70 stephen king books rankings

See full list stephen king is the prolific award winning author of more than fifty books, most of which are worldwide bestsellers. The book remains highly rated by readers for its balance of chills and humanity. A comprehensive list of all of stephen king s works, organized alphabetically. I really loved full dark, no stars and thought it could have ranked higher. I love you always stephen king and i will always support you. Make a ranking from best to worst of the king books youve read. Written in the late 1990s, desperation is horrific from start to finish. Throughout his career, king has written numerous books, some of which have been adapted into television series, comic books, miniseries, and feature films. It is his 62nd 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. This will not be on literary sophistication or critical reception, strictly on how much i enjoy reading them. One of the most transformative writers in american history, king helped kickstart a horror boom throughout the 70s and 80sand outlived it. I love horror because i read his book since i was child and now im grown up with his book.

Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. Her memoir, becoming, sold more than 10 million copies across formats during our timeframe. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. My experience with stephen king s novels is limited, this is because i am much more familiar with films based on his books, his novellas and, the focus of this article, his short stories. Rage 1977 probably kings darkest and most disturbing book ever, rage tells a terrifying story of a twisted teenager. 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. In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. The four characters are very interesting, having a relationship that goes back to when they were children. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Im making it my personal mission to listen to every stephen king novel published so far this century, which given kings propensity for very long books, is a far bigger job than you might imagine. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best.

If i had read all of those thousands of pages for that ending i probably would have punted it through a window. Ranking stephen kings short story collections horror amino. Blood and smoke is listed or ranked 70 on the list the all. 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. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Undertheradar stephen king books you need to read asap. 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. If you liked misery, youre probably going to like finders keepers.

Very disappointed to see that most of my favourite stephen king books are up here. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked best thriller books. Kings next novel is due out in september 2019, but it sounds like it has the potential to rank very highly on this list. King has, to date, written or collaborated on more than 70 books, including collections of nonfiction essays, and published over 200 short stories. Stephen kings new book if it bleeds releasing earlier.

Needless to say, i also have read every stephen king book and own all of them in hard and soft cover now that i am an adult. And so here are my top 10 favorite stephen king books. 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. Of the early bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like stephen king. Oh, and by the way, king had us addicts covered once the sixth and final installment. Your rankings of the books the dark tower wiki fandom. The indefatigable author has written nearly 60 novels, published another 10 story collections, as well as a handful.

Without further ado, i give you the top 5 best stephen king books to date. The movies tone is set in the opening scene, in which a man. With such an expansive catalogue of books, king has too many to simply choose blindly, so lets get into the top 10 stephen king audiobooks, in particular order. The horror shows jaime en fuego here to continue our 2nd year coverage on hail to stephen king ranking all of the books published by sai king. The plant is an unfinished serial novel by american writer stephen king, published in 19821985 privately and in 2000 as a commercial e book. A list of stephen kings written works, organized alphabetically. To put this comment in perspective, when i was in seventh grade, we had to pick a fiction book of our choice to read. Vulture ranks all 62 stephen king books worst to best. Without further ado, heres my list of the best stephen king audiobooks published in this century. With over 60 novels published, there are no shortage of great titles to choose from. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books.

King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Best stephen king books ranked by how scary they are. The story, told in epistolary format consisting entirely of letters, memos and correspondence, is about an editor in a paperback publishing house who gets a manuscript from what appears to be a crackpot. Chapter two stephen king s lucrative box office history. A definitive ranking of nearly every stephen king movie and. I had to get my parents to give written permission to bring it in and read it in class. It is from start to finish one of the creepiest, coolest, scariest and most intriguing books youll ever read. The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. Even today, he averages two books per year many question the quality of his most recent work which i will address in this article. After that its a little harder to be objective as ive found his short story collections to be really incredible and woukd probably rank them higher than the other sk novels ive read. Enjoy this list of stephen king books ranked, and vote for the novels you think are the best. From carrie to doctor sleep, this is a comprehensive list.

Tv has been a favorite home to adaptations of stephen king books and short stories into series, miniseries, and tv movies since 1979 tv series salems lot. Based on the novella the body, written by stephen king, the title is derived from the ben e. 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. For one, this is the first taste we get of king as a worldbuilder. From a writers perspective, book 4 is the best written book in the series, followed closely by 3 and then by 2. 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. Jun 15, 2019 this list is my top 5, in other words, my favorite stephen king books presented in order of which i prefer to read them. Jun 03, 2014 top 10 stephen king books of all time 1. Ranking stephen kings dark tower series corrosive teapot books. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according. It is the kind of town where everybody knows everybody else and most of the residents have lived there all of their lives. The legendary horror author shows no signs of slowing down as he enters his eighth decade, with an epic new novel called sleeping beauties syfy stephen king at 70. There are three ways up to castle view from the town of ca.

