<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 978 - 1 - 4767 - 2765 - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Shining </Td> </Tr> <P> Doctor Sleep is a 2013 horror novel by American writer Stephen King and the sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining . King stated that it is "a return to balls - to - the - wall, keep - the - lights - on horror". 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 . Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel . </P> <P> Following the events of The Shining, after receiving a settlement from the owners of the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance remains psychologically traumatized as his mother Wendy slowly recovers from her injuries . Angry ghosts from the Overlook, including the woman from Room 217, still want to find Danny and eventually consume his phenomenal "shining" power . Dick Hallorann, the Overlook's chef, teaches Danny to create lockboxes in his mind to contain the ghosts, including that of former Overlook owner Horace Derwent . </P>

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