Stephen king books ranked in categories this is my personal list of how i would rank the sk books i have read. Reddits largest community of stephen kings avid fans. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. Mr mercedes, kings first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. January 17, 2016 in featured articles 5 horror authors you have to read and follow in 2016. In other words, not only has 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. The 20 best stephen king books to read the extensive list of stephen king books ranked for you october 9, 2019 by metin with more than 350 million book copies sold worldwide, many of which were adapted into movies, television series and even comic books, stephen king is surely one of the greatest authors of our time. Henry prize winner stephen king delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brandnew, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write or rewrite each story.
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 kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre also great to listen to. List of best stephen king books to read in 2020 stephen king has so many nailbiting classics to his name that it is unfair to classify or rank them. The two dead girls, the mouse on the mile, coffeys hands, the bad death of eduard delacroix, night journey, and coffey on the mile 1996 desperation. An underrated classic, rose madder 1995 is the story of rosie daniels, a wife who has finally found the courage to.
September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. 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. In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. In 2008, kings book on writing was ranked 21st on entertainment weekly list of the new classics. Dorothy parker and stephen king have both urged aspiring writers towards this crisp guide to the english language where brevity is key. I love you always stephen king and i will always support you. He is an american author who is best at writing suspense books and in addition to this, he has done one of the best in class work in writing fantasy books. With over 50 novels and hundreds of short stories published in his name, he stands out as one of the most influential figures in the literary world. Posted on thursday, september 7th, 2017 by chris evangelista. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is. Only stephen king is the best author to write horror and thrilling book. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. I love horror because i read his book since i was child and now im grown up with his book. 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 list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. Another short story compilation, the bazaar of bad dreams, came out later in 2016 and included 21 of his. Whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver.
Stephen kings son also writes books but he does not go by his regular name he writes under a different name and i forget what it is. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. This is a complete list of books published by stephen king. That is why we have decided to name 11 of our favorite stephen classics which we believe you should pick up for a visceral reading experience. See our full list of every single stephen king book, ranked. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Richard bachman actually stephen kings son goes by the name joe hill.
List of books by stephen king simple english wikipedia. Stephen king, one of the masters of american horror fiction, has an oeuvre of. Dead zone and misery are very good the stand is pretty good it is great avoid tommyknockers try needful things and see if you like it. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural. Ive decided to start reading the stephen king books in chronological order. There are three ways up to castle view from the town of ca. Each is accompanied by a synopsis directly from the stephen king web. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Read on for a list of stephen king books in order or find out how his writing has inspired other. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Top 11 best stephen king books everyone should read in 2020. Its a story that stephen king fans grew up on, longing for the next book in the series in the same way fantasy lovers waited for the next harry potter novel.
King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of. This list of the best stephen king books has you covered. Prolific author, stephen king published his first short story, i was a. For two generations of literary thrillseekers, his very name is synonymous with horror. 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. But however you know him, from the films or his books, there is little doubt that stephen is the king at what he does.
That depends on whether youre looking for a horror classic like it or supernatural novel like the shining, heres every king book ranked by scarefactor. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. It won an edgar award and, as the first in a trilogy, was followed by finders and keepers and end of watch. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. 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.
See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Our editors discuss which of stephen kings books are the best. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. The 20 best stephen king books to read the extensive. Best stephen king books ranked by how scary they are. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Stephen king s 10 scariest books, because sleeping is overrated. 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. King combined dark fantasy, science fiction, horror, western and arthurian legend to create the bleak, postapocalyptic land of midworld and the people that inhabit it. There is no order except for which books i found amazing, great, good, okmeh and i hated.
Im starting the dark tower and am trying to read the appropriate supplementary novels, without having to like, read 6 books between each one. Stephen king has been terrifying readers for 43 years, crafting bestselling. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections. Today i learned that i have read more stephen king than the average book board poster. 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. 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 best stephen king books, ranked in order audible audiobook unabridged david bain. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The thing to consider about stephen kings books is that he has started his career in the year 1967 just with writing short stories and during the time he has written about 200 short stories.
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