The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. 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 to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. I woke up with a tremendous jerk, sweating all over, within an inch of falling out of bed. The holy grail of school shootings, stephen kings rage was removed from. Copies of the novel were even found in some of the suspects possessions, or witnesses have recalled that the suspect had just recently read the book before committing their crimes. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Stephen king has a long and twisty relationship with censorship and book banning. For example, depending on which account you believe, the running man was written either before stephen king started carrie or immediately after he completed that books first draft, which would make it either his fourth or his fifth. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. It says aint the two of us just had the shittiest luck.
Throughout his over 40year career as a horror author, stephen king has conjured truly terrifying tales that have become some of his readers worst nightmares. Why stephen kings novels still resonate the economist. Stephen king was my first love, but i felt like he betrayed me after i read needful things and then geralds game. The author, who will celebrate his 70th birthday this year, has exceptional creative fecundity. Stephen king is sorry you feel like youre stuck in a stephen king. His multifaceted, deeply psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy works are translated into more than 30 languages, every new movie adaptation is bound to incite huge craze among fans and has high chances to tear down cinemas. I put him away for about 15 years and i have finally found him again. The only thing i may look forward to more than a new stephen king novel is a new collection of his short stories. One was singled out because she wore the same clothes to school every day and was taunted by classmates. He recalled that in november 2016, when donald trump won the. Stephen king wrote the story that was the basis for stand by me quite early in his career, although it wasnt published until eight years later, in the collection different seasons. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Author stephen king signs copies of his new book revival.
His new book, liseys story, is about marriage, mourning and living a life of the imagination. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. How stephen kings childhood inspired stand by me amc. This decrepit shack the things are visiting today seems worse than the black house to them. The coronavirus pandemic reminds many stephen king fans of his 1978 book the. A literary award for stephen king the new york times. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. In 1929, george and the rest of his acquaintances including his brother and life partner were brutally gunned down by several of derrys citizens in an ambushed shooting. During the 1990s, four of his books turned up on the ala list of most banned books. The book jacket for the bachman books, a collection authored by stephen king. Stephen kings classic thriller carrie was based on two. While king has been a giant of both the literary world and the overall pop culture landscape since the smash success of his first novel, 1974s carrie, hell be the first to say that he was by no means an overnight success as a writer.
Stephen king, shown holding a friend in a 1994 photo, has a new miniseries, rose red, doing well in the ratings for abc. King recalled getting 50 or 60 fan letters a week for. The writer, the accident, and a lonely end books the guardian. For eight years, kings pseudonym went undiscovered. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Sep 10, 2019 all 24 stephen king cameos, from it 2 to the simpsons by chris e. Apr 28, 2020 the ultraprolific septuagenarian author stephen king says he has been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism. The bradley gang was a group of bandits led by george and al bradley to rob and murder store owners of derry. King, i am so glad i was born in the era with him as an author. Stephen king discusses how he came up with the idea. Altman recalled elon musk giving a spacex tour to him many years. Dubner, who would later write with steven levitt the bestselling. The author stephen king today published guns, a powerful essay about gun culture, in which he calls on gun owners to support the ban on semiautomatic weapons.
Oct 04, 2006 the writer stephen king in august in new york. Iconic author stephen king recalls the horrifying auto accident that almost ended his life exactly 20 years ago today, on june 19, 1999. Business insidercorey adwar one of the most soughtafter outofprint books is a violent early novel by stephen king that he removed from. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is overrated. Author stephen king stopped selling his controversial book rage, originally published under pen name richard bachman, after it inspired. Stephen king is practically an industry unto himself. King, famous for writing books including misery, the shining, it and carrie says in guns, which was released as a short ebook on the kindle singles platform, that strict gun. The killer cut off her right leg in the hip and discarded the foot. In 2000, the new york times magazine published a long, admiring article about king in which the reporter, stephen j. King, who wrote the manuscript in 1973 at a makeshift desk set up in his laundry room, modeled carrie white after two girls he recalled from grade school. All 24 stephen king cameos, from it 2 to the simpsons by chris e.
