A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Every stephen king novel summarized in 140 characters or less. Here are of the books he recommends giving a read. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. After his work began to take off, stephen king wrote under a pseudonym, richard bachman, these books were less supernatural horror and more suspense thrillers. Written in the late 1990s, desperation is horrific from start to finish. Stephen king has 1638 books on goodreads with 23544055 ratings.
Aug 24, 2015 terrific story, shattering conclusion. With such an expansive catalogue of books, king has too many to simply choose blindly, so lets get into the top 10 stephen king audiobooks, in particular order. With over 60 novels published, there are no shortage of great titles to choose from. His novel 112263 was named a top ten book of 2011 by the new york times book. The very best and very worst stephen king movies including. I try to devour anything he writes, and most of the time, i am not left disappointed. Theres never been a better time to be a stephen king fan. Without further ado, i give you the top 5 best stephen king books to date. Stephen kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. Before we rank into every theatricallyreleased stephen king adaptation lets give out one honorable mention. Sep 27, 2019 stephen attended lisbon high school, in lisbon, in 1962. As king is one of americas best and foremost short story writers, this is a matter that bears rectifyingafter all, there are more than 100 stories spread across his 10 collections, and thats a considerable body of work. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. This will not be on literary sophistication or critical reception, strictly on how much i enjoy reading them.
Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. May 31, 2017 the 5 creepiest stephen king plot twists. Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 112263. Since the tender age of 12, i have eagerly devoured everything the man has written. So, we take a look at the 10 best stephen king movies to ever arrive at the cinema. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. I will explain for those that dont know what that means. I have no doubt ill be able to convince you to read the works of this great king of horror, or at the very least rent the movies. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. 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. King has published 61 novels including seven under the pen name richard bachman and six nonfiction books. Its the 40th anniversary of the publication of carrie, so new york magazine has compiled a complete list of the maine mans works including the bachman books, collaborations, collections and nonfiction, ranked from worst to best.
The characters, the twists and turns, the happiness and the sadness were all just perfectly knitted together loved it. Is there a list of all of kings books ranked by the members. Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. Being almost 70 years old, stephen kings been officially published for 50 of them, and many of his books were published multiple times throughout the years. Undoubtedly one of the most prolific and quite possibly one of the greatest writers of our generation, stephen kings books offer much more variety than the horror stories for which he became famous.
After that its a little harder to be objective as ive found his short story collections to be really incredible and woukd probably rank them higher than the other sk novels ive read. I havent read much stephen king and what i have read is great but not so scary. Its difficult to point to a stephen king book that is outright bad, but across 50 novels, some are more successful than othersso we ranked them all. Being almost 70 years old, stephen king s been officially published for 50 of them, and many of his books were published multiple times throughout the years. The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Without further ado, heres my list of the best stephen king audiobooks published in this century. However, weve got a video here for you that you just might enjoy. On monday, hulu premiered 112263, its jj abrams produced, james francostarring. Collaborating with his best friend chris chesley in 1963, they published a collection of 18 short stories called people, places, and.
Kennedy, which occurred on november 22, 1963 the novels titular date. Sep 07, 2017 the very best and very worst stephen king movies including it, ranked. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. And, by all means, if theres a king book that somehow scared you even more than these did, tell us about it in the comments. Stephen king is so vastly productive that at one point his sprawling novel it 1986 was. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Im also interested in hearing your thoughts on some of his newer creepy books verses the classics i mentioned above. Jake epping is a thirtyfiveyearold high school english teacher in lisbon falls, maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the ged program. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked best thrillers. This list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite.
Ive wrangled them together here going all the way back to. If you finish the book, watch the movie and decide for yourself which ones betterfair warning, its a tough call. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. You were wrong all those years ago when you said you werent very good at writing. List of books stephen king recommends list challenges.
If its meant purely to scare, then some of the heftier books on this list would have wracked up a body count, terrifying readers to death over 700 pages or more. It has a small cast of characters and a length to suit that. If youve already made your way through the list of books at the end of on writing and arent already following stephen king on twitter, you should. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland.
Every stephen king novel summarized in 140 characters or. He is my favorite writer, so obviously i felt compelled to summarize every one of his books using the character limits of twitter. So you might think that if stephen king the guy who wrote such horror classics like carrie and the stand were to rattle off his top ten favorite books, it would feature works by the likes of edgar allan poe, h. What are some examples in other stephen king books of children, the elderly, and people with. This book is one of the best i have read in awhile for its length. I have some signed books, a few first editions, a couple of rare releases, some stuff thats old but in great condition, and books by my favorite authors that are now out of print. Stephen king is the undisputed master of horror fiction. Howards documentary on the beatles touring years 196266. Kings books and short stories quickly became hit movies, many of them. Stephen attended lisbon high school, in lisbon, in 1962. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo.
Filmmakers have been adapting stephen king books for decades now. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. In stephen kings revival, a boy is befriended by a charismatic. Around these parts we hold stephen king in very high regard. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, 1 and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
In 1962 the bee came down to nettie crawford and michael day, who. Sep 17, 2019 im making it my personal mission to listen to every stephen king novel published so far this century, which given kings propensity for very long books, is a far bigger job than you might imagine. 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. It is the 60th book published by stephen king, his 49th novel and the 42nd. Stephen king bibliography the following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Its frightening how effective of a storyteller he is. Is there a list of all of kings books ranked by the. Jul 18, 2019 whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. Published in 1996 at a length of 1,079 pages, infinite jest took david foster wallace. Abrams and based on a novel by stephen king, stars james franco as a high. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels.
Whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. Sep 19, 2017 so, we take a look at the 10 best stephen king movies to ever arrive at the cinema. It is the 60th book published by stephen king, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. Through short stories, novellas, and of course full length novels, he has shown. This wiki has been updated 23 times since it was first published in march of 2015. Looking back over more than 40 years worth of his work. Stephen king teams up with longtime friend and awardwinning author richard chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of castle rock. What are some examples in other stephen king books of children, the elderly, and people. Currently on social cataloging website goodreads the book has a score of. 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 edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in. There are three ways up to castle view from the town of ca. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. Stephen king is the author of more than 50 books, all of them. And we start with one of the best, about a psychic teenage girl whom youve probably heard a lot about. During his first year at college, king completed his first fulllength novel, the long walk. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. As for a ranking of stephen king books, goodreads is good and i also like this list. But at feature length, this material feels pretty skimpy.
Amazon also ended its acclaimed series based on philip k. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Here, submitted for your approval, are the short story collections of stephen king, ranked. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first fulllength novel that king ever finished. His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman. Feb 18, 2016 theres never been a better time to be a stephen king fan. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Along with his fulllength novels, we included kings many shortstory. Enter stephen king, the master of spooks, good storytelling, and, yes, often really long books. Jun 15, 2019 this list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them.
Not only do you get book jokes, he also recommends books. Though its considered one of the best horror films all time, stephen king has been famously outspoken about hating the adaptation of his novel. Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first full length novel that king ever finished. It is the opinion of one person, and i disagree with some of his placements, but what i like are his descriptions of the book and his reasoning for where he puts the book on his list. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. A recovering alcoholic, king noted in his book on writing that he was drunk. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Book editor jordan hamessley london actually paused the show and. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Blog posted on sunday, jun 17 best short stories and collections everyone should read if you are on the lookout for great storytelling but dont want to commit to a fulllength novel, then short story collections are the answer. List of books stephen king recommends show list info. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. On monday, hulu premiered 112263, its jj abrams produced, james francostarring miniseries adapted from the writers bestselling jfk. Only one thing tempered my appreciation of this story, and that was its length.
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