A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Tolkiens epics, robert brownings poetry, and sergio leones inspired more than thirty years ago by works as diverse as j. Stephen kings next novel, the institute, announced. Kindle edition by guggenheim, marc, king, stephen, maleev, alex. Mercedes, the killer of at least 8 that we know about, becomes more and more complex as the. Stand by me cast the film was based on kings short story the body hes obsessed with coming of. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. Throughout the 70s and early 80s, king carved a path for. Stephen king books in french for sale in stock ebay. Up next from stephen king, who never stops writing and god bless him for that, is next years brand new book if it bleeds, which will actually. In 1981 he published another book for the movies, cujo i still remember this movie, it gave me nightmares for a long time back in the day.
However, since it appears goodreads does not have a separate page for autopsy room four i have decided to post it here. Below is a list of stephen kings books in order of when they were originally published. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stephen kings n. In the meantime the author kept writing books, many of which again were translated to powerful movies, such as christine, and the dead zone starring christopher walken. In the outer circle of a nested narrative, a woman named sheila writes to her childhood friend charlie about her brother, johnny, a psychiatrist who recently committed suicide. The dark tower is the backbone of stephen kings legendary career. We celebrate the author known to many as the father of modern horror. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest.
This set includes 40 of kings stand alone novels, the complete 6 book green mile serial thriller, 3 of his short story collections insomnia, full dark no stars, and everythings eventual, 2 of kings screenplay adaptations the mist, and storm of the century, 3 of his non. Stephen king the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The book this is under reads six stories by stephen king. The only thing i may look forward to more than a new stephen king novel is a new collection of his short stories. 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 share with his fans and. Its publisher likens it to two of kings previous works, it and firestarter. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Parts of his childhood were spent in fort wayne, indiana, where his fathers family was at the time, and in stratford, connecticut. Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by stephen king and bev vincent. Sleeping beauties by stephen king and owen king scribner, fiction, on sale sept. For a generation of readers, stephen king is the voice of the underbelly of smalltown america, having made his name as the author of cult classics with an equally strong legacy of film adaptations including carrie, the shining, the green mile, the stand, pet sematary, it, under the dome and the tommyknockers.
The way he wrote this book is so compelling and keeps your attention the whole way through. Yes, i love stephen king, but even being a constant reader doesnt prevent me from being willing to admit that the man can and often does go long on his word count. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Jessie by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Owen king has 25 books on goodreads with 217448 ratings. Fans of stephen king wont have too much longer to wait for the next novel from the master of horror. Lovecrafts touch to it cosmic horror and insanity, anyone. It documents her shopping adventures after receiving a bumper royalty cheque due to many people mistakenly buying the ebook version of her book instead of the book by stephen king of the same name. 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. Sep 17, 2019 without further ado, heres my list of the best stephen king audiobooks published in this century. There are numerous differences, even major changes, but if youre a stephen king fan, youll love both the book and the movie.
This is certainly one of the more grounded stephen king books. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat and the title story if it bleeds each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places. Inspired more than thirty years ago by works as diverse as j. Tolkiens epics, robert brownings poetry, and sergio leones. The bachman books were a way for stephen king to write a different style under a psuedonym. Stephen dobynswhom stephen king has described as the best of the bestis back with a comic suspense novel about a smalltime con operation, a pair of combative detectives, and the pride, revenge, and deception that guide us all.
Stephen king and son team up for a novel about women whose. This book is about a young teenager named charlie decker. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Confirmed by stephen king as the first of a trilogy the story moves along at a good pace, filled with characters that come to life in the usual sk way. The only thing that kind of ruined the ending for me was the sewer seen with the. Before we get to the book list, theres a few things you should know about stephen king. 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. Stephen kings first true novel was also one of his best known works, carrie, which was published in 1974. Stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. I would love to attempt king again but this book wasnt a. Weighing in at around 1,000 pages, kings masterpiece is a historical thriller, crime novel and timetravel fantasy in one essential read. Though exposure to the tommyknockers who piloted the alien craft has detrimental effects on residents health, the people of haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under its increasingly malignant influence.
This exciting new anthology, perfect for airport or airplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by stephen king, along with brand new stories from stephen king and joe hill. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. 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. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat and the title story if it bleeds each pulling readers into. Stephen kings enthralling under the dome 2009 dreamed up a small maine town thrown into a surreal situation. King announced on his website that his next book, the institute, will be published by. Stephen kings next book if it bleeds set for 2020 release. Stroud has written an amazing novel that is bound to become an epic.
Stephen king new releases, 2020 books book release dates. The book was first mentioned during a promotional appearance on the cbc radio program q. This list will be updated continuously as i finish each successive book. Begun more than thirty years ago, seven books and more than three thousand pages make up this bestselling, epic fantasy series. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels.
Not perfect, but underneath theres a really great person. Stephen king reveals his next novel, the institute, will be published. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. This unique set includes 55 different stephen king books no slipcase. Six stories by stephen king meet your next favorite book. May 21, 2017 before we get to the book list, theres a few things you should know about stephen king. Sep 23, 2016 i think youd struggle to find a moreread author in the 1980s than stephen king. Up next from stephen king, who never stops writing and god bless him for that, is next years brand new book if it bleeds, which will actually bring us four new tales in one.
The book, set for release next spring, comprises four original novellas the same format that provided the basis for iconic films like stand by me. Throughout the 70s and early 80s, king carved a path for himself as the worlds foremost writer of horror fiction. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Except for his standalone novels and short stories, stephen king also wrote the popular dark tower series, with the first book published in. Im not going to say what the idea is because its too good. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate. Five writers who could be the next stephen king tvovermind. I am reluctant to buy this type of book, but am glad i did. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Stephen king will tell you about it in the forward. Before each story, there is information about the author, as well as comments by author regarding stephen king. The narration, the artwork and the coloring is great the coloring is more subtle and it isnt too bright and annoying like the other standard comic, the story is spooky and it also has a h p. Apr 01, 1993 stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. Except for his standalone novels and short stories, stephen king also wrote the popular dark tower series, with the first book published in 1982, for a total of 7 books. I think youd struggle to find a moreread author in the 1980s than stephen king. Sleeping beauties is a novel by stephen king and his son owen king, released on september 26, 2017. Stephen king announces next book, if it bleeds, due out in may 2020. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Many readers are wondering, are there new stephen king books releasing in 20202021.
Buy a cheap copy of the colorado kid book by stephen king. Here at, we have the official list of new and upcoming stephen king releases. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. The stand by stephen king, it by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, misery by stephen king, salems lot by stephe. Stephen king explains how coronavirus pandemic led to a change in his next book.
Stephen king explains how coronavirus pandemic led to a change. 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. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. It was the first stephen king i attempted read but i was just sooo bored and put it down about 200 pages in. On an island off the coast of maine, a man is found dead.
Under the richard bachman pen name, king has managed to paint a bleak but realistic world unlike the supernatural landscape of salems lot and the stand. The place was suddenly covered by an invisible, impermeable dome. Following a huge year in 2018 that saw him land multiple books on. If, however, you like a variety of genres and enjoy a good detective story, then this is the book for you. Keep up to date with upcoming stephen king releases 2020.
After his father left them when stephen was two, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. Of the novel, stephen king stated, owen brought me this dynamite idea and ive collaborated a couple of times with joe. The poetry i come back to again and again are the narrative poems of stephen dobyns. 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. It is a collection of six different authors that were selected via a contest. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. We have a growing list of new stephen king books and novels for you to enjoy in 2020. Stephen king reveals he had to alter his upcoming novel due to the coronavirus pandemic.