on edge." ( AudioFile)
"King, not one given to sequels, throws fans a big, bloody bone with this long-drooled-for follow-up to The Shining." ( Booklist)
"…a gripping, taut read that provides a satisfying conclusion to Danny Torrance's story." ( Publisher’s Weekly)

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Danny returns

Love how this story spins from the shining. Danny and Abra! Had a hard time turning this audiobook off

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Great narration, I could listen to his voice all day. He is fantastic! This book is amazing, Steven King did not disappoint.

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Dannnnnnng Son

this was a long book but the narrator did absolutely fantastic. It was animated & engaging!

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so far my favorite Steven King

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this book keep me rooting for the good guys and so thrilled every time one of the bad ones got theirs ! I cant imagine anyone else on this planet doing a better job as narrator ! I will be looking for more books told by Will Patton !

Which character – as performed by Will Patton – was your favorite?

Billy

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes! but I wanted to make it last ..

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I love that Mr. Steven King puts such real life in all his characters and how Will Patton brought them to life ! I love my audio books !!

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FABULOUS sequel (of sorts) to "The Shining."

Loved this story, classic Stephen King suspense and story telling. Superb reading of a great book!

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Addicted from the first lines

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Let me start with the fact that this is the second book I have read...well, listened to anyways, by Stephen King, and Will Patton and Stephen King are an amazing combination! I'm thoroughly impressed with Patton's interpretation of the characters and how he brings them to life. As to the plot, this story reads like it's meant for the box office. It was fascinating and thrilling in all the right places. King has a knack for believable character development and interweaving complex and daunting story lines. I hadn't even read The Shining (I saw the moving), and he drew in the back story in such an incredible way so as to make the story inviting to new readers. The characters are realistic and authentic, and bring an element credibility to this paranormal psychological thriller. It was a really enjoyable to listen to this performance.

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Good reading.

Listen to the audio book. Good content great read by Will Patton. Enjoyed it. Give it a try.

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So good. SO good.

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I cannot recommend this audiobook enough. Even if you didn't read "The Shining" (which, I would suggest, you DO,) this was wonderful. I'm not the least bit ashamed to say I cried at the end. It's like saying goodbye to a dear friend that helped shape your childhood.

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Best Work Yet!!

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I would very much recommend this book! The action is fast and the narration is the best I've ever heard.

What other book might you compare Doctor Sleep to and why?

The Shining by this same author is a prequel from which this story resumes 40-odd years later.

Which character – as performed by Will Patton – was your favorite?

Danny, of course, the grown boy from The Shining who is now battling the same deamons as his father.

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Just great pleasure!

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The narrator is really superb! The emotion he puts into the story, the inflection and voice tones are second to none!

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Awesome!

It was a great sequel to the Shining. I might have to listen again.

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