Stephen king books are available from booktopia, the leading online. Stephen king on horrors of trump and coronavirus years after his pandemic novel, bestselling author. Dec 02, 2015 being the tragically obsessed stephen king fan that i am, i fancied myself as a horror writer. Finders keepers stephen kings gripping sequel to mr. King beat out wiley cash this dark road to mercy, mo hayder wolf, stuart neville the final silence, ian rankin saints of the shadow bible, and karin slaughter cop town for the best novel edgar.
He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. May 01, 2015 yours is the bloodstreaked face of female vengeance bidisha. Theres a reason stephen king is one of the most popular writers on the planet and mr. May 18, 2015 stephen kings carrie is only at first sight a novel that deals with a girl with a gift of telekinesis.
Horror has venerable history in comics and graphic novels, particularly with the kind of oldschool books that inspired stephen king himselfthink tales from the crypt. Stephen king s 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. Finders keepers by stephen king 2015, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. He also wrote the best single line ive ever read in a novel. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel about a woman coping with. His recent work includes sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, the short story collection the bazaar of bad dreams, the bill hodges trilogy end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. His books gained their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and kings ability to involve and scare the reader. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Nov 05, 2014 in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre.
This is what happened when i tried to write a novel in 30 days. Not that he ever went anywherebut his new novel, the outsider, feels like what we think of when we think of classic king, exploring the dark underbelly of a seemingly idyllic american town, and disturbing scenes of supernatural violence anchored in family trauma. Stephen king s most popular series is the dark tower. The book is about the murder of reclusive writer john rothstein an amalgamation of john updike, philip roth, and j. His first crime thriller featuring bill hodges, mr mercedes, won the edgar award for best novel and was shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. We have mixed feelings about the aptly titled finders keepers, a sequel of sorts to kings earlier mr. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. The outbursts of carries supernatural powers serve to intensify the horror of what she goes through every day, and the whole novel conveys an important message about the importance of dealing with all kinds of abuse. Stephen king a terrifying exploration of how vulnerable we all are to stalking and manipulation, debut author caroline kepnes delivers a razorsharp novel for our hyperconnected digital age. His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman.
Stephen king s magnum opus nearly didnt make paste s best horror novels of all time countdown, fitting, as it does, more neatly into postapocalyptic fiction or fantasy. Dec 09, 2015 the best stephen king book you havent read rachel weber dec 9, 2015 i always considered myself something of a king fan, id gorged on the horrors of it and the tommyknockers and salems lot as a teenager, and then loyally grabbed all his new releases as they arrived in bookshops every year or so. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. On april 22, 2015, it was revealed that king was working on the third book of the trilogy, end of watch, which was ultimately released on june 7. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia.
Richard bachman actually stephen king s son goes by the name joe hill. Like many of stephen kings books joyland attempts to mix the macabre with a coming of age tale, but in joyland he phones it in and fails on both counts. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel. Stephen edwin king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels.
April 8, 2020 the horror writer says he understands why fans have said the covid19 pandemic feels like. Y esterday i sat down to watch a stephen king talk from back in january of this year. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king revisited. Jun 16, 2015 finders keepers is the sequel to mr mercedes, a straight thriller that won king the top us crime award the edgar, and the second volume in a projected trilogy about retired detective bill hodges. Stephen kings favorite stephen king novel jamie todd rubin. Written works newest to oldest written works newest to oldest.
In the question and answer session that followed the talk, king was asked what his favorite stephen king. Read on for a list of stephen king books in order or find out how his writing has inspired other. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Only stephen king is the best author to write horror and thrilling book. Mar 06, 2020 stephen king won the 2015 edgar award for mr. 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.
