I think one of his shortest was the girl who loved tom gordon and that one should be a classic. Feb 18, 2016 and at age 68, king shows no sign of slowing down. Hes known for writing gruesome scenes and grotesque villains. The house on mango street by sandra cisnerosthis modern classic, about a latina girl growing up in chicago, has been translated and taught all over. But it was later released in a stand alone book, so i guess it could be considered a novel. The bible is a pretty long book, and that might give the impression that every book of the bible is long, too. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by king s office and refers to the american hardcover editions. Ghost stories was an adaptation of stephen king s short stories the return of timmy baterman, about zombies. May 11, 2018 we all have those books that are simply stuck on our tbrs for ages and sometimes its because of there size.
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. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six non. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. It by stephen king, jaws by peter benchley, dune by frank herbert, macbeth by william shakespeare, x by sue grafton, cut by. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. I was raised in a religious household, and i really wanted to give god his due in this book. I know before i even hit the publish button on this post that most people are going to raise their eyebrows. 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. Aug 23, 2016 hey everyone i hope you enjoyed todays video. 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. A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy, usually reigning for life, or until abdication or deposition.
The original edition of kings apocalyptic moral fable and the complete and uncut updated version both have their partisans. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. Nov 09, 2009 the two books were distorted mirror images of each other, featuring the same cast of characters in different situations. The story of a teenager who murders two teachers and takes. The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original.
In this edition, we reveal the longest audiobooks weve ever listened tofrom steve jobs to stephen king. King s latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. All of stephen king s books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. I would start with one of his short story anthologies, like night shift, different seasons or skeleton crew. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. The colorado kid is his shortest novel followed by carrie and finally the girl who loved tom gordon. Because of her post, i actually wondered what the shortest books on my tbr are. These give you a nice taste of his aesthetic and writing style in a more manageable form, so you can get a feel for whether you like. Stephen king tends to write long books but the stand is his longest book.
Ive only found the top 10 list of his longest and i was hoping to find a complete list. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. It may not be fashionable to say it, but stephen king is one of the most gifted and prolific american writers in history. An uncut version was released later with an additional 345 pages included these were pages cut from the book for original release as requested by the publisher. Stephen king the short stories below are mostly available for online reading only, except for some that allow you to download in pdf format. Since then, he has written more than 70 novels, nonfiction. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard. Includes pet sematary, misery, salems lot, it, the dark tower, and more. So is the mist, which was originally released as a story in the skeleton crew collection.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. I would also love to hear your opinions on the books i. Stephen edwin king, born in 1947, published his first novel, carrie, in 1974. No other horror writer has been as prolific as stephen king or as full of. The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable.
Thank goodness he did though, since the book remains among the best stephen king books for beginners. The best stephen king novels 12 mustread stephen king books. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Let me know what you thought down in the comments and if you have any video requests. So ive decided to add sleeping beauties by stephen king and owen king, to my list. Stephen king books in order of length a novel best seller. Desperation grapples with the idea of an absent, and sometimes cruel, god.
King himself has admitted to being so horrified by pet sematary that, at first, even he hesitated to get it published. Vote on the best to the worst of stephen kings short story collections and novella collections. Uncle ottos truck, and the boogeyman, about a distraught fathers encounter with a child. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. 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. In the same year that his successful sixpart serial novel the green mile came out, king released two additional novels on the same day in september the regulators under the name of kings longretired pseudonym, richard bachman and desperation 690 pages, about an ancient evil that takes over a secluded nevada town. Ur was the shortest one ive read, could probably have been added to a short story. Desperation, 1996 stephen king on his 10 longest novels. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received. The secretary of dreams series of graphic short story collections authored by king 2006.
Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Stephen king s grandsons name is ethan king asked in the bible, bible statistics and history, new testament why is the book of jude considered the shortest book in the bible. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot.
Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. According to goodreads the three longest books on my. Aug 09, 2012 whats the shortest stephen king novel out there. Im definitely giving it the stinkeye here although thats also to do with clowns anyway. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Gray matter, a black comedy about a hideous mutation caused by a bottle of beer.
Mar 06, 2017 5 stephen king books your kid could and should read. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. I am sure there is a full list out there that orders the longest stephen king novels through the shortest but i havent been able to stumble upon it. At 1,142 pages, its one of kings longest books, but many people find themselves reading it in a matter of days. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. This novel was kings first, and was later published under the bachman pseudonym. I am trying to get into his books i just bought the stand and i would rather read a smaller book than a hugeeee one. Many of these monarchs acceded to the throne as a result of being first in an order of succession, while other monarchs claimed the throne as a result of some conflict. Stephen kings grandsons name is ethan king asked in the bible, bible statistics and history, new testament why is the book of jude considered the shortest book in the bible. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. What are the shortest, and longest books you have read. No other horror writer has been as prolific as stephen king or as full of fantastic ideas. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
After noting this, ive decided i want to read at least one proper long book before the year is out. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Stephen king relevance best selling new arrivals highest rated length longest length shortest price lowest price highest title any class fiction nonfiction. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. I ve only read pet semetery which was a great book and now im hooked.
Sep 08, 2008 the longest book i have ever read is the stand by stephen king. King and coauthor stewart onan began writing their book with no inkling that the long suffering red sox would finally win the world series after an 86year drought. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite. Of the early bachman books, this, to me, is the one that feels the least like stephen king. Which stephen king book is easy to follow and understand. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections. Has anyone got any recommendations for some stephen king books that are. I want the first book that i read of his to be good and short but frightening as well. Home the a to z of the shortest book titles the a to z of the shortest book titles c by tom mccarthy, one of the novels shortlisted for this years booker prize, is not the first novel to be assigned a single letter from the alphabet as its title. My longest the handmaids tale by margaret atwood 475 pages my average pages per book is only 250 pages. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes.
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