Sleeping Beauties (Export) (Export)

Stephen King and his son Owen King present a speculative fiction narrative centered on a global phenomenon where women enter cocoons upon sleeping. This father and son collaboration examines the societal collapse that follows when half the population disappears into this state. The story begins in Dooling, West Virginia, focusing on a local prison where the condition spreads among inmates. Most subjects become feral if their gauze wrapping is disturbed while awake, creating immediate danger for those left behind. The plot tracks Sheriff Lila Norcross as she struggles to remain conscious against the encroaching threat. A central mystery involves Evie, an inmate who sleeps and wakes normally, raising questions about her nature. Is she a medical anomaly or a demon? The narrative explores the primal behavior of abandoned men fighting each other while the sleeping women prepare to reveal a new world. The text draws on themes of demonology and supernatural fiction to question gender dynamics and survival instincts in a fractured society.