Stephen King Books In Order – Complete List

New York Times bestselling author Stephen King is someone who literally doesn’t need an introduction. If you haven’t heard of Stephen King yet, you’ve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. And chances are you’ve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like ‘IT” or ‘The Shining”, to name just a few.

He is maybe the best known American author of thriller/horror/fantasy genres. His over 50 books have been sold over 350 million copies, and many of them have been turned into popular movies and TV series. Many readers are aware that the author also writes under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Latest Stephen King Books

Shining Books In Publication Order

1. The Shining, 1977
2. Doctor Sleep, 2013

Dark Tower Books In Publication Order

co-authored with Robin Furth

1. The Gunslinger, 1982
2. The Drawing of the Three, 1987
3. The Waste Lands, 1991
4. Wizard and Glass, 1997
5. Wolves of the Calla, 2003
6.  Song of Susannah, 2004
7. The Dark Tower, 2004
8. The Wind Through the Keyhole, 2012
9. The Complete Concordance, 2012

Dark Tower: Beginnings Books In Publication Order

co-authored with Robin Furth, Peter David, Richard Isanove

• Battle of Jericho Hill, 2010

Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Books In Publication Order

• The Prisoner, 2020
• House of Cards, 2020
• Lady of Shadows, 2020
• Bitter Medicine, 2020

The Talisman Books In Publication Order

1. Co-authored with Peter Straub
   The Talisman, 1984
2. Black House, 2001

Green Mile Books in Publication Order

1. The Two Dead Girls, 1996
2. The Mouse on the Mile, 1996
3. Coffey’s Hands, 1996
4. The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, 1996
5. Night Journey, 1996
6. Coffey on the Mile, 1996

The Secretary of Dreams Books in Publication Order

1. The Secretary of Dreams, 2006
2. The Secretary of Dreams Volume 2, 2010

Holly Gibney Books In Publication Order

1. Mr. Mercedes, 2014
2. Finders Keepers, 2015
3. End Of Watch, 2016
4. The Outsider, 2018
5. If It Bleeds, novella, 2020
6. Holly, 2023
7. Never Flinch, 2025

Bill Hodges Trilogy

co-authored with Richard Chizmar

1. Mr. Mercedes, 2014
2. Finders Keepers, 2015
3. End Of Watch, 2016

Gwendy’s Button Box Trilogy

co-authored with Richard Chizmar

1. Gwendy’s Button Box, 2017
2. Gwendy’s Magic Feather, 2019
3. Gwendy’s Final Task, 2022

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

• Carrie, 1974
• ‘Salem’s Lot, 1975
• Rage, 1977 (written as Richard Bachman)
• The Stand, 1978
• The Long Walk, 1979 (written as Richard Bachman)
• The Dead Zone, 1979
• Firestarter, 1980
• Roadwork, 1981
• Cujo, 1981
• The Running Man, 1982 (written as Richard Bachman)
• Christine, 1983
• Pet Sematary, 1983
• Thinner, 1984
• It, 1986
• The Eyes of the Dragon, 1987
• Misery, 1987
• The Tommyknockers, 1987
• The Dark Half, 1989
• Needful Things, 1991
• Gerald’s Game, 1992
• Dolores Claiborne, 1992
• Insomnia, 1994
• Rose Madder, 1995
• Desperation, 1996
• The Regulators, 1996
• The Green Mile, 1996
• Bag of Bones, 1998
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, 1999
• Dreamcatcher, 2001
• From a Buick 8, 2002
• The Colorado Kid, 2005
• Cell, 2006
• Lisey’s Story, 2006
• Blaze, 2007
• Duma Key, 2008
• Under the Dome, 2009
• 11/22/63, 2011
• Joyland, 2013
• Revival, 2014
• The Outsider, 2018
• The Institute, 2019
• Later, 2021
• Billy Summers, 2021
• Fairy Tale, 2022
• The Life of Chuck, 2025

Short Stories And Novellas in Publication Order

Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Anthologies in Publication Order

Plays, Teleplays and Screenplays in Publication Order

Graphic Novels in Publication Order

Picture Books

Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Steven King Biography

Born in 1947 in Portland, Maine, Steven King was living with his mom and brother from a very young age, after his parents divorced. At the age of 11 the family moved to Durham, Maine, where he went to grammar school. He graduated from from Lisbon Falls High School in 1966, following which he went to the University of Maine at Orono, where he contributed to a weekly column called The Maine Campus.

