Today is the birthday of one of my favorite authors, Stephen King! Happy birthday Mr. King!
Once upon a time, I attempted to read all of his books in one year, and failed spectacularly, completing only nine. Something I’ve learned on this journey? Stephen King creates heavy subject matter. From his longest novel to his shortest story, his content can be deeply disturbing or incredibly touching. I continue to make steady progress, and someday soon I will complete them all, but I need a little time after each book to digest what I’ve read.
! Please note, I recommend Stephen King’s books for adults. I would not recommend reading his books to children !
Here is a complete list of Stephen King’s fictional novels, organized in chronological order by earliest publication to the most recent. If my research is correct, he has published 68 complete fictional novels to date, including 12 collections that range from 4 to 24 stories each. I’ve marked the ones I’ve read with an asterisk *.
Stephen King Bibliography of Fictional Works
- 1974 – Carrie*
- 1975 – ‘Salem’s Lot*
- 1977 – The Shining*
- 1978 – Night Shift (collection)*
- 1978 – The Stand*
- 1979 – The Dead Zone*
- 1980 – Firestarter*
- 1981 – Cujo*
- 1982 – The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger*
- 1982 – Different Seasons (collection)*
- 1983 – Christine*
- 1983 – Pet Sematary*
- 1983 – Cycle of the Werewolf*
- 1984 – The Talisman (co-written with Peter Straub)*
- 1984 – The Eyes of the Dragon*
- 1984 – Thinner (originally published under pseudonym Richard Bachman)*
- 1985 – Skeleton Crew (collection)*
- 1985 – The Bachman Books (collection, originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman)*
- 1986 – It*
- 1987 – The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
- 1987 – Misery*
- 1987 – The Tommyknockers*
- 1989 – The Dark Half
- 1990 – Four Past Midnight (collection)*
- 1991 – The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
- 1991 – Needful Things*
- 1992 – Gerald’s Game
- 1992 – Dolores Claiborne*
- 1993 – Nightmares & Dreamscapes (collection)
- 1994 – Insomnia*
- 1995 – Rose Madder
- 1996 – The Green Mile
- 1996 – Desperation (twin novel to The Regulators)
- 1996 – The Regulators (originally published under pseudonym Richard Bachman, twin novel to Desperation)
- 1997 – The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
- 1998 – Bag of Bones
- 1999 – The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
- 1999 – Hearts in Atlantis (collection)
- 2001 – Dreamcatcher
- 2001 – Black House (co-written with Peter Straub, sequel to The Talisman)
- 2002 – Everything’s Eventual (collection)
- 2002 – From a Buick 8
- 2003 – The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
- 2004 – The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
- 2004 – The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
- 2005 – The Colorado Kid
- 2006 – Cell
- 2006 – Lisey’s Story
- 2007 – Blaze (originally published under pseudonym Richard Bachman)
- 2008 – Duma Key
- 2008 – Just After Sunset (collection)
- 2009 – Under the Dome
- 2010 – Full Dark, No Stars (collection)
- 2011 – 11/22/63
- 2012 – The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
- 2013 – Joyland
- 2013 – Doctor Sleep (sequel to The Shining)
- 2014 – Mr. Mercedes (first novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy)
- 2014 – Revival
- 2015 – Finders Keepers (second novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy)
- 2015 – The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (collection)
- 2016 – End of Watch (third novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy)
- 2017 – Gwendy’s Button Box (co-written with Richard Chizmar)
- 2017 – Sleeping Beauties (co-written with Owen King)
- 2018 – The Outsider
- 2018 – Elevation
- 2019 – The Institute
- 2020 – If it Bleeds (collection)
Have you read any Stephen King novels? What’s your favorite? I have now read 25 of his books, and The Shining is still my favorite!
Today one of my favorite authors, Stephen King, turns 69 and I’d like to celebrate this birthday and the next by attempting to read all of his fictional novels within a year!
Whole Heartily 