Little did i know, that some of his books are the length of websters dictionary. From numberone new york times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction stephen king comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas mr. I tried to read everything stephen king had ever written. On tour for his latest jack reacher novel, make me, author lee child sat down at the sanders theater in cambridge, ma with writer stephen kinga. We recently made up a nice list of james patterson books so that fans wouldnt miss one as there are so many. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. I have recently started the dark tower series, and have heard of the stephen king universe connection of all his books. Apr 26, 2007 the shining the stand cujo all of the dark tower series i through vii i believe unless there is one i missed the talisman with peter straub misery dreamcatcher from a buick 8 storm of the century pet sematary some by john saul would be. Below is a list of stephen kings books in order of when they were originally published.
The bill hodges trilogy, all three installments of which have been published since then, were stephen kings foray into the crimedetective genre, and 2015 s the bazaar of bad dreams was a book of short stories. He has two older siblings, naomi king and joseph hillstrom king. I thought it would be nice if we did the same for another author whose has published a fair share of books, stephen king. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. Rage signet books, 9780451076458, 211, published under pseudonym. Not big as in tom wolfeesque, the way we live now big, but big as in this book is.
Theres no doubt that the mans publishing career is impressive, but king was perhaps most prolific with his short stories. Kings book is exasperatingly long winded more than half its length could of. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Stephen king s first true novel was also one of his best known works, carrie, which was published in 1974. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically.
Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. Blog posted on wednesday, apr 03 stephen king short stories did you know that there are over stephen king short stories in existence. Stephen king who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one new york times bestsellers, and many unforgettable moviesdelivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since everythings eventual six years ago. The drawing of the three 1987 the tommyknockers 1987 nightmares in the sky, nonfiction 1988 the dark half 1989 my pretty pony, chapbook 1995 the stand. Its a tight, solid story that shows kings ability to paint vivid characters and his deftness with psychological horror. But it does illustrate why king has special standing in his new novel, finders keepers, to examine the readerwriter relationship, which is increasingly a. For me, stephen king has the ability to make even a 1074 page book into a fast, addictive, pageturner, and under the dome was no exception i read it for the first time over a weekend yep, in two days. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors in the world, with more than 50 books in print, and more coming out every year. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. In the meantime the author kept writing books, many of which again were translated to powerful movies, such as christine, and the dead zone starring christopher walken. Stephen king fictiondb your guide to fiction books. The most amazing of those, was the shinning by stephen king.
Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. With more than 50 books in print, king is insanely prolific. A long time fan of stephen king, i was looking forward to getting stuck into another king epic. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Here is the list of stephen king s books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Stephen kings top 20 rules for writers open culture. The eyes of the dragon, viking press, february, 1987. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. There was a period in the mid90s where mr king started to draw out suspense to almost unbearable lengths, ruining the fast pacing for. The stand, fantasy eyes of the dragon, the dark tower series. King was born in 1977 in maine, to parents tabitha and stephen king. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king.
Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. Stephen king wrote the first forty pages of the novel that would later be published as rage in 1966, when he was a senior in high school. Rage signet books, 9780451076458, 211, published under pseudonym richard. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. Mercedes has an opening that epitomizes stephen king s mastery of character.
The ultimate stephen king reading guide from a constant reader. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. This one feels more like the work of some budding socioscifi author who died in a car crash before making a real name for himself. Stephens fans are hungry for king to return to his roots with a long read that will incorporate some of his tried and true themes. Buy the best stephen king books, ranked in order by bain, david isbn. Does author stephen king mind that hes not known for genres other than horror, even. Dennis lehanes world gone by is the best gangster novel since the godfather. A list of all stephen kings series in reading order. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. Author stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. Below is a list of stephen king s books in order of when they were originally published.
Stephen king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Carrie was the first book that stephen king published, and in this case, starting from the beginning is a great thing. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. I was wondering if anyone had a list of the best order to read all his books. Author stephen king has a reputation for the big book. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general. He has also written nearly two hundred short stories and published a series of comics called the gunslinger born, based on his the dark tower series. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were. Stephen king wrote his first short story at seven, and was first published in a comic fanzine at 18.
