Doctor Sleep
Published: 24, September 2013
Author: Stephen King
Book 2 of 2: The Shining
Genres: American, Contemporary, Fiction, Ghost, Gothic, Horror, Literature, Psychological, Supernatural, Thrillers, Movie Tie-In, Occult, Suspense, Psychic, Vampires
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Summary:
Danny Torrance remains mentally damaged by the events of The Shining, despite obtaining compensation from the Overlook Hotel's proprietors. His mother Wendy heals slowly from her injuries. They are currently residing in the state of Florida. Angry Overlook ghosts, including the woman from Room 217, are still on the hunt for Danny and his incredible "shining" ability. Danny is taught to build lockboxes in his head to imprison the spirits, including those of former Overlook owner Horace Derwent, by Dick Hallorann, the restaurant's chef.
Danny (now known as Dan) continues his father's heritage of rage and drinking as an adult. Dan spends years traveling around the United States before settling in New Hampshire and deciding to stop drinking. He settles in Frazier, where he works for the Frazier municipal department before moving on to the local hospice and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. His telepathic skills, which had been repressed by his drinking, resurface, allowing him to console dying patients. Dan earns the moniker "Doctor Sleep" because of a cat named "Azzie" who can feel when someone is going to die.
Meanwhile, Abra Stone, a newborn girl born in 2001, begins to show signs of psychic abilities when she appears to foretell the 9/11 events. She develops a psychic link with Dan slowly and accidentally. As she matures, the touch becomes more aware and voluntary, and her radiance surpasses even his. One night, Abra psychically watches the True Knot, a gang of quasi-immortal psychic vampires, many of whom have their own "shine" powers, torturing and murdering a young child.
Members of the True Knot travel across the United States, feeding on "steam," a mental essence created when those who possess the shining die in agony. Their victims are referred to as Rubes. Rose the Hat, the True Knot's commander, learns of Abra's existence and devises a scheme to abduct her and keep her alive by forcing her to create an endless supply of steam.
The True Knot are dying of measles, which they got from their previous victim, a little boy called Bradley Trevor, and they believe that Abra's steam will cure them. Dan agrees to assist Abra, and he tells her father David, and their family doctor, John Dalton, about their relationship. Initially enraged and hesitant, David eventually comes to trust Dan and agrees to help him save Abra. They prevent and murder a raiding party sent by Rose, commanded by Rose's boyfriend Crow Daddy, with the help of one of Dan's pals, Billy Freeman.
Dan, on the other hand, understands that Rose would persistently pursue Abra for vengeance. He telepathically discovers through Abra's great-grandmother Concetta, who is dying of cancer, that he and Abra's mother Lucy are half-siblings with the same father: Jack Torrance. Dan absorbs Concetta's sick steam inside himself as she dies. Meanwhile, discord among The True Knot's ranks, along with Rose's infatuation with Abra, leads to the group's disbandment, leaving Rose with even fewer supporters.
Abra leads Rose into confronting her at the area where the Overlook Hotel once stood in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, now home to a campground owned by the True Knot, following another kidnapping attempt that Abra foils with Dan's psychic assistance. Dan and Billy journey to the location, with Abra assisting them through astral projection. Dan waits in the shadows and releases the steam collected from Concetta on the remaining True Knot members, killing them all.
He also frees Horace Derwent's spirit to assassinate the final remaining member, Silent Sarey, who was preparing to ambush him and Abra, and the two fight Rose in a protracted psychic battle. They throw Rose over an observation platform with the aid of Billy and the spirit of Dan's father, Jack Torrance, so she falls to the earth, breaking her neck and dies. Dan sees his father wave farewell before departing the campground, having finally found peace.
Dan celebrates 15 years of sobriety and attends Abra's 15th birthday celebration in the epilogue. He informs her about his family's history of drunkenness and aggressive conduct and cautions her not to follow in his footsteps by drinking or succumbing to wrath. Dan is summoned back to his hospice, where he comforts a dying colleague who had previously antagonized him. Before they can conclude their chat, Dan is called back to his hospice, where he comforts a dying colleague who had previously antagonized him.
Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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