A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. It was the first novel he wrote carrie was the first one to be published, which is impressive, considering how good it is. Kings first book after getting sober was needful things published in 1991. Brian depalma puts his stamp on it, and sissy spacek and piper laurie deliver some of their most indelible screen performances. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by king s office and refers to the american hardcover editions. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is.
Nov 05, 2014 in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. Before seths novel, others turned to samuel richardsons clarissa as the longest novel with over a million words and about 5,500,000 characters. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. Reddits largest community of stephen kings avid fans.
After a deadly plague kills most of the worlds population, the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. There came a time when i said to my wife tabby, i want to write this book, but we live in the country, and i want to. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. I have read so many books from stephen king but this is my favorite.
In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. If you write a book according to the usual criteria, one person may like it, the other may dislike it, but when you write ten volumes, no one will say that the book is in eight. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is overrated. Finding songs that reference his work presents little challenge. 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. Swan song, which tied with stephen kings misery for a bram stoker award for best novel, is a 960page magnum opus of apocalyptic fiction that feels a. Pandemic novel by stephen king stephen king the stand. Carrie was an explosive start, but stephen kings second published novel best forecasted what to expect from the horror genres most.
Sep 06, 2019 it is stephen kings second longest novel. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. At 1,142 pages, its one of king s longest books, but. On monday, hulu premiered 112263, its jj abrams produced, james francostarring miniseries adapted from the writers bestselling jfk. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Feb 18, 2016 theres never been a better time to be a stephen king fan. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Author stephen king has a reputation for the big book. King s second novel centers on a group of makeshift vampire hunters who mount.
Jul 18, 2019 whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at 850,000 words. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of our more recent articles or have a look at our notable posts, listed in the right sidebar. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974.
King agreed, and trimmed it by 500 pages around 150,000 words. The complete and uncut edition of the stand is considered to be kings longest standalone work. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood. Ive only found the top 10 list of his longest and i was hoping to find a complete list. The only thing more common in stephen king novels than haunted objects is a young male protagonist whos just about to learn about sex.
This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. May 21, 2017 hes obsessed with coming of age tales. Jul 22, 2016 stephen king s 10 scariest books, because sleeping is overrated. The best stephen king novels 12 mustread stephen king books. It was first published as the first and longest story of the horror anthology dark forces in 1980.
Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than 40 years worth of the writers work. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel about a woman coping with.
From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Kings second novel centers on a group of makeshift vampire hunters who mount. The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. The trouble with using long wordsstephen king quotes for. Ten songs inspired by stephen king decibel magazine. The trouble with using long wordsstephen king quotes for writers and people who like quotes one of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, working for long words because youre maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. Carrie was an explosive start, but stephen kings second published novel best forecasted what to expect from the horror genres most outstanding author. King on king stephen king on his 10 longest novels. Theres never been a better time to be a stephen king fan. The full edition is the longest book by stephen king, both in page and word count as it nears. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. One of the longest king books, needful things is epic, sad, dark, scary, smart, and simply fun read.
Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. Did stephen kings writing change after he got clean. When it was first published in 1978, it was kings largest volume to date at a whopping 823 pages. A slightly edited version was included in kings collection skeleton crew 1985. The sheer number of film and television adaptations of stephen kings stories alone 50plus, and countingfrom stanley kubricks thriller, the shining 1980 to rob reiners stand by me 1986 and hbos 2020 miniseries, the outsiderwould have made king. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. The colorado kid is his shortest novel followed by carrie and finally the girl who loved tom gordon.
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. Clocking in at a whopping 18 pages, it is second only to the stand which came in at 1153 pages as kings longest work to date. King s latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. The very first stephen king novel, the very first stephen king adaptation, and the one that set the standard. Top 30 stephen king movies, ranked from haunted hotels to prisonyard blues, carrie to christine the major adaptations of the iconic authors work, from worst to best. The stand, aside from being one of stephen kings earliest and bestknown works, is absolutely tenacious when it comes to holding down a record. Im here to tell you which one is the hands down, no doubt, absolute best. Many of his stories are set in his home state of maine. The latest novels to get the big screen treatment are pet semetary, which hits theaters april 5 and stars king, too and it 2, which premieres september 6. I would also love to hear your opinions on the books i. The long walk is a novel king released under his pseudonym richard bachman in 1979. The stand is the fourth and longest novel by bestselling author stephen king, who has written over 60 books to date, including such wellknown titles as carrie 1974, the shining 1977, pet sematary 1983, misery 1987, and the green mile 1996. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus the bachman books, and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback and hardback. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture.
The mist is a horror novel by the american author stephen king, in which the small town of bridgton, maine is suddenly enveloped in an unnatural mist that conceals otherworldly monsters. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to. The stand, aside from being one of stephen kings earliest and bestknown works, is absolutely. Book reading order much like with the star wars movies, stephen king fans frequently debate the best order in. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. With gary sinise, molly ringwald, jamey sheridan, laura san giacomo. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. The title translates to remembrance of things past. 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.
Mar 20, 2019 the latest novels to get the big screen treatment are pet semetary, which hits theaters april 5 and stars king, too and it 2, which premieres september 6. The sheer number of film and television adaptations of stephen kings stories alone 50plus, and countingfrom stanley kubricks thriller, the shining 1980 to rob reiners stand by me 1986 and hbos 2020 miniseries, the outsiderwould have made king the undisputed master of horror. 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. 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. Aug 23, 2016 hey everyone i hope you enjoyed todays video. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. 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. Stephen king tends to write long books but the stand is his longest book. The movies tone is set in the opening scene, in which a man. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Many of the best stephen king metal tracks come from european power metal bands, as opposed to death metal and doom groups. This is an interesting question to me because ive spent the last yearplus reading and rereading a lot of stephen king works. Eight years later in 1986, it blew that record out of the water with a hefty 1,8 pages.
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. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that prousts masterpiece could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop, with volumes clocking up nearly 1. Nov 09, 2009 stephen king on his 10 longest novels. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. Richard bachman actually stephen king s son goes by the name joe hill.
I am sure there is a full list out there that orders the longest stephen king novel s through the shortest but i havent been able to stumble upon it. If you like what you see, subscribe to our rss feed. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. Stephen king wrote a 1200 page novel a novel best seller. The characters are sad and creepy, but extremely loveable.
With stephen king s new book revival coming out this month, we asked our readers to vote on their favorite books by the horror master. Let me know what you thought down in the comments and if you have any video requests. The long walk is a novel by american writer stephen king, published in 1979, under the pseudonym richard bachman. The story of a teenager who murders two teachers and takes.
With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. In an interview with time, the prolific author reflected on his ten most monstrously large books. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Richard bachman actually stephen kings son goes by the name joe hill. Sep, 2019 this is an interesting question to me because ive spent the last yearplus reading and rereading a lot of stephen king works. In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. This novel was kings first, and was later published under the bachman pseudonym.