Stephen king began this interview in the summer of 2001, two years after he. Sure, those aforementioned authors have had their books adapted less than. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Best of stephen king im a huuuge stephen king fan but because his collection is so extensive i havent been able to read all of his works. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Stephen king has recommended hundreds of books either in interviews, books or on twitter. This is a complete list of books published by stephen king.
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. Buy the institute by king, stephen from amazons fiction books store. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Stephen king is the undisputed master of horror fiction. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by king s office and refers to the american hardcover editions. The stephen king adaptation is a hot commodity in hollywood once again.
The drawing of the three 1988 the tommyknockers 1988 nightmares in the sky photo book with text by king 1989 the dark half 1989. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. Through short stories, novellas, and of course full length novels, he has shown. The first books i picked out were these ed mcbain 87th precinct novels. Stephen king and all pseudonyms your guide to fiction books. Theres a lot to take in throughout the eight books that make up the series and while reading them youll come across fantasy, horror, romance, action and. 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 kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. This will not be on literary sophistication or critical reception, strictly on how much i enjoy reading them.
The length of this book allows you to be part of every stage of the journey. To help you out, weve put together this list of the best stephen kings books, ranked from. I guess im just curious about everyones favorite books that hes written and to see which ones i should try and in the upcoming months. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. King s latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever.
Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first full length novel that king ever finished. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them. Kings book is exasperatingly long winded more than half its length could of been. Here are of the books he recommends giving a read.
January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. 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. 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. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. Over 350 million copies of kings books have been sold worldwide, and his many awards include the prestigious medal of distinguished contribution to. List of books stephen king recommends show list info. 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. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite. Stephen kingwho 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. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Murakami, regarded as one of the worlds greatest living novelists by the. Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first fulllength novel that king ever finished. Most fans are aware that between 19922012 king played guitar in a literary rock band i.
Ahead of the theatrical release of it, i look at the box office results. With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. With 58 novels, 11 collections of short fiction, and 6 works of nonfiction, stephen king is more than just the master of horror. The stand by stephen king, it by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, misery by stephen king, salems lot by stephe. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. The best stephen king books, ranked in order kindle. In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. The most rewarding books are the ones where the finished story almost lives up to the idea that sparked it.
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. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. The dead zone is a novel length treatment of the old would. Randall flagg who first appeared in the stand, is a constant, and recurring character throughout many king novels, sometimes under different names. 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 books in order of length a novel best seller. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. As leonardo indicated, roland deschain is one of the few leads that appeared across a large number. I was a teenage grave robber, appeared in 1965 in a fan magazine called.
Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Filmmakers have been adapting stephen king books for decades now, which means there have been some classics and some clunkers last month, the dark tower crashed and burned, but a. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read. With more than 70 books in his catalog, stephen king has long been.
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. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Like most authors, it took stephen king a while to get his first novel in. For all its great length, i wish it had carried on for another several hundred pages. The best stephen king books, ranked in order kindle edition by bain, david. In 1965, kurt vonnegut, famous american author known for novel. 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. Along with his fulllength novels, we included kings many shortstory.
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. Stephen king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Stephen king has been a household name for more than 40 years.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. List of books stephen king recommends list challenges.
A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story. Suffer the children punisher the sinners the god project hellfire second child sleepwalk darkness are a few i liked. Here, submitted for your approval, are the short story collections of stephen king, ranked. The daily routine of 20 famous writers and how you can use. Bestselling thriller writer, stephen king, has penned over 50 novels and sold. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo.
Which is the most popular character in stephen kings. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the best stephen king books, ranked in order. 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. Since the tender age of 12, i have eagerly devoured everything the man has written. A truly underrated novel, and one of the few fulllength novels king wrote that has absolutely zero supernatural or horror ingredients. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.
As for a ranking of stephen king books, goodreads is good and i also like this list. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. Its frightening how effective of a storyteller he is. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. But as scary as those supernatural bad guys can be, kings most unsettling antagonists are humansize. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. 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. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. The institute might be stephen kings scariest novel yet the new. Stephen kings teleportation horror story follows a family as theyre about to be transported across outer space to a new world. Over that period he has extended his reach into various areas of pop culture. Here are 11 books that scared the unshakable stephen king, and so are pretty much. 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. Hes one of americas most prolific and beloved writers. You could make an entire reading list based on stephen king recommendations, and be set for a long time.
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