Stephen edwin king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy. Stephen king has 1655 books on goodreads with 23716640 ratings. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series. With nearly 100 books to his name, the task of choosing one to read can be daunting, so im here to take the guesswork out for you. Search for crossword clues found in the daily celebrity, ny times, daily mirror, telegraph and major publications. Stephen king new releases, 2020 books book release dates. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Salems lot is the second published stephen kings book believed to be significant to his future trademark style.
Stephen king is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels. Here, he starts to explore the twists and hooks that will be still capturing his readers years and years later. Author stephen kings complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. This bestselling novelist has published more than 100 novels, nonfiction books, short stories, novellas, poems and screenplays, so. The artwork from pet sematary, without doubt one of the best stephen king books of all time. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1986, and was written by stephen king. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections.
Hbos the outsider biggest differences from stephen king. Kings inspiration for this novel actually came from stitching together five short stories, melding them together with inspiration from the poem, childe roland to the dark tower came. It reappears in many of his books, including bag of bones, hearts in atlantis, and 112263. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. It is also the first of his novels with a writer as a protagonist. The first stephen king book i ever read, and possibly my pick for the best for sentimental reasons. 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. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Stephen king will embark on a book tour from 7th june, during which he will visit twelve cities across the country. The imagery is much more gross than gruesome, carefully designed to excite pure, primal horror.
Different seasons rita hayworth and shawshank redemption. Stephen king bibliography stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1090 pages and is available in paperback format. Many readers are wondering, are there new stephen king books releasing in 20202021. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Here at, we have the official list of new and upcoming stephen king releases. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
He is bestknown for such published works as carrie, the shining and misery all of which have been adapted into successful films. King cackles, then cracks his knuckles and whips out another one. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written. Stephen king audio books, best sellers, author bio. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a. Even stephen king cant escape living in a stephen king book. King dedicated his 1989 book the dark half, about a pseudonym turning on a writer, to the deceased richard bachman, and in 1996, when the stephen king novel desperation was released, the companion novel the regulators carried the bachman byline. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to.
A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. 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. Stephen edwin king, born in 1947, published his first novel, carrie, in 1974. Described as the king of horror, kings books have sold over 350 million copies worldwide and have been adapted into a number of different mediums including film, television, and comic books. Based on stephen kings book of the same name, the series has mostly kept the story and characters on a similar track as the book, but there are always going to. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like carrie, the shining and it. One of the things i like best about kings writing is the way he breathes life into characters and every day settings.
I love you always stephen king and i will always support you. If you are not able to attend any of the dates below, or do. Kennedy, which occurred on november 22, 1963 the novels titular date. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. It was written at the height of his substance abuse problems, and the whole book is a mishmas. The author is in florida, with his wife, tabby, and his corgi, molly, trying to stay sane while sheltering in place. The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor. I love horror because i read his book since i was child and now im grown up with his book.
A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. The book centers around seven core characters, friends who bonded as kids through a summer of darkness. Carrie, it, the stand, the shining, the gunslinger, 112263. His recent work includes sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen. That said, the first 95% of his books is generally so good that i can forgive the ending. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are dick halloran, pennywise the dancing clown. Stephen king, one of the masters of american horror fiction, has an oeuvre of close to 100 books, which includes some of the most.
Books by stephen king author of the shining goodreads. It by stephen king is a book about the magic of childhood. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Pdf it book by stephen king free download 1090 pages. The reader finishes the previous line and, shuddering, puts the audio book down. Night surf is a postapocalyptic short story by stephen king, first published in the spring 1969 issue of ubris magazine, and later collected in a heavily revised version in king s 1978 collection night shift. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen king, one of the most established authors in the world today, is by no means an unfamiliar author, maybe unfavoured in terms of writing style for some, but definitely not in terms of fame.
In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books. The 17 best stephen king books ever written, ranked. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books. Stephen king will be signing copies of his upcoming release, doctor sleep, at the following location. I love it and the stand and so many others, but there is a true tragic arc to this novel that makes the reader truly care about what happens, even though its practically foreordained. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote.
Infact, much of kings writing has been adapted into other mediums. Whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. Stephen king can only write a good ending to a book by chance. Its pretty generally accepted that the tommyknockers is the worst novel written by stephen king even he himself isnt particularly proud of the work. The 10 best stephen king books monsters and critics. 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. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Keep up to date with upcoming stephen king releases 2020. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
During this covid19 pandemic we need something to take us away, to relearn to laugh, to have a good time, and to face our demons. The master of suspense has enough famous horror novel options to last you months. His books gained their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and kings ability to involve and scare the reader. She is that rare breed, a totally likable person, who gets into horrific messes. Readers of stephen king know that derry, maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. If youre new to stephen kings books, heres where to start, from horror classics it and pet sematary to the novella that inspired the. Twentyseven decades later, they return to fulfill a promise made that terrible summer. It is the 60th book published by stephen king, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. Based on stephen kings bestselling novel of the same name, the outsider begins by following a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy. 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. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Loosely related to the authors highly regarded novel the stand, the story occurs on an august night on anson beach, new hampshire, with a group of former. 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.
Since then, he has written more than 70 novels, nonfiction books and story collections. We have a growing list of new stephen king books and novels for you to enjoy in 2020. Stephen king book crossword clue, crossword solver. Originally intended as a bachman book, misery finds stephen king unpacking toxic fandom decades before twitter would allows annie wilkeses the world over to. A person who champions reading as a prerequisite to better writing, he writes 2,000 words a day and has sold more than 350 million copies, many of.