Stephen King: Misery (UK 2019) From the Publisher: That's when the car accident happens, and he wakes up in pain in a strange bed. But it isn't hospital. Annie Wilkes has pulled him from the wreck, brought him to her remote mountain home, splinted and set his mangled legs. The good news is that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news is that she has long been Paul's Number One Fan. And when she finds out what Paul had done to Misery, she doesn't like it. She doesn't like it at all. Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he's writing to stay alive. Stephen King: Misery. Halloween edition. Hodder Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781529311143 (September, 2019), 369 p., £8.99.
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Stephen King: Misery (USA 2017) From the Publisher: Stephen King: Misery. A Novel. Pocket Books, ISBN: 9781501156748 (February, 2017), 416 p., $9.99.
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Stephen King: Misery (USA 2016) From the Publisher: 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. 'Terrifying' (San Francisco Chronicle), 'dazzlingly well-written' (The Indianapolis Star), and 'truly gripping' (Publishers Weekly), Misery is 'classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense' (The Boston Globe). Stephen King: Misery. A Novel. Scribner, ISBN: 9781501143106 (January, 2016), 368 p., $16.00.
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Stephen King: Misery (USA 2016) From the Publisher: 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. 'Terrifying' (San Francisco Chronicle), 'dazzlingly well-written' (The Indianapolis Star), and 'truly gripping' (Publishers Weekly), Misery is 'classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense' (The Boston Globe). Stephen King: Misery. Scribner eBook, ISBN: 9781501141249 (January, 2016), 3133 KB (ca. 356 p.), $7.99.
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Stephen King: Misery (UK 2011) From the Publisher: Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wanted to get on to some real writing. That's when the car accident happened, and he woke up in pain in a strange bed. But it wasn't the hospital. Annie Wilkes had pulled him from the wreck, brought him to her remote mountain home, splinted and set his mangled legs. The good news was that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news was that she was Paul's Number One Fan. And when she found out what Paul had done to Misery, she didn't like it. She didn't like it at all. And now he had to bring Misery back to life. Or else... Stephen King: Misery. Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he's writing to stay alive. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9781444720716 (July, 2011), 369 p., £7.99.
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Stephen King: Misery (USA 1988) From the Publisher: Now Annie wants Paul to write his greatest work -- just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an ax. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty. Stephen King: Misery. Signet Book, ISBN: 0451169522 (June, 1988), 338 p., $4.99 (?).
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