Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King

          

• Description

• Sleeping beauties is a novel by the 'King of Horror' Stephen King and his son Owen King, published on September 26, 2017. The book was first mentioned during a promotional appearance on the CBC radio program Q(q) by saying, "Owen brought me this dynamite idea, I am not going to say what the is because it's too good."

The novel inscribes the future of the world where a mystical occurrence causes all the women in the world to fall asleep. They become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If their gauze wrapped bodies are violated or disturbed, they would be awake; would become feral, and spectacularly violent. And, while they sleep they go to a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare. 

One mysterious woman 'Eve Black' is immune from 'Aurora' the sleeping disease. It could be a curse or a blessings. She can communicate telepathically with animals such as rats and has the power of shapeshifting. Is she a medical peculiarity or she is the cause of the demonic occurrence who must be slain? 

Abandoned men are divided into warring cliques, some want to kill Eve, some want to save her. Others exploit the chaos to wreak their own vengeance on new enemies. After being recognized as a cause of the chaos, she justifies her actions by claiming herself to be on a mission to determine whether men can survive in the world without women.

Review

Sleeping Beauties is a wildly provocative, gloriously dramatic father-son collaboration that feels particularly relevant to today's era. This epic colorful story of the global pandemic and a youthful vigor not seen in years. It provides a pack of action, thrills, and humor to keep readers turning the page flawlessly. The novel is a well-tooled horror thriller with interesting characters. It got both but mainly positive reviews from its critics and readers.

"It's a violent, dystopian thrill ride that will leave you horrified and hooked."- People

"Entertaining...Sleeping Beauties is a bulging, colorful epic; a super-sized happy meal, liberally salted with supporting characters and garnished with splashes of arterial ketchup. This epic feels so vital and fresh." - The Guardian

Adaptation

• In April 2017, Deadline Hollywood reported that Anonymous Content had purchased the television rights to the novel. 
• In April 2029, AMC made a commitment to a pilot script by Owen King for an open-ended television series.
• In July2019, Deadline Hollywood further reported that IDW Publishing would be releasing a 10-part comic book adaptation of the novel created by novelist Rio Youers and artist Alison Sampson. The series is scheduled for an early-2020 release.

About the Author

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural, fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them are worldwide bestsellers, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.

His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, Mr. Mercedes, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both Mr. Mercedes and End of Watch received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively. 

His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by the New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the Best Hardcover Book Award from the International Thriller Writers Association. He co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game, and It.

Stephen King has been the recipient of many national and international awards to date. He has received America's prestigious 2003  National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He has been described as 'King of Horror' a play on his surname. King studied at the University of Maine, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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Rating: 4.1/5

Author: Stephen King

Publisher: Scribner

Publishing Date: September 26, 2017

Language: English

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Fiction

ISBN-10: 150116340X

ISBN-13: 978-1501163401

Pages: 720 (Hardcover)

Cost: $10.39