Michael had been scheduled to perform 50 sold out concerts to more than a million folks. The most amazing of those, was the shinning by stephen king. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. But the length is justified as king takes time to create characters and places so. Most novelists are content with sticking to one literary branch, letting other writers adapt their work to screenplay form.
Stephen king still has the power to surprise his beloved constant readers. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Seven volumes of this fascinating series are published in addition to one prequel 2012 with first volume released in 1982. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based. For more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. The shining was made into a fulllength movie in 1980 starring jack nicholson and directed by stanley kubrick. Storm of the century full movie stephen king youtube. I first read this book in 8th grade, amazed that something so dark, and sometimes scary, could be so amazing. Fans of stephen king should also check out this amazing graphic of the steph en king universe designed by australian illustrator gillian james, as well as this video in which king discusses the art of the short story. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Sometimes they come back is a 1991 madefortv horror film based on the short story of the same title by stephen king. Posted on 1 december 2015 by sheldon nesdale if you are a new stephen king addict i suggest the following 3 phases to provide you with a reading order. Horror master stephen kings 22 favourite films of all time.
Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen kings work. 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. Stephen king book of the month club showing 128 of 28 messages. As psychically terrifying as firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of it, the institute is stephen kings gutwrenchingly dramatic story of good vs. Little did i know, that some of his books are the length of websters dictionary. Order of stephen king books stephen king is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels. Born on september 21, 1947, in portland, maine, stephen edwin king is an american author who has been described as the king of horror. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles.
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. There are three ways up to castle view from the town of ca. The bulk of kings short stories exist only in the series of 11 anthologies hes published during his career. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Wolves of the calla book by stephen king thriftbooks. It may not be fashionable to say it, but stephen king is one of the most gifted and prolific american writers in history.
List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. King has published 61 novels including seven under the pen name richard bachman and six non. Its a pretty straightforward werewolf story about a small town. As befits a sequence of extraordinary length, the dark tower is a mixture of.
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. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Richard bachman actually stephen kings son goes by the name joe hill. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His recent work includes the bill hodges trilogymr. These diseases have very similar treatments, symptoms, and causes. Elevation is a magical tale that entertains and manages to say a little something about the state of our culture in 2018. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Unless you are familiar with kings epic dark tower series. 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. The dark tower series written stephen king is blend of multiple genres including science fiction, horror, dark and western fantasies.
Books by stephen king authors like stephen king what. Stephen king books chronological order the bookshop blog. A list of all stephen kings series in reading order. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. He is bestknown for such published works as carrie, the shining and misery all of which have been adapted into successful films. I tried to read everything stephen king had ever written. Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. A truly underrated novel, and one of the few fulllength novels king. 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. Although the series initially ended with the release of maximum ride forever in 2015, it was resurrected for a second series which began in 2016.
Jack nicholson won an oscar for best actor for the. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Suffer the children punisher the sinners the god project hellfire second child sleepwalk darkness are a few i liked. Cycle of the werewolf is a short horror novel by american writer stephen king, featuring illustrations by comicbook artist bernie wrightson. Wolves of the calla by stephen king, first edition. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. The first volume of the series, the gunslinger, appeared in 1982, and subsequent.
Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. A comprehensive list of stephen kings written works. Honestly, i think it matters what kind of reader you are. Stephen kings cycle of the werewolf is a long story and not a full length. Stephen king reveals his 22 favorite horror movies. Click here to learn more about kings books kings books. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. In the authors notes at the back of the novella, king admits to taking liberties with the lunar cycle. More of stephen kings novels have been adapted into movies than most authors in any genre could possibly dream of. But id suggest different books for people depending upon wheth. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. That being said, i would at least suggest reading a few of his major works it, the stand, salems lot, etc.
There are lots of references to the other novels in dark tower, and you might miss what hes referring to if you havent read those books yet. King has written several critically acclaimed and commercially successful horror, supernatural, suspense and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, 1 and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Buy a cheap copy of wolves of the calla book by stephen king. 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. Weve been getting a lot of visitors coming to that page, so there must be a need. King is a storyteller still at the top of his game. We recently made up a nice list of james patterson books so that fans wouldnt miss one as there are so many. Stephen kings reading list for writers books and writing. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard.
Rob merrill, associated press this is not an offering to be missed. Originally intended to be twelve vignettelength segments. Once every generation, a band of masked riders known as the wolves gallop out. Technically, four of these collections contain a handful of novella length stories rather than 20 or so short stories. But i guess they are priced right for those that cant spring for. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. Ive already hit a roadblock with the bachman books and will have to order those online and read those slightly. Wolves of the calla is a fantasy novel by american writer stephen king. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. The shining the stand cujo all of the dark tower series i through vii i believe unless there is one i missed the talisman with peter straub misery dreamcatcher from a buick 8 storm of the century pet sematary some by john saul would be.
There were originally only nine maximum ride books, but the series was inspired by two other novels by james patterson that had been aimed at adults when the wind blows and the lake house. Originally optioned as a segment of the feature film stephen kings cats eye. You do realize though that the books you get through the club are below regular standards and dont last as long. My favourite film of all timethis may surprise youis sorcerer, william friedkins remake of. The dark tower series tells the story of roland deschain, midworlds last. Stephen kings storm of the century screenplay is further proof, if anyone doubts it, that hes not only adept at writing a horror story that gives one the creeps, but that he is not limited to writing in one format. He has a firstclass degree in english literature and an ma in shakespeare studies from ucl, and an ma in creative writing from uea. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. King has highlighted the mist and the shawshank redemption as being his favorite film adaptations of his novels. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo.