Author | Stephen King, Owen King |
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Language | English |
Genre | Dark Fantasy, Horror |
Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | September 26, 2017 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 720 |
ISBN | 978-1-5011-6340-1 |
Sleeping Beauties is a novel by Stephen King and his son Owen King, released on September 26, 2017. The book was first mentioned during a promotional appearance on the CBC radio program q. Of the novel, Stephen King stated, "Owen brought me this dynamite idea and I've collaborated a couple of times with Joe. I'm not going to say what the idea is because it's too good."[1]
The novel was officially announced in June 2016 and is said to take place in a women's prison in West Virginia during a strange mystical occurrence that causes all the women in the world to fall asleep.[2] An excerpt was published on September 1, 2017, by Entertainment Weekly in their special The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King issue.[3]