January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. List of books stephen king recommends list challenges. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video.
Because thousands of people read here and affect it. Here is the list of stephen kings 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 king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. Worst stephen king books sometimes hes just not at top form. 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.
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. Swan song, which tied with stephen kings misery for a bram stoker award for best novel, is a 960page magnum opus of apocalyptic fiction that feels a bit too familiar in 2018. Im also interested in hearing your thoughts on some of his newer creepy books verses the classics i mentioned above. 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. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. This is a nice short book that does exactly what it states in its title. If youve read any of those, youve read much of this one. Harking back to the early days of the novel, the green mile is being published in six monthly installments. In the afterword of stephen kings highly regarded memoirwriting guide book on writing, the bestselling writer shared a list of 96 books that hed read while writing the book that hed enjoyed and had influenced him. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. 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. This is i think the fifth version of this list that ive put together.
Without further ado, i give you the top 5 best stephen king books to date. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. 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 never kept abreast of the stephen king market other than always checking on items i had recently acquired and was in turn about. It is from start to finish one of the creepiest, coolest, scariest and most intriguing books youll ever read.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 jackson, mississippi, whos always taken orders quietly, but lately shes unable to hold her. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. 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. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. 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. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot.
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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The man is responsible for such classics as the stand and the green mile, but kings true gift lies in the creation of his monsters. About 25 years ago, david aronovitz from the fine books company in rochester, michigan, sold three of those first editions of salems lot. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Like his earlier book the shawshank redemption, which became a hit movie, this one is set inside a prison. In my opinion before putting these books such a list, it should be considered twice or why it is put here. In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. When a 10th anniversary of on writing was released, an updated reading list of 82 books was included more recently, king has taken to twitter to. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here are of the books he recommends giving a read.
Even though it is 1,300 pages and i only read it before going to sleep at night, i finished it in under two weeks because i couldnt put it down at. Whether developed for television or straighttovideo remember video tapes. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. All these make the shining one of the best stephen king books. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story. Stephen king has recommended hundreds of books either in interviews, books or on twitter. Reviewed in the united states on september 12, 2016. Regarded as one of the best writers of our time, stephen king shares his immense journey to the top. The ultimate prize for stephen king collectors abebooks.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen kings work. For decades, stephen king has been considered one of the undisputed masters of the horror genre with his legion of books, miniseries, and films. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. 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. Its a great idea for a writer like stephen king, famous for pageturning, nailbiting suspense. List of books stephen king recommends show list info. On september 10, stephen kings hotly anticipated new thriller the institute arrives to scare the pants off of us again. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. Stephen kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. The 10 most essential stephen king books what would a horror story be without a few threatening.
Tv has been a favorite home to adaptations of stephen king books and short stories into series, miniseries, and tv movies since 1979 tv series salems lot. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. 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. 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 even a little bit of a western vibe thrown in.
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. His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard. To keep ourselves busy while we wait, weve already ranked every one of the master of horrors novelsbut for the purposes of comparing apples to apples presumably, apples with razorblades hidden inside them, our exhaustive list did not include kings numerous short story collections. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. 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. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. All stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. 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. I havent read much stephen king and what i have read is great but not so scary.
On this special publication, stephen king shares his experiences, convictions and habits that have shaped him as a writer. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015. Buy the best stephen king books, ranked in order by bain, david isbn. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. Every stephen king movie, ranked from worst to best 64. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france.