Stephen king is arguably the most prolific author of the last century. Ur follows kings earlier experiments with eformats. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Hes an incredibly prolific writer, penning over 56 books under his own name alone, and is one of the most adapted authors alive, with over 120. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. List of books by stephen king simple english wikipedia. In deference to popular opinion, ive ranked this one fairly low. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. I have committed a sin i have avoided reading novels from the grandmaster writer stephen king. Lovecraft and bram stoker, from living legends like stephen king and robert mccammon, and from modern and rising stars like kelly link and sarah langan. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc.
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. Im listening to just after sunset been patching walls and painting and noticed that the gingerbread girl which was released last year as an audio book only is now included in this. Stephen king writes exclusive story of ebook horror for. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. One would assume hes made a deal with the devil himself, to be able to write 54 novels, and nearly 200 short stories since carrie was first published in 1973. Somewhere tucked away in that special place reserved for creating his tales sits an old typewriter.
It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to look back over nearly 40 years worth of his work and make the tough, ruthless calls to rank them all no copout ties allowed. I think this is a really good list to look at if you are trying to pick a stephen king book to. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. I really loved full dark, no stars and thought it could have ranked higher. Ur is an extremely short novella, and also happened to be my introduction to stephen king. A definitive ranking of nearly every stephen king movie.
If you liked misery, youre probably going to like finders keepers. This years tales come from icons of the past like h. Still, for all their literary merit, few of the stories stick in your nerve. Just scroll down to the bottom of this post for a full catalogue of every stephen king novel ever published. One of the masters of american horror fiction, author stephen king has a oeuvre of more than 88 books which includes some of the most genredefining, bestselling titles in all of literature. Following a nasty breakup, lovelorn college english instructor wesley smith cant seem to get his exgirlfriends parting shot out of his head. Of the early bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like stephen king. The top 10 stephen king movie adaptations consequence of. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. I always have high expectations of stephen king stories and ur was not to disappoint. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre.
Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Stephen king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen kings debut novel about a teenage girl with telekinetic powers almost didnt make it to print. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. 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. As one of the most prolific horror and suspense writers in the biz, stephen king has enough books in his extensive oeuvre to last thriller readers quite some time. Stephen king, one of the masters of american horror fiction, has an. Taking only around an hour to read, stephen king manages to successfully draw the reader in and create a memorable and thoughtprovoking story which i thoroughly enjoyed. In extreme conditions, even with sexual stimulation they can experience an erectile dysfunction free life. This is a complete list of books published by stephen king. The book remains highly rated by readers for its balance of chills and humanity. Richard bachman actually stephen kings son goes by the name joe hill.
He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. A ranking of the greatest novels, short stories, movies, and other creations of the worlds most popular writer spignesi, stephen j. This list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them. Like most authors, it took stephen king a while to get his first novel in print. This novel is one of the examples on how king can make a ridiculous concept into a decent novel. A typewriter that likely holds prominent placement in the heart of king thanks to the mans earlier accomplishments.
Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard. The talismans combination of fantasy and horror, with a kid hero, meant it. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. If thats more your speed, weve got you covered too. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Ive decided to start reading the stephen king books in chronological order. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best.
In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. 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. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. I have no shame in saying, dont waste your time on this book unless its. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. The top 10 stephen king books these are all mustreads. The stand by stephen king, it by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, misery by stephen king, salems lot by stephe. From the guardian archive stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive, 1985 7 february 1985. And so here are my top 10 favorite stephen king books.
September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. A ranking of the greatest novels, short stories, movies, and other creations of the worlds most popular writer. They include classic weird fiction, dark fantasy, bram stoker awardwinning horror and more, and theyre all just a click away. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Why cant you just read off the computer like the rest of us. Vitina molgaard in revisiting ur, a thought comes to mind about our wellread and beloved author mr. The premise is pretty fascinating a university english professor, wesley smith, orders an amazon kindle after a fight with his girlfriend, during which she rages at. This bestselling novelist has published more than 100 novels, nonfiction books, short stories, novellas, poems and screenplays, so it can be hard to keep track of everything that hes written. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. First, mark your calendar for the season 14 finale, feb 6 at 109c. 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 thriller twist in this one will take your breath away as only kings imagination can. 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. 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. The story, whilst being purely fantastic in nature, manages still to be believable. Any of the above mentioned conditions can make people to bear several problems and compel them to live a failure sexual life.
January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. 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. If for no other reason that it is one of the scariest books i have ever read at the end. An unabridged novella unavailable in any collection. 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. The premise is pretty fascinating a university english professor, wesley smith, orders an amazon kindle after a fight with his girlfriend, during which she rages at him for spending too much time reading books. This will not be on literary sophistication or critical reception, strictly on how much i enjoy reading them. A modern master of horror and suspense, he produces material at a terrifying rate. At 71, stephen king is still at the top of his game and is showing no signs of slowing down. Stephen kings teleportation horror story follows a family as theyre about to be transported across outer space to a new. Cell i initially liked this book when i read it, but it was one of my first king book. Stephen king book list welcome to stephen king book list. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever.
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