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you must have crossed paths with stephen king at least once if you like to read books. stephen king is an amazing storyteller. king has a vast career. To date, King has written more than 60 novels.
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early king classics are great. eg carrie, salem’s lot, dead zone, etc. They are excellent novels to start reading the king’s book.
In this article, we’ll look at the printable list of Stephen King’s books in order. So let’s get started.
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stephen king’s books in order
1.carry(1974)2.’salem’s lot(1975)3.the shiny(1977)4.rage(1977)5.the stand(1978)6.the long walk(1979)7.the dead zone (1979)8.firestarter(1980)9.roadwork(1981)10.cujo(1981)11.the running man(1982)12.the dark tower: the gunslinger(1982)13.christine(1983)14.pet sematary (1983)15.werewolf cycle(1983)16.the talisman(1984)17.the eyes of the dragon(1984)18.thinner(1984)19.it(1986)20.the dark tower ii: the drawing of The Three (1987) 21. Misery (1987) 22. The Tommyknockers (1987) 23. The Dark Half (1989) 24. The Stand (1990) 25. The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991) 26. Needful Things (1991)27.gerald’s game(1992)28.dolores claiborne(1992)29.insomnia(1994)30.rose madder(1995)31.the green mile(1996)32.despair(1996)33.the regulators (1996) 34. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997) 35. Bag of Bones (1998) 36. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) 37. Dream Catchers (2001) 38. A Buick 8 (2002) 40. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Creek (2003) 41. The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susan nah(2004) 42. the dark tower vii: the dark tower (2004) 43. the colorado kid (2005) 44. cell (2006) 45. lisey’s story (2006) 46. blaze (2007) 47. duma key (2008) 48. Under the Dome (2009) 49.11/22/63(2011) 50. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole(2012) 51. Joyland(2013) 52. Doctor Sleep(2013) 53.mr. mercedes (2014) 54. revival (2014) 55. guardian seekers (2015) 56. end of clock (2016) 57. gwendy’s button box (2017) 58. sleeping beauties (2017) 59. the outsider (2018) 60 .rise (2018)61.high school(2019)62.then(2021)63.billy summers(2021)64. gwendy’s final homework (2021)
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as of 2022, that was the entire checklist from stephen king’s book.
famous books by stephen king
Out of over 60 novels with many short stories, here are some of Stephen King’s famous books:
1.carrie
Carrie is the first horror novel written by Stephen king. The story starts with a girl named Carry, who is bullied in school. But with telekinetic powers, Carry was able to take revenge and the way she took the revenge is unforgettable. This classic of Stephen King is a must-read.
2.it: a novel
The story continues with an evil entity named It where seven children fight against this dark force. This force wakes every 27 years and does all the evils that it can do. The seven children who fought with It 27 years ago, can they be able to fight with it after 27 years later? With more than 1000 pages this book has some great horror scenes which will stay with the readers for a long time.
3. salem lot
Ben, a writer, goes to his childhood place named Jerusalem’s lot. Ben found Marsten House to the most interesting and that’s where the story of horror began. The vampires of this book are scary enough to scare you. This book is one of the horror classics written by Stephen King.
4.the green mile
The story continues in the Mile. Paul Edgecombe who is in the charge of the Mile sees unexpected things when he interacts with Coffey, who is convicted to kill 2 girls. If you have seen the green mile movie, I would still suggest you check the book. The way it is written is really good.
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5.the glow
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The shining is the third published novel by Stephen king. The story begins with Jack, his wife, and Danny(Jack’s son) . When Jack gets a winter job in Overlook hotel he accepts the job and moves his family there.
Danny, Jack’s son, has some superpowers. he has the ability to know what is going on in other people’s minds. That’s when the interesting part comes. Soon, he found out about the hotel and the past from him. he got to know the unnatural and evil forces that are hanging around the hotel.
6.the dead zone
Johnny Smith awakens from a coma after 5 years. After awakening from a coma, he realizes he has got some special powers. He can read people’s future and past history, whenever he touches them.One day when he shakes his hand with a politician he comes to know about the nuclear disaster the politician will going to make in the future. This makes him worried. Will he be able to change the future? Will he be able to stop the politician? To know the story, you must check out the book.
7.the mist
David and his son are in a grocery store alongside some other people when abruptly mist fall of in the whole city. Very soon, everything outside the grocery store gets disappeared and start to get destroyed. That’s how the story goes on and there is also a movie of this novel. The movie got a lot of praise from people to people.
8.misery
The story starts with Paul Sheldon who is a great writer. Paul is rescued by one of his fans, named Annie when he faces an accident. Afterward, Annie takes care of Paul. Annie could not believe in her eyes when she gets to know that Paul killed one of her favorite characters from his book series. There are some scary tweaks and situations you will face in this book. So, I do not want to reveal all to spoil your reading.
9.rita hayworth and shawshank redemption
Perhaps, you have seen the movie of The Shawshank redemption. Like the movie, the book is also worth reading. You will definitely feel good after reading the book. In case you do not know the synopsis of The Shawshank Redemption here is the story:Andry Dufresne is convicted for the murder of her wife. The conviction was falsely accused, and andy goes to jail without actually committing any crime. Andy becomes an unorthodox prisoner there and he tried to get out of jail from day 1. Somehow one day he manages to get out of jail. How? Well, I cannot tell you that because it will spoil the story. But it is done in an amazing way. This story can teach you how hard work, consistency, patience can change your life.
10.the stand
This story is really fascinating. The story is based on a biological weapon that kills a lot of the population of the earth. In the meantime, the survivors try to fight with it. Then? This is one of the best Stephen king’s books you should try.
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