Reading order · 2 books · 1977 to 2013 · Set in the Overlook, Colorado
The Shining Books in Order
The Shining and its sequel follow Danny Torrance, a boy with a psychic gift called the shining.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 1977 to 2013
- First book
- The Shining
- Latest
- Doctor Sleep (2013)
- Setting
- Set in the Overlook, Colorado
The reading order
Every The Shining book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in the Overlook, Colorado
- 1The Shining1977With Jack TorranceJack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel, with his wife and young son Danny, who has a psychic gift.Buy on Amazon
- 2Doctor Sleep2013With Danny Torrance and Abra StoneDanny Torrance, now grown up and working in a hospice, must protect a young girl with a powerful shining from a group of travellers who feed on gifted children.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Shining first, then Doctor Sleep.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Danny Torrance | Jack Torrance | Abra Stone | Dick Hallorann |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Shining | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | |
| 2 Doctor Sleep | LLead | LLead | ·Minor |
Characters in the The Shining books
4 characters from Stephen King’s chart, with the number of The Shining books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Danny TorranceBoy with the shining | 2 | The Shining 1977 |
| Jack TorranceCaretaker of the Overlook Hotel | 1 | The Shining 1977 |
| Abra StoneGirl with a powerful shining | 1 | Doctor Sleep 2013 |
| Dick HallorannOverlook cook who shares the shining | 2 | The Shining 1977 |