Misery
by Stephen King
Misery is a Stephen King novel first published by Viking Press in the United States on 8 June 1987. A novelist injured in a car crash is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to write a new book. Hodder and Stoughton published the first UK edition in London in 1987.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Hodder & Stoughton, 1987
- First published
- Viking Press, United States, 1987
- First UK edition
- Hodder and Stoughton, 1987
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Who published the first edition of Misery?
The first edition of Misery by Stephen King was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1987.
How many editions of Misery are there?
We track 3 editions of Misery, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of Misery is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- Misery (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Misery, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Stephen King, Misery, First UK Edition 1987, John Atkinson Books (johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026.