Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. It may not be fashionable to say it, but stephen king is one of the most gifted and prolific american writers in history. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. I am trying to get into his books i just bought the stand and i would rather read a smaller book than a hugeeee one. At 1,142 pages, its one of kings longest books, but many people find themselves reading it in a matter of days. Or perhaps the authors were being paid by the chapter and decided to cash in. I ve only read pet semetery which was a great book and now im hooked. Let me know what you thought down in the comments and if you have any video requests. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. This novel was kings first, and was later published under the bachman pseudonym.
King and coauthor stewart onan began writing their book with no inkling that the long suffering red sox would finally win the world series after an 86year drought. Gray matter, a black comedy about a hideous mutation caused by a bottle of beer. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. King s latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Thank goodness he did though, since the book remains among the best stephen king books for beginners available. 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. In this edition, we reveal the longest audiobooks weve ever listened tofrom steve jobs to stephen king. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. Nov 09, 2009 the two books were distorted mirror images of each other, featuring the same cast of characters in different situations. For those looking to immerse themselves within the literary world of stephen king, we present the essential reading list a guide to the biggest and best books from the multimillion copy selling author of carrie, it and the dark tower. Since then, he has written more than 70 novels, nonfiction books and story collections.
It may not be fashionable to say it, but stephen king is one of the most gifted and prolific. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Vote on the best to the worst of stephen kings short story collections and novella collections. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Everything from news, books, comics, to the tvfilm adaptations no. Ur was the shortest one ive read, could probably have been added to a short story. Hes known for writing gruesome scenes and grotesque villains. Stephen kings first true novel was also one of his best known works, carrie, which was published in 1974. Our horrorfilled list of the best stephen king books to start with. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read. Stephen king s grandsons name is ethan king asked in the bible, bible statistics and history, new testament why is the book of jude considered the shortest book in the bible. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen kings work.
After noting this, ive decided i want to read at least one proper long book before the year is out. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. 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. Jan 12, 2018 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 50 books in print, and more coming out every year. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france.
This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. I know before i even hit the publish button on this post that most people are going to raise their eyebrows. Aug 23, 2016 hey everyone i hope you enjoyed todays video. 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. The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original.
An underrated classic, rose madder 1995 is the story of rosie daniels, a wife who has finally found the courage to. Stephen kings grandsons name is ethan king asked in the bible, bible statistics and history, new testament why is the book of jude considered the shortest book in the bible. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. But it was later released in a stand alone book, so i guess it could be considered a novel. Below is a list of stephen kings books in order of when they were originally published. The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable. I want the first book that i read of his to be good and short but frightening as well. I am sure there is a full list out there that orders the longest stephen king novels through the shortest but i havent been able to stumble upon it. Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. The secretary of dreams series of graphic short story collections authored by king 2006. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections. So is the mist, which was originally released as a story in the skeleton crew collection. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first.
The list of books and their page counts was supplied by king s office and refers to the american hardcover editions. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. 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. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six non. Has anyone got any recommendations for some stephen king books that are. Stephen king relevance best selling new arrivals highest rated length longest length shortest price lowest price highest title any class fiction nonfiction. 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. An uncut version was released later with an additional 345 pages included these were pages cut from the book for original release as requested by the publisher. Dark tower radio is the stephen king podcast for all things that serve the beam. My longest the handmaids tale by margaret atwood 475 pages my average pages per book is only 250 pages. Ghost stories was an adaptation of stephen king s short stories the return of timmy baterman, about zombies.
The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. The best stephen king novels 12 mustread stephen king books. Louis creed and his family move into the small town of ludlow, where things quickly start to go south. Apr 11, 2015 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. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. Stephen king the short stories below are mostly available for online reading only, except for some that allow you to download in pdf format. Desperation, 1996 stephen king on his 10 longest novels. Join our katet as we explore and discuss stephen king s dark tower series and the many worlds of the stephen king universe. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Feb 18, 2016 and at age 68, king shows no sign of slowing down. The story of a teenager who murders two teachers and takes. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever.
I was raised in a religious household, and i really wanted to give god his due in this book. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This one feels more like the work of some budding socioscifi author who died in a car crash before making a real name for himself. Join our katet as we explore and discuss stephen kings dark tower series and the many worlds of the stephen king universe. No other horror writer has been as prolific as stephen king or as full of fantastic ideas. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances. Stephen king tends to write long books but the stand is his longest book. Ive only found the top 10 list of his longest and i was hoping to find a complete list. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. I would also love to hear your opinions on the books i. Everything from news, books, comics, to the tvfilm adaptations no level of the tower is off limits to these gunslingers. Jun 25, 2019 king himself has admitted to being so horrified by pet sematary that, at first, even he hesitated to get it published. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Includes pet sematary, misery, salems lot, it, the dark tower, and more.
All of stephen king s books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. Uncle ottos truck, and the boogeyman, about a distraught fathers encounter with a child. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. So ive decided to add sleeping beauties by stephen king and owen king, to my list. The two books were distorted mirror images of each other, featuring the same cast of characters in different situations. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best.
Aug 09, 2012 whats the shortest stephen king novel out there. 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. Either way, weve hunted high and low to find the shortest chapters in book history. As the author of more than 60 globally bestselling books, the mind behind 50 of the scariest scary movies, and both a national medal of honor and national book foundation medal recipient, its an undisputed fact that stephen king is a master of horror fiction. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite. King himself has admitted to being so horrified by pet sematary that, at first, even he hesitated to get it published. Including the two that will become movies this year. 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 edwin king, born in 1947, published his first novel, carrie, in 1974. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six nonfiction works, and countless short stories can make a trip to the king section of your.
It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to. Desperation grapples with the idea of an absent, and sometimes cruel, god. Mar 06, 2017 5 stephen king books your kid could and should read. I think one of his shortest was the girl who loved tom gordon and that one should be a classic. Of the early bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like stephen king.
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