Apr 10, 2019 stephen king has gifted us with some of the scariest stories of all time but which of these have become the scariest movies. The plant is an unfinished serial novel by american writer stephen king, published in 19821985 privately and in 2000 as a commercial e book. He veers too far into telling a coming of age tale and showing off his research rather than what we want in a stephen king novel, mystery. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. I had never read a stephen king book before mr mercedes as i didnt have a massive interest in fantasy fiction. So, as the guardian and kings uk publisher hodder launch a short story competition to be judged by the master himself here are the ten. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. March 28, 2015 stephen king has said his novel carrie is about womens power and mens fear an idea reporter beth accomando says has. The novel grapples with the nature of domestic abuse, before introducing a. But it does illustrate why king has special standing in his new novel, finders keepers, to examine the readerwriter relationship, which is increasingly a. One novel that king coauthored with peter straub is also one of the most horrifying ones to date, and that novel is black house.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Batman and robin have an altercation short story, 2015. Apr 08, 2020 stephen king is sorry you feel like youre stuck in a stephen king novel fresh air. I love you always stephen king and i will always support you. Aug 16, 2015 cnn heres a look at the life of bestselling author stephen king, who has written more than 50 books. Finders keepers is a crime novel by american writer stephen king, published on june 2, 2015.
The bazaar of bad dreams by stephen king 2015 1103 by stephen king. Stephen kings favorite stephen king novel may 31, 2015 books jamie todd rubin y esterday i sat down to watch a stephen king talk from back in january of this year. It is the second volume in a trilogy focusing on detective bill hodges, following mr. Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, and shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. A novel by stephen king 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A comprehensive list of all of stephen kings works, organized oldest to newest by first publication. I love horror because i read his book since i was child and now im grown up with his book. Finders keepers, has a very different structure to the first book. The thrilling final standalone novel in stephen king s mr mercedes trilogy. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. A list of stephen king s written works, organized newest to oldest by first publication. Stephen kings carrie and the consequences of bullying. Based on stephen king s bestselling novel of the same name, the outsider begins by following a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy.
All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of. Released in june 2015, finders keepers is the second of three novels in the bill hodges trilogy, which follows up on the success of mr. Im a sucker for a good crime thriller so i picked up mr mercedes and loved every bit of it. Salinger, his missing notebooks and the release of his killer from prison after 35 years. Join allison brennan for a look back at the crime thriller that introduced bill hodges. Get drawn into a world of treachery, deceit and murder such as only stephen king can create. Mercedes is one of the best examples of why he should be. 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. Ten things i learned about writing from stephen king books the. If you find yourself on a king kick after the outsider, here are eight comics and graphic novels that invoke the spirit of. You is a compulsively readable pageturner, one compared to the likes of gone girl, american psycho, and stephen king s misery. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works.
This one opens with a crazed burglar, william morris, robbing famous author john rothstein, who has been silent for a couple of decades, of not just cash but dozens of moleskin notebooks containing two unpublished novels and other writings and then kills him. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Top 10 modern horror novels more terrifying than a stephen. 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.
A sequel to the more fantasy driven horror narrative the talisman, black house delves deeper not only into the horror roots of the series, but the deeper connections to stephen kings dark tower as well. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural. A breakdown of the similarities between stephen kings 1979 novel the dead zone and donald trumps rise to power. Stephen king is denouncing comparisons between his 1978 novel the stand and the coronavirus social media users have drawn comparisons between the two due to the novel. Released under the pseudonym richard bachman, the long walk is actually the first novel stephen king wrotehe just didnt finish and sell it until after carrie and a few of his alltime. 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. A television show based on the book ran from 202015. This 1979 stephen king novel is a chilling prediction of. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. Stephen king has 1640 books on goodreads with 23607400 ratings. He is best known for his works in the horror and fantasy genres, many of which have been. May 25, 2015 may 25, 2015 stephen kings superb new stayupallnight thriller, finders keepers, is a sly, often poignant tale of literary obsession that recalls the themes of his classic 1987 novel.
Dennis lehanes world gone by is the best gangster novel since the godfather. But when an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. Kings big book is his eight novel dark tower series. 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. An introduction to the stephen king library from his uk editor dear reader, as you may know, stephen king is one of the worlds bestselling writers ever and there is a very good reason for that. It took place somewhere in florida and it was for a library down there. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Stephen king decries comparisons between coronavirus and. Mr mercedes, king s first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges.