Misery: A Novel [Paperback]

Stephen King's classic #1New York Timesbestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning novel and the basis for the hit film directed by Rob Reiner and starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life—just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty.Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includesNever Flinch, the short story collectionYou Like It Darker (aNew York Times Book Reviewtop ten horror book of 2024),Holly (aNew York Times Notable Book of 2023),Fairy Tale,Billy Summers,If It Bleeds,The Institute,Elevation,The Outsider,Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy:End of Watch,Finders Keepers, andMr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 byThe New York Times Book Review and won theLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic worksThe Dark Tower,It,Pet Sematary,Doctor Sleep, andFirestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, withItnow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers AssocilÃF