# Misery A Novel Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king/misery-a-novel ![Misery A Novel](https://quivercdn.com/covers/simon-and-schuster/stephen-king/misery-a-novel_978-16-6809-470-9.jpg?v=2026-02-16%2013%3A34%3A26) - Authors: [Stephen King](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king) - Language: en_US ## Description The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of terror from master storyteller Stephen King about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan”.

Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he’s finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he’s just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such a change doesn’t come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who’s nursing him back to health—his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel—his best yet, and one that’s all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants... ## Editions ### Misery A Novel - Publisher: Simon and Schuster - ISBN: 978-16-6809-470-9 - Pages: 368 - Published: 2025-08-05 - Language: en_US ### Misery A Novel - Publisher: Simon + Schuster LLC - ISBN: 978-19-8215-080-8 - Pages: 447 - Published: 2020-05-05 - Language: en_US ### Misery A Novel - Publisher: Simon and Schuster - ISBN: 978-15-0115-674-8 - Pages: 432 - Published: 2017-02-28 - Language: en_US ### Misery A Novel - Publisher: Turtleback - ISBN: 978-06-0639-568-7 - Pages: 432 - Published: 2017-01-01 - Language: en_US ### Misery A Novel - Publisher: Simon and Schuster - ISBN: 978-15-0114-310-6 - Pages: 368 - Published: 2016-01-05 - Language: en_US