Stephen king, one of the masters of american horror fiction, has an oeuvre of close to 100 books, which includes some of the most. Perhaps the biggest connection between all the stephen king books is that stephen king appears in the stephen king books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books. Stephen kings second novel, the vampire bestseller salems lot, tells the story of evil in smalltown america. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead.
A small but significant change to the main character, and more. Each is accompanied by a synopsis directly from the stephen king web presence. What are some of kings bestselling novels and films throughout the years. At 71, stephen king is still at the top of his game and is showing no signs of slowing down. Ralph roberts, the lead protagonist has had a difficult time sleeping since his wife died. Dark tower mostly takes place in midworld, the decayed remains of a once great empire where a. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Top 10 nonhorror stephen king books nerd girl power. This is i think the fifth version of this list that ive put together.
The author of fifty novels, nearly two hundred short stories and nine collections of short fiction, he is as productive as he is versatile. Movie adaptations of stephen kings novels are rarely as engaging, amazing and awe striking as the books that generated them. 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. It is hard to put down something that is so powerfully full of the confusion between reality and dreams. If youve read any of those, youve read much of this one. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels.
His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. King, i am so glad i was born in the era with him as an author. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. With what is now considered one of the best opening lines in fiction, stephen king. Here are the top 10 best stephen king novels of all time. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a. Complete list of stephen king books in order a full. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. The drawing of the three 1988 the tommyknockers 1988 nightmares in the sky photo book with text by king 1989 the dark half 1989. The 10 greatest stephen king horror novels according to.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Whats the biggest gap in quality between a stephen king. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. With over 60 books published in the mainstream, there is a lot of stephen king out there to be read. Hbos the outsider biggest differences from stephen king. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. 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. The dark tower series 19822012 the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. But by some off chance youre a stranger to his writing, weve rounded up 10 of the best, most ghastly horror books written by stephen kinghis greatest hits, if you willin no particular order. For those looking to immerse themselves within the literary world of stephen king, we present the essential reading list a guide to the biggest and best books from the multimillion copy selling author of carrie, it and the. The survivors panic in the aftermath, widespread violence ensues, and people begin to search for belonging and pick sides.
Stephen king has connected several of his books in the same region of maine, most commonly around the fictional town of. Stephen king, whose new novel, doctor sleep, is published on september 24, is the author of the shining, on writing and misery. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Today we talk about my biggest disappoints with regards to stephen king books. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. For this list, well be looking at the best novels from the master of horror, stephen king, from pet sematary, to the dead zone, and the green mile. To celebrate these recent accomplishments, and stephen kings entire career, today we look back on his most famous books. The stand by stephen king is the postapocalyptic tale of a world deprived of most of its inhabitants after the accidental release of a lethal virus. An underrated classic, rose madder 1995 is the story of rosie daniels, a wife who has finally found the courage to.
I think one of his shortest was the girl who loved tom gordon and that one should be a classic. For the first time in a major trade edition, this terrifying novel is accompanied by previously unpublished material from kings archive, two short stories, and eerie photographs that bring kings fictional darkness and. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Arguably one of the most prolific horror writers of the world stephen king has had a. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances. In an interview with time, the prolific author reflected on his ten most monstrously large books. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Another stephen king book that became a major motion picture, this first installment in the dark tower series introduces readers to roland of gilead. Your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions.
King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. So, without further ado, here are my top nonhorror stephen king books, for the the nonhorror fans in our lives. Its one of the most actionpacked of all kings novels, more of a thriller with a fantastic. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. The stephen king book with the most adaptations screen rant. In the book rose madder, once again, the biggest monster is completely human, and is someone you are supposed to trust. The events that king created in insomnia are quite entrancing which makes the book one of stephen king best selling books. Here are a few things to know before getting started. While stephen king has taken to apologizing in recent interviews for the fact that the world feels like its living in one of his books, that doesnt mean that the world isnt ready to enjoy. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. As one of the most prolific horror and suspense writers in the biz, stephen king has enough books in his extensive oeuvre to last thriller readers.
The biggest challenge in adapting stephen king books. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. To help you out, weve put together this list of the best stephen kings books, ranked from most. If i didnt know better i think he was the 1 who wrote the book of revolations for the bible. Top 8 stephen king best selling books thatll give you. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received.
King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. But however you know him, from the films or his books, there is little doubt that stephen is the king at what he does. 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. Stephen king is the king of horror on the page, but gary dauberman is ruling the horror world on. However, many novels in the list of stephen king books bear a connection to the dark tower universe and to each other, although they are completely separate stories you can read separately. The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. The biggest differences between stephen kings the outsider book and hbos series. Top 11 best stephen king books everyone should read in 2020.
Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. First released in 1974, carrie is stephen kings first published novel. It also remains one of his most memorable works, having been adapted into three featurelength films with one sequel and a broadway musical that inspired an episode of the television show riverdale. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. Stephen kings salems lot movie has taken a big step. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. So, with the newest release of one of his novels in movie form, the mist, i present you with the top fifteen of his novels. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked.
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