But id suggest different books for people depending upon wheth. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. Book author, screenwriter, executive producer born. Apr 11, 2015 stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation 195,011 doctor sleep. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we. Below, we bring you kings top twenty rules from on writing.
The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook by. In a few short pages, king captures with wellplaced dialogue and introspection the struggles of two people who are trying to keep their heads above water in our unstable economy. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. The blair witch project daniel myrick and eduardo sanchez, 1999. The shining the stand cujo all of the dark tower series i through vii i believe unless there is one i missed the talisman with peter straub misery dreamcatcher from a buick 8 storm of the century pet sematary some by john saul would be. The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook. Horror master stephen kings 22 favourite films of all time. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Stephen king short fiction competition send us your stories. The stand by stephen king, it by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, misery by stephen king, salems lot by stephe.
Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Oct 03, 2017 to help you parse out the good from the bad, heres a list of the 10 worst and 10 best stephen king adaptations so far, not in any particular order, but starting with the ones that probably dont. In a megastakes, highsuspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes stephen king has ever created try to stop a lone killer from. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. He has published 61 novels, more than 200 short stories, and six nonfiction booksand he shows no sign of stopping. The 10 worst and 10 best stephen king movies youtube. What is the best order to read stephen kings books. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation 195,011 doctor sleep. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. On tour for his latest jack reacher novel, make me, author lee child sat down at the sanders theater in cambridge, ma with writer stephen kinga huge fan of the series. Posted on april 11, 2015 by michael kistner how does carrie break out.
After attending the university of maine, he worked as a sportswriter for his local newspaper and labored away for a while in an industrial. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Except for his standalone novels and short stories, stephen king also wrote the popular dark tower series, with the first book published in 1982, for a total of 7 books. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. This edition of this chapbook was published in july 2015 and does not include any of kings works published after that time, though occasional updates are planned. Stephen king discusses new book sleeping beauties with. Stephen king books in chronological order 19742017 show list info the master of modern horror and prolific writer, stephen king has captivated our wildest imaginations for the past 40 plus years. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. Suffer the children punisher the sinners the god project hellfire second child sleepwalk darkness are a few i liked. Stephen king books chronological order the bookshop blog.
His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman. Stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels. Of the early bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like stephen king. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat, and the title story if it bleeds each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring writers. Stephen kings 20 best audiobooksthe definitive list stephen king is one of the most prolific american authors of all time. Why stephen kings it scares off filmmakers books the.
Oct 06, 2015 why stephen kings it scares off filmmakers. I first read this book in 8th grade, amazed that something so dark, and sometimes scary, could be so amazing. Getting it on by bev vincent stephen king revisited. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Weve been getting a lot of visitors coming to that page, so there must be a need. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king revisited. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly. It was his 22nd book, and his 17th novel written under his own name. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. A number of months later, the band via a poll created and released the single enjoy your slay, based upon the shining. Owen philip king born february 21, 1977 is an american author and the younger son of authors stephen and tabitha king. Honestly, i think it matters what kind of reader you are. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
It is a 1986 horror novel by american author stephen king. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. Novel, an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that. Jul 23, 2015 of which only the 1st 2 books had been published as of this books current printing. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. To help you parse out the good from the bad, heres a list of the 10 worst and 10 best stephen king adaptations so far, not in any particular order, but. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few. One source claims the original title getting it on was inspired by the t. Ice nine kills included the song hell in the hallways on their album every trick in the book, which was based on kings first novel carrie. Stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like carrie, the shining and it.
Lee child and stephen king talk jack reacher youtube. A group of people with psychic powers are invited to spend the night in a haunted house. This second stephen is not the author whose books ive known and loved for almost 50 years and who has written carrie, salems lot, cujo, the shining, the dark tower series, under the dome, and so many, many other wonderful horror books. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. Stephen kings first true novel was also one of his best known works, carrie, which was published in 1974. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. Ten things i learned about writing from stephen king books the. In 1970, king found the incomplete manuscript of getting it on moldering away in a box in the cellar of the house. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.