The Shining

Danny is only five years old, but he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of an old hotel, his visions grow out of control. Cut off by blizzards, the hotel seems to develop an evil force, and who are the mysterious guests in the supposedly empty hotel?

The book is completely different from the movie, for one it's much more in depth. The characterization is excellent and the events and plot in the novel is unmissable. More emphasis is on jack here, then in the movie. Full of suspense and tension- if your new to king, this is where to start.