In 1970 he graduated with a BA in English, and in 1971 he married Tabitha King. The same year he found a teaching position at Hampden Academy, while in his spare time he continued to write short stories which he would sell to men’s magazines.

His first novel, Carrie was published in 1974 Doubleday & Co., a book which was soon turned into a movie with Sissy Spacek.

Soon other books followed, including The Shining (also made into a movie starring Jack Nicholson) and The Stand. He also wrote several short stories that were also published.

In 1981 he published another book for the movies, Cujo (I still remember this movie, it gave me nightmares for a long time back in the day).

Except for his standalone novels and short stories, Stephen King also wrote the popular Dark Tower series, with the first book published in 1982, for a total of 7 books.

In the meantime the author kept writing books, many of which again were translated to powerful movies, such as Christine, and The Dead Zone (starring Christopher Walken). Firestarter featured Drew Barrymore and It, which was made into a mini series.

At the moment the author is still going strong with new books being published every year.

Stephen King Books Adaptations

Stephen King is probably one of the authors with the most adaptations of his works over the years. He not only has movie and TV series created from his novels but also video games, comics, stage plays and songs. Here we list his movie and TV adaptations created so far.

Adaptations into Movies

• The novel Carrie was adapted into the movie Carrie in 1976
• The novel The Shining was adapted into the movie The Shining in 1980
• The short story Children of the Corn was adapted into the movie Disciples of the Crow in 1983
• The novel Cujo was adapted into the movie Cujo in 1983
• The novel The Dead Zone was adapted into the movie The Dead Zone in 1983
• The novel Christine was adapted into the movie Christine in 1983
• The short story Children of the Corn was adapted into the movie Children of the Corn in 1984
• The novel Firestarter was adapted into the movie Firestarter in 1984
• The short stories Weeds and The Crate were adapted into the movie Creepshow in 1982
• The short stories Quitters, Inc. and The Ledge were adapted into the movie Cat’s Eye in 1985
• The novella Cycle of the Werewolf was adapted into the movie Silver Bullet in 1985
• The short story Trucks was adapted into the movie Maximum Overdrive in 1986
• The novella The Body was adapted into the movie Stand by Me in 1986
• The short story The Raft was adapted into the movie Creepshow 2 in 1987
• The novel The Running Man was adapted into the movie The Running Man in 1987
• The short story The Cat from Hell was adapted into the movie Tales from the Darkside: The Movie in 1990
• The short story Graveyard Shift was adapted into the movie Graveyard Shift in 1990
• The novel Misery was adapted into the movie Misery in 1990
• The novel Pet Sematary was adapted into the movie Pet Sematary in 1989
• The novel Thinner was adapted into the movie Thinner in 1996
• The novel The Dark Half was adapted into the movie The Dark Half in 1993
• The novel Needful Things was adapted into the movie Needful Things in 1993
• The novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption was adapted into the movie The Shawshank Redemption in 1994
• The short story The Mangler was adapted into the movie The Mangler in 1995
• The novel Dolores Claiborne was adapted into the movie Dolores Claiborne in 1995
• The short story The Night Flier was adapted into the movie The Night Flier in 1997
• The novella Apt Pupil was adapted into the movie Apt Pupil in 1998
• The novel The Green Mile was adapted into the movie The Green Mile in 1999
• The novella Low Men in Yellow Coats was adapted into the movie Hearts in Atlantis in 2001
• The novel Dreamcatcher was adapted into the movie Dreamcatcher in 2003
• The novella Secret Window, Secret Garden was adapted into the movie Secret Window in 2004
• The novella Riding the Bullet was adapted into the movie Riding the Bullet in 2004
• The short story 1408 was adapted into the movie 1408 in 2007
• The short story Quitters, Inc. was adapted into the movie No Smoking in 2007
• The novella The Mist was adapted into the movie The Mist in 2007
• The novella A Good Marriage was adapted into the movie A Good Marriage in 2014
• The novella Dolan’s Cadillac was adapted into the movie Dolan’s Cadillac in 2009
• The novel Carrie was adapted into the movie Carrie in 2013
• The short story Gramma was adapted into the movie Mercy in 2014
• The novel Cell was adapted into the movie Cell in 2016
• The series The Dark Tower was adapted into the movie The Dark Tower in 2017
• The novel It was adapted into the movie It in 2017
• The novel Gerald’s Game was adapted into the movie Gerald’s Game in 2017
• The novella 1922 was adapted into the movie 1922 in 2017
• The novel It was adapted into the movie It Chapter Two in 2019
• The novel Pet Sematary was adapted into the movie Pet Sematary in 2019
• The novella In the Tall Grass was adapted into the movie In the Tall Grass in 2019
• The novel Doctor Sleep was adapted into the movie Doctor Sleep in 2019
• The short story Children of the Corn was adapted into the movie Children of the Corn in 2020
• The novel Firestarter was adapted into the movie Firestarter in 2022
• The novella Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was adapted into the movie Mr. Harrigan’s Phone in 2022
• The short story The Boogeyman was adapted into the movie The Boogeyman in 2023
• The novella The Life of Chuck was adapted into the movie The Life of Chuck in 2024
• The novel ’Salem’s Lot was adapted into the movie ’Salem’s Lot in 2024
• The short story The Monkey was adapted into the movie The Monkey in 2025
• The novel The Long Walk was adapted into the movie The Long Walk in 2025
• The novel The Running Man was adapted into the movie The Running Man in 2025 (upcoming)
• The novel Billy Summers will be adapted into the movie Billy Summers (in development)

