 First edition cover | |
| Author | Stephen King |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Bill Russell |
| Cover artist | Rob Wood |
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | May 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 332 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-84650-4 |
Gerald's Game is a 1992 suspense novel by American writer Stephen King.[1] The story is about a woman whose husband dies of a heart attack while she is handcuffed to a bed, and, following the subsequent realization that she is trapped with little hope of rescue, begins to let the voices inside her head take over.
The book is dedicated to King's wife Tabitha and her five sisters. Originally, the book was intended to be a companion piece to King's novel Dolores Claiborne, with the connecting theme of two women in crisis caught in the path of an eclipse, though this aspect was greatly reduced by the time the books were published. The book was adapted into a 2017 film directed by Mike Flanagan.
- ^ Doniger, Wendy (August 16, 1992). "Shackled to the Past". The New York Times.