The shining book cover

Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Check out these 17 epic ya books with stunning, shining crowns on the covers. The shining by stephen king was published on 28th january 1977. Newly introduced by the authorcover jack torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their fiveyearold son sees the evil waiting just for them, as they journey into a world in which old horrors come to life to destroy the living. The shining paperback print, features the cover art from the 1st paperback edition of the shining by stephen king. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. Stephen king the shining 1977 hc book club edition r52 gutter code wdust jacket. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Stephen kings the shining special edition book cover on. The shining study guide from litcharts the creators of. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. I also wanted to capture key themes, notably the winter scenery and where the story took place, the explosion and the psycological connotations suggested in the book. Although he is a loving and caring father, he occasionally looses his temper and physically hurts danny.

Shining star is a memoir of a man, a band, and a vision what may impress the most is baileys honesty in relating conflicts that eventually tore the band apart, as well as his own shortcomings. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Buy a cheap copy of the shining book by stephen king. King has been a publishing phenomenon almost since his career began in earnest with carrie, but many people discovered his early classics like that, salems lot more on that later and the shining through paperback editions. The shining book cover art, cover art, book cover design. Jack is reading a playgirl not playboy with an article on the front cover about incest while hes waiting for his meeting with the ownergm of the hotel. My piano version of the main theme from the shining. The figure of jack torrance was actually a photograph from an action figure form the movie. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and scary movies. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. The shining stephen king 1st paperback edition signet silver foil cover kubrick. Doctor sleep operates as both a welcome sequel to stephen kings novel the shining, as well as a continuation of stanley kubricks 1980 film by the same name. Family tree talking book cover paper sculpture covers commissioned by manufacturer of talking photo books.

The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are wendy torrance, danny torrance. Fans of both the film and the novel have anxiously anticipated the films release, which explores the life of an adult dan torrance trying to cope with the horrific atrocities he experienced as a child. The shining paperback print stephen king book cover art. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. Book cover tor stephen kings novel the shining the book cover is a mixture of several elements. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. Cool cover design for a book id actually like to read. As a result, hardcover first editions of his first few novels are much more difficult to find and consequently very expensive depending on their condition.

This week, we spotted a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad book cover for stephen kings the shining over at the guardian. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But none of the recent good show sir jackets can hold a candle to this recent design for the cover of the shining, which was drawn to our attention by gabe habash in publishers weekly, who. Free download or read online the shining pdf epub book. And we can see why its a book by stephen king, a film by stanley kubrick, and the. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. The stanley hotelwhere king reportedly came up with the idea for the shining had no history of hauntings or paranormal occurrences until after its connection with the famous book. The shining by stephen king 1990, hardcover for sale.

The first edition of the novel was published in january 28th 1977, and was written by stephen king. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king danny is only five years old, but in the words of. Nearly every book nerd can think of a time that a truly gorgeous book cover stopped them cold in a book store. This is a brazilian edition of stephen kings the shining. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. Get the best deals on stephen king shining when you shop the largest online selection at. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 497 pages and is available in paperback format. Stephen kings the shining, published in 1977, is a horror novel. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. Pdf the shining book by stephen king free download 497. High quality the shining inspired duvet covers by independent artists and designers from around the world. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.

Just look at this gorgeous cover art for the shining in 4k. Concept the main concept that i wanted to convey on the book cover was a sense of warning and the prospect of danger, a key element featured throughout the book through one of the main characters, danny. The room was a stock phot found online as was the carpet. There is a limited quantity available of the large size print, but these are all damaged. Either way, its too nice for that friend who always crashes at your place. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. If youve ever been a fan of earth, wind and fire and who hasnt. Create a nice, shining book cover with sunshine, ocean. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Jack heads up to the overlook hotel for his first job interview with stuart ullman. The interview goes pretty well except jack finds out that one of the last guys to hold his job at the hotel went nuts and murdered his family.

A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. Now, the stanley hotel is synonymous with ghosts, and guided tours of the hotels paranormal hotspots are offered during both the day and night. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. The film has grown on me over the years i didnt like it. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name. The shining by stephen king, first edition abebooks. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Doubleday was the publisher of the book and it was published in english. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.