The ShiningAuthor: Stephen King Language: English Binding: Paperback Publisher: Hodder And Stoughton Imprint: Hodder Paperbacks Pages: 512 Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty.