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Unlike most of stephen king s recent books which tend to be about pages too long with large sections of not much going on bordering on v tedious, this is is one of his earlier belters. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. 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. Stephen king and all pseudonyms your guide to fiction books. Why stephen king says you dont need a notebook for your. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. King credits the lurcher of the threshold, a short story collection by hp lovecraft as the catalyst to him becoming a writer. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
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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. Here are 50 mustread books recommended by stephen king over the years, and if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list, ive made a few of my own book suggestions for the king as well. Stephen king doesnt need my endorsement of his writing talent. Misery by stephen king is a mystery, fiction, and thriller novel, which plots the story of the famous writer and his fan.
Moves fast, great story, ive read it about 5 times and its still a good read. Stephen fry harry potter and the chamber of secrets audiobook. With over 60 novels published, there are no shortage of great titles to choose from. Looking back over more than 40 years worth of his work. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. While most know him for books that later became films, such as carrie and the shining, his work spans genres, including fantasy, supernatural, and. 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, 2016.
His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Readers of stephen king know that derry, maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. Stephen king reveals how film links to his other books part v. Arbor house celebrity book of horror stories anthology, 1981. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. The latest from legendary master storyteller stephen king, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town togethera timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deeprooted differences. The stand 1 500 artist signed, cover only by stephen king based on a book by, scott ian guest jacket text by, et al.
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A psychologicalhorror series set in the stephen king multiverse, castle rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of kings bestloved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of maine woodland. Throughout the 70s and early 80s, king carved a path for himself as the worlds foremost writer of horror fiction. More stephen king books have been adapted into films than any other living author. Hes an american author of contemporary horror, science fiction, and fantasy. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. Many of his books have been adapted into films, miniseries. It reappears in many of his books, including bag of bones, hearts in atlantis, and 112263. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Stephen king has 1638 books on goodreads with 23550220 ratings.