Stephen King Chronological List of Books and Stories

Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies. Heres some background on the Maine-based writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. From Carrie to Misery (1960–1985) American actress Sissy Spacek as the telekinetic protagonist of the horror film Carrie (1976). Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images King graduated from the University of Maine in 1970 but did not sell his first novel, Carrie, until 1974. Heres a look at his work both before and during college. 1960: People, Places, And Things (limited edition collection of short stories, published with Chris Chelsey)1964: The Star Invaders (limited edition)1967 via Startling Stories Magazine: The Glass Floor1974: Carrie. This was the book that put King on the map; the story of a telekinetic girl and her abusive mother, Carrie goes berserk, killing her classmates after a cruel prank at the prom.1975: Salems Lot1977: The Shining This book was made into an iconic 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick, which King reportedly didnt like.1978: Night Shift (collection of short stories)1978: The Stand1979: The Dead Zone1980: Firestarter1981: Cujo1981: Danse Macabre (nonfiction book about horror)1982: Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson)1982: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger1982: Different Seasons (collection of novellas)1983: Christine1983: Pet Sematary1983: Cycle of the Werewolf1984: The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)1985: Skeleton Crew (collection of short stories, poems, and a nove lla titled The Mist)1985: The Bachman Books (collection of short novels)1986: It1987: The Eyes of the Dragon From Misery to The Green Mile (1987–1995) James Caan in a wheelchair in a scene from the film Misery (1990). Columbia Pictures/Getty Images 1987: Misery is the story of a homicidal nurse who takes an injured writer hostage, was turned into a critically acclaimed movie. Kathy Bates, who played Annie Wilkes, won the 1990 Oscar for Best Actress.1987: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three1987: The Tommyknockers1988: Nightmares in the Sky (photo book with text by King)1989: Dark Visions (collection of short stories)1989: The Dark Half1989: Dolans Cadillac (novella originally published in monthly installments in Kings official newsletter)1989: My Pretty Pony (short story)1990: The Stand (Complete Uncut edition)1990: Four Past Midnight (collection of novellas)1991: Needful Things1991: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands1992: Geralds Game1992: Dolores Claiborne1993: Nightmares Dreamscapes (collection of short stories)1994: Insomnia1995: Rose Madder1995: Umneys Last Case (short story) From The Green Mile and Beyond Michael Clarke Duncan is walked down a hall in a scene from the film The Green Mile (1999). Archive Photos/Getty images 1996: The Green Mile was originally published as a monthly serial consisting of six parts: The Two Dead Girls, The Mouse on the Mile, Coffeys Hands, The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, Night Journey, and Coffey on the Mile. In 2000, The Green Mile was adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan. The film was nominated for Best Picture, and Duncan was nominated Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of doomed but gentle psychic John Coffey.1996: Desperation1997: Six Stories (collection of stories)1997: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass1998: Bag of Bones1999: Storm of the Century (television miniseries written by King)1999: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon1999: The New Lieutenants Rap (limited edition short story)1999: Hearts in Atlantis (collection of novellas and short stories)1999: Blood and Smoke (audiobook of three short stories narrated by King)2000: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (memoir)2001: Dreamcatcher2001: Black House (written with Peter Straub)2002: From a Buick 82002: Everythings Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (collection of short stories)2003: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition)2003: The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla2004: The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah2004: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower2004: Faithful. King and co-author Stewart ONan began writing their book with no inkling that the long-suffering Red Sox would finally win the World Series after an 86-year drought. It changed the ending they had originally planned.2005: The Colorado Kid2006: The Secretary of Dreams (series of graphic short story collections authored by King)2006: Cell2006: Liseys Story2007: The Mist (republished)2008: Duma Key2009: Stephen King Goes to the Movies (collection of short stories)2009: The Little Sisters of Eluria (limited edition in connection with The Dark Tower series)2009: Graduation Afternoon (short story published in the magazine PostScripts)2009: Throttle (novella written with Kings son, Joe Hill)2009: Under the Dome. A television show based on the book ran from 2013–2015.2010: Full Dark, No Stars (collection of novellas including 1922, Big Driver, Fair Extension, and A Good Marriage.)2011: The Dune (short story published in the magazine Granta)2011: 11/22/632012: The Dark Tower VIII: The Wind Through the Keyhole2013: Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All (co-written with other authors in Kings author rock band)2013: Joyland2013: The Dark Man (poem)2013: Doctor Sleep2014:Â  Revival2014:Â  Mr. Mercedes2015:Â  The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (collection of short stories)2015:Â  Finders Keepers2016: End of Watch2017: Sleeping Beauties (co-written with Kings son, Owen King)2018: The Outsider2018: Elevation (novella)2019: The Institute More of Kings Short Stories, Essays, Online Publications, and Novellas 2000: Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)2000: The Plant (unfinished serial novel published electronically)2009: UR (novella available only on Amazons Kindle)2011: Mile 81 (novella published electronically)2012: In the Tall Grass (e-novella written with Kings son, Joe Hill)2012: A Face in the Crowd (novella published electronically, written with Stewart ONan)2013: Guns (essay available on Kindle)2015 short stories: The Dune, That Bus Is Another World, Bad Little Kid, A Death, Afterlife, Batman and Robin Have An Altercation, Summer Thunder, Drunken Fireworks, Obits, Premium Harmony, Under the Weather, Morality, Mister Yummy, Herman Wouk is Still Alive, Mile 81.2015 novellas: Blockade Billy, UR2015 poems: The Bone Church, Tommy2015 television: 11/22/632016 anthologies: Hearts in Suspension, In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper, Killer Crimes2016 short stories: Man with a Belly, The Music Room2016 essay: Five to One, One in Five20 17 film and television: My Pretty Pony, The Mist, The Dark Tower, Mr. Mercedes, IT - Part 1: The Losers Club, Geralds Game, 1922.2018 short stories: The Blue Air Compressor, The Turbulence Expert.2019 film: Pet Sematary, IT: Chapter Two, Doctor Sleep. Richard Bachmans Published Books In the late 1970s and early 1980s, King wanted to write more than one book per year, but his publishers were concerned about over-saturating the market. He also wanted to know if his books were successful only because he had achieved some level of fame; that is, were they best-sellers because they were high-quality books or only because people wanted to read the latest Stephen King? So King invented the alter-ego of Richard Bachman and released four works under that pseudonym: Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), and The Running Man (1982) before he was discovered. He wrote several additional works as Bachman though, including Thinner (1984), The Regulators (1996), and Blaze (2007). Stephen Kings Unpublished Books and Stories 1959: Charlie (short story)1963: The Aftermath (novella)1970: Sword in the Darkness (novel)1974: The House on Value Street (unfinished)1976: Welcome to Clearwater (unfinished)1976: The Corner (unfinished)1977: Wimsey (unfinished)1983: The Leprechaun (unfinished)1983: The Cannibals (eventually developed into Kings Under the Dome [2009])1984: Keyholes (unfinished)