The ultraprolific septuagenarian author stephen king says he has been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism. Stephen king recalls the accident that almost ended his. The novel describes a school shooting, and has been associated with actual high school. Luckily, he has a simple yet effective way of dealing with naysayers. Jul 06, 2012 in 2000, the new york times magazine published a long, admiring article about king in which the reporter, stephen j. In his 2000 book on writing, he recalled having to overcome doubts that hed ever write again as well as. Stephen king clarified that his novel the stand about captain trips, a killer virus, is not the same as the coronavirus after actor james marsden compared the novels latest adaptation to the. Why stephen kings school shooter book rage is out of print, and a. The second book in stephen king s bill hodges trilogy mr. Their shootout incident is one of areas to the well house by the connection to the sewer. Jan 29, 2002 stephen king ready to close book as writer. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies.
His look, as he sits with his cane drawn across his lap, is one of pleasant commiseration, king recalled. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Stephen kings epic fantasy novel, the eyes of the dragon, is in development as a tv series at hulu. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. Upcoming stephen king movies and tv shows in development. A departure from kings usual horror fare, the novel tells the story of murder, dark magic. Night shiftstephen kings first collection of storiesis an early showcase of the depths that kings wicked imagination could plumb. Stephen king insists the coronavirus is not like his killer. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king.
His parents were nellie ruth pillsbury, who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and donald edwin king, a merchant seaman. It was first published in 1977 and then was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus the bachman books. Stephen king black house audiobook stephen king audiobooks. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. School shootings drove stephen king to take rage off shelves. Why stephen king says its not very comfortable to be me during. Stephen kings epic 1978 novel about a disease that wipes out 99. All 24 stephen king cameos, from it 2 to the simpsons. I can recall first reading that book while i was under the weather, staying home from high school for a few days with the flu or something, and. Stephen king liseys story books report the new york. Oct 17, 2017 stephen king forever tied the image of the innocent clown to the epitome of horror with the release of his novel it, which was then turned into a miniseries in 1990. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.
Jul 22, 2015 stephen king s epic 1978 novel about a disease that wipes out 99. The idea of living in a world in which his stories could be a reality is horrifying, but the truth is, the author often draws inspiration from his own personal experiences that he then twists into macabre masterpieces. Stephen kings greatest writing advice is the nobullshit version of all those rejection letters writers receive, probably because he got a ton himself over his decadesspanning career, stephen king has written an astounding 54 novels that have sold over 350 million copies. Mar 09, 2020 stephen king clarified that his novel the stand about captain trips, a killer virus, is not the same as the coronavirus after actor james marsden compared the novels latest adaptation to the. This epic tale of a high school shooting, rage started the genre.
King had once stated that writing the book was one of his biggest regrets of his career, because of the tragedies that followed its publication. Stephen king forever tied the image of the innocent clown to the epitome of horror with the release of his novel it, which was then turned into a miniseries in 1990. Oct 01, 2000 his look, as he sits with his cane drawn across his lap, is one of pleasant commiseration, king recalled. All 24 stephen king cameos, from it 2 to the simpsons gamespot. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
King s stories are more accessible than, for example, the works of susan sontag, a recent national book award winner. If i didnt know better i think he was the 1 who wrote the book of revolations for the bible. Another stephen king book that became a major motion picture, this first installment in the dark tower series introduces readers to roland of gilead. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. Rage is a psychological thriller novel by american writer stephen king, the first he published under the pseudonym richard bachman.
A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Sep 21, 2019 copies of the novel were even found in some of the suspects possessions, or witnesses have recalled that the suspect had just recently read the book before committing their crimes. The horror writer says he understands why fans have said the covid19 pandemic feels like living inside one of his novels. I got up, lit a cigarette, sat in the chair looking out the window at the rockies, and by the time the cigarette was done, i had the bones of the book firmly set in my mind. The king of horror, the master of mystery, stephen king is one of the brightest and most recognized authors alive. Yes, i love stephen king, but even being a constant reader doesnt prevent me from being willing to admit that the man can and often does go long on his word count. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
King has published 63 novels, including seven under. On growing up, believing in god and getting scared the more carny it got, the better i liked it, king says of his new thriller, joyland. In 1974, just after finishing salems lot, king sat down and pounded out a novella called the body. Although kings 1996 novel didnt take place in shawshank, castle rock sneaks in a reference when the kid watches a mouse scurry across the prison floor. One of the interesting things about researching these historical context essays is that they demonstrate how unreliable memory can be. It documents her shopping adventures after receiving a bumper royalty cheque due to many people mistakenly buying the ebook version of her book instead of the book by stephen king of the same name.
79 492 463 586 373 62 224 526 583 1441 207 69 627 825 1467 586 1532 160 571 578 940 920 1485 1087 203 1053 1155 852 1070 782 1159 919 500 180