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. The talismans combination of fantasy and horror, with a kid hero, meant it has a. The best stephen king books, ranked in order kindle edition by bain, david. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. The most rewarding books are the ones where the finished story almost lives up to the idea that sparked it. Stephen king is the undisputed master of horror fiction. With over 30 movies, television series or mini series made from his incredible writings so. Regarded as one of the best writers of our time, stephen king shares his immense journey to the top. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974.
The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable. He is also the editor of three anthologies out in 2014. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. The last time i updated this ranking of kings books was 20, which in these times of hardship seems implausibly. The new york times, waylaid by the books massive size, found it lacking in. This is a complete list of books published by stephen king. 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. Over 350 million copies of kings books have been sold worldwide, and his many awards include the prestigious medal of distinguished contribution to. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. With 58 novels, 11 collections of short fiction, and 6 works of nonfiction, stephen king is more than just the master of horror. The dead zone is a novel length treatment of the old would. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. This list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them.
Today april 24th, 2012, stephen king releases his latest novel, the wind through the keyhole, the eighth entry in his dark tower epic. Stephen king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. 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. When you ask yourself what lengths you would go to for your family, to fix.
List of books stephen king recommends show list info. Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first full length novel that king ever finished. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. 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. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015.
January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. Many of us fell in love with the genre thanks to this man. Stephen king has recommended hundreds of books either in interviews, books or on twitter. Through short stories, novellas, and of course full length novels, he has shown. Its frightening how effective of a storyteller he is. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors in the world, with more than.
The stand by stephen king, it by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, misery by stephen king, salems lot by stephe. Misery is a much more manageable length than, say, the entire dark. As for a ranking of stephen king books, goodreads is good and i also like this list. 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. Originally published as a bachman book, this was actually the first fulllength novel that king ever finished. Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Stephen king has long been a staple in the horror genre, with more than 100 titles under his belt.
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. List of books stephen king recommends list challenges. Hes one of americas most prolific and beloved writers. The late show with stephen colbert stephen king is one of my favorite fiction authors. Add them all together and you barely get the length of a decent introduction. This list of the best stephen king books has you covered. 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. Here, submitted for your approval, are the short story collections of stephen king, ranked. Winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the. This will not be on literary sophistication or critical reception, strictly on how much i enjoy reading them. 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.
Since the tender age of 12, i have eagerly devoured everything the man has written. I mean, everyone knows carrie, and the shining, and it the books and. 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. 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. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite. In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. The best stephen king books, ranked in order kindle. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. With that many books under his belt, not every one has been a hit but hes got a pretty solid batting average, especially with readers. The stephen king adaptation is a hot commodity in hollywood once again. Every horror fan has a collection of stephen king books on their shelves and in their ereaders.
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. From the guardian archive stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive, 1985 7 february 1985. Here are of the books he recommends giving a read. List of books by stephen king simple english wikipedia. Each is accompanied by a synopsis directly from the stephen king web presence. But however you know him, from the films or his books, there is little doubt that stephen is the king at what he does. Stephen king has published more than 80 novels since 1974, making him one of the most prolific authors in history, as well as arguably the most popular. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Finders keepers, which was the second installment after 2014s mr.
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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Suffer the children punisher the sinners the god project hellfire second child sleepwalk darkness are a few i liked. Top 10 stephen king movies based on the popular books. He has also had a large number of his books adapted to film. 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. A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story.
Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. It is his 62nd book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to look back over nearly. A truly underrated novel, and one of the few fulllength novels king wrote that has absolutely zero supernatural or horror ingredients. Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. Read more stephen king s best books, ranked by readers.
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. Along with his fulllength novels, we included kings many shortstory collections and. In the early nineties, king wrote a set of novels focused on abused women and the horrible men who beat and haunt and entrap them. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Buy the best stephen king books, ranked in order by bain, david isbn. 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. Ahead of the theatrical release of it, i look at the box office results. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. Sure, those aforementioned authors have had their books adapted less than. 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. Among kings oeuvre, however, the book has its fair share of critics. 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.
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