His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and been adapted into numerous successful films and tv shows. Sep 11, 2019 but will it rank as famed author stephen kings highestgrossing movie to date. Like most authors, it took stephen king a while to get his first novel in. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. The stand by stephen king the plover by brian doyle patreon. A modern master of horror and suspense, he produces material at a terrifying rate. This is the first stephen king book ive encountered thus far that i would consider to be pure and unadulterated horror, and oh boy does he do it well. Dreamcatcher begins as a story about four guys henry, jonesy, pete, and beaver on a hunting trip. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story. Pet sematary by stephen king, wizard and glass by stephen king, the stand by stephen king, the gunslinger by stephen king, the.

Stand by me is a 1986 american coming of age comedydrama adventure film directed by rob reiner and starring wil wheaton, river phoenix, corey feldman and jerry oconnell. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. 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. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according to imdb apart from writing, stephen king has had a hand in movies as his novels constantly get produced. Because despite this being pinned as his vampire book, theres a lot more than that that makes this novel interesting. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. I have no doubt ill be able to convince you to read the works of this great king of horror, or at the very least rent the movies. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically.

The gunslinger is a little different from other stephen king books but its still probably his best book. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. I wont say more, but this book is even more relevant today than it. My suggestion would be to not include collections like night shift or different seasons since those contain multiple stories however, i would include hearts in atlantas because each story is part of the greater whole. Ghost brothers of darkland county, an original musical with book by stephen king and music and lyrics by john mellencamp. At 71, stephen king is still at the top of his game and is showing no signs of slowing down. I was inspired by the heady world of 70s80s horror the golden age. With so many great works, this list of books by stephen king, voted on by the ranker. Stephen king s new book if it bleeds releasing earlier than expected abandoned the shining prequel compared to the revenant by director it writer gary dauberman to. If, for example, i were ranking joe hills books, that ranking would definitely.

Aug 09, 2014 in case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. Top ten stephen king books the top ten stephen king books. Stephen king is a wellknown american author of fantasy, suspense, supernatural fiction, and horror books. Here are all 59 stephen king movies ranked from worst to best, featuring old classics, forgotten duds, and new adaptations like it and the dark tower. Undoubtedly one of the most prolific and quite possibly one of the greatest writers of our generation, stephen king s books offer much more variety than the horror stories for which he became famous. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. If for no other reason that it is one of the scariest books i have ever read at the end. I think this is a really good list to look at if you are trying to pick a stephen king book to. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first.

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. Only stephen king is the best author to write horror and thrilling book. Best stephen king books list of stephen king novels ranked by. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. Jerusalems lot is an unassuming small town in southern maine. Book 7 is understandably polarizing, but im always surprised by how many people love book 1 considering stephen king himself has to apologize for it, and how many people dislike book 4. Jul 18, 2019 whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. This wiki has been updated 23 times since it was first published in march of 2015. 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. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. 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. All stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. Over the years, king has become known for titles that are both commercially successful and sometimes critically acclaimed.

Top 11 best stephen king books everyone should read in 2020. Graveyard shift lists at ranker the ultimate source for lists and rankings in all categories. Here, submitted for your approval, are the short story collections of stephen king. Stephen king is arguably the most prolific author of the last century. 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. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. 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.

Enter stephen king, the master of spooks, good storytelling, and, yes, often really long books. Stephen king has so many nailbiting classics to his name that it is unfair to classify or rank them. Here i will focus on his short story collections of which there are 6, and will be ranking them from best to worst. The 21st pan book of horror stories anthology, december 1979. Dec 20, 2019 the former first lady is the only newcomer to this years author rankings.

Whether developed for television or straighttovideo remember video tapes. Also this book ties in with other stephen king books like the avengers movies which is pretty cool. The last time i updated this ranking of king s books was 20, which in these times of hardship seems implausibly distant. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. With over 50 novels and hundreds of short stories published in his name, he stands. Here are my picks for the top 7 stephen king novels. Well, it looks like it and doctor sleep author stephen king keeps ranking in the dough as today we have word that he has snagged the fifth spot on a recent list by forbes centering on the world. Happy birthday to stephen king, who turns 70 today. King song of the same name, which plays over the end credits.

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. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. A complete ranking of every movie, tv series, or episode involving stephen king. As king is one of americas best and foremost short story writers, this is a matter that bears rectifyingafter all, there are more than 100 stories spread across his 10 collections, and thats a considerable body of work. Even though it is 1,300 pages and i only read it before going to sleep at night, i finished it in under two weeks because i. I know this list is going to be contentious amongst fellow fans, and i welcome comments and criticism with open arms. Looking back over more than 40 years worth of his work. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring writers. Today, stephen king releases his latest novel, the wind through the keyhole, the eighth entry in his dark tower epic.