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A famous author is held hostage by his biggest fan because of her obsession with a fictional heroine he has decided to "kill". Paul Sheldon once wrote for a living. Now he writes to save his life. Paul Sheldon kills Misery Chastain – and does it with unspeakable relief. Starring in his wildly successful best-selling romances has brought him money and fame, but limits his talent. Now he can go on as a writer and write serious literature. After a car accident, however, he wakes up in excruciating pain in an unfamiliar bed, which, to his great surprise, is not a hospital bed. Annie Wilkes, who pulled him out of the crumpled sheet metal of his Camaro, has taken him to her secluded mountain home and put his mangled legs in makeshift splints. The good news is that Annie, as a former nurse, has plenty of painkillers at home. The bad news is that Annie, his long-time 'Number One Fan', has become aware of what Paul has been up to in Misery - and she doesn't like it at all... They said of the book: "Classic Stephen King book... full of twists, with gradual escalation of distress." –Boston Globe “Truly riveting.” –Publishers Weekly "Impressively well written." –The Indianapolis Star "King at his best!" –The New York Times Trivia: In 1988 the book won the World Fantasy Award–Novel. The novel was made into a film in 1990 starring Kathy Bates, who won an Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes. The author intended to use the pseudonym Richard Bachman to sign Misery, but it was revealed before the book was published. In addition to its film adaptation, in 2015 the book was also transferred to the theater starring Bruce Willis. Stephen King is one of the leading writers of our time. With 50 novels, 200 short stories and essays, with sales of over 350,000,000 copies to his credit. His works, many of which were made into films and series, include Salem's Lot, It, The Raven, The Black Tower Saga, The Shining, The Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, The Institute, Outsider, Exaltation, Sleeping Beauties (co-written with his son, Owen King). He has been honored with Bram Stoker and Locus awards from the British, American and International Association of Horror Writers, the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the US National Medal of Arts, and in 2016 he was honored by the Library of Congress for the Collection of his Work and in 2018 he was awarded the prestigious PEN Literary Award. Also, The Outsider and The Institute won first place in the 2018 and 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards, Mystery and Thriller respectively. King lives in Bangor, Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.