The Folio Society has announced the Collector’s Edition of Misery by Stephen King.
A taut, gripping thriller, Misery is arguably Stephen King’s greatest novel. Award-winning illustrator Edward Kinsella’s deeply haunting artwork and striking binding design make this the ultimate collector’s edition.
Two weeks after a near-fatal car crash, author Paul Sheldon regains consciousness in a stranger’s guest room, his legs shattered and useless. As the intense pain ebbs and flows, rare moments of lucidity lead to the chilling realization that his rescuer is also his jailer. Annie Wilkes might be Paul’s ‘number one fan’, but she is incensed that he has killed the heroine Misery Chastain in his latest novel. Fate has given Annie a chance to bring her favourite character back to life, and Paul won’t be leaving Annie’s remote farmstead alive until he complies. Misery sees Stephen King at the height of his writing powers in a novel that explores the psyche of an author suffering extreme torment. Edward Kinsella illustrated the best-selling Folio edition of The Shining and he again immerses himself in King’s narrative to create a terrifying and compelling set of illustrations, as well as a binding design that defines the novel: the antique Royal typewriter that is both Paul Sheldon’s entrapment and his only hope of liberty.
Production Details:
– Bound in blocked metallic cloth
– Set in Maxime with Typeka
– 360 pages
– Black & white illustrated title-page spread and 8 color illustrations
– Printed endpapers
– Plain slipcase
– 10″ x 6¾″
Order HERE for $89.95.
Please note that a 100 copy signed edition was offered for $225 but it sold out immediately. The exclusive edition was signed by the author Stephen King and the illustrator Edward Kinsella.