Adapted into TV Series

• The novel Salem’s Lot was adapted into the TV miniseries Salem’s Lot in 1979
• The short story The Word Processor of the Gods was adapted into a Tales from the Darkside episode in 1984
• The short story Gramma was adapted into The Twilight Zone episode Gramma in 1986
• The novel It was adapted into the TV miniseries It in 1990
• The short story The Moving Finger was adapted into a Monsters episode in 1991
• The short story Sometimes They Come Back was adapted into the TV movie Sometimes They Come Back in 1991
• The novel The Tommyknockers was adapted into the TV miniseries The Tommyknockers in 1993
• The novel The Stand was adapted into the TV miniseries The Stand in 1994
• The novella The Langoliers was adapted into the TV miniseries The Langoliers in 1995
• The novel The Shining was adapted into the TV miniseries The Shining in 1997
• The short story Trucks was adapted into the TV movie Trucks in 1997
• The short story Chattery Teeth was adapted into the TV movie Quicksilver Highway in 1997
• The short story The Revelations of ‘Becka Paulson was adapted into The Outer Limits episode of the same name in 1997
• The novel It was adapted into the Indian TV series Woh in 1998
• The novel Carrie was adapted into the TV movie Carrie in 2002
• The novel The Dead Zone was adapted into the TV series The Dead Zone from 2002–2007
• The novel Salem’s Lot was adapted again into the TV miniseries Salem’s Lot in 2004
• The short story collections Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Everything’s Eventual, and Night Shift were adapted into the TV miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes in 2006
• The novel Desperation was adapted into the TV movie Desperation in 2006
• The short story Children of the Corn was adapted into the TV movie Children of the Corn in 2009
• The novel The Colorado Kid was adapted into the TV series Haven from 2010–2015
• The novel Bag of Bones was adapted into the TV miniseries Bag of Bones in 2011
• The novel Under the Dome was adapted into the TV series Under the Dome from 2013–2015
• The novella Big Driver was adapted into the TV movie Big Driver in 2014
• The episode Heads Will Roll (based on Under the Dome) aired in 2014, featuring King as The Diner Patron
• The novel 11/22/63 was adapted into the TV miniseries 11.22.63 in 2016
• The novella The Mist was adapted into the TV series The Mist in 2017
• The novels Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch were adapted into the TV series Mr. Mercedes from 2017–2019
• The episode People in the Rain (based on Mr. Mercedes) aired in 2017, featuring King as The Diner Patron
• The short stories Gray Matter and Survivor Type were adapted into the anthology TV series Creepshow in 2019–2020
• The novel The Outsider was adapted into the TV miniseries The Outsider in 2020
• The novel The Stand was adapted into the TV miniseries The Stand from 2020–2021
• The episode The House of the Dead (based on The Stand) aired in 2021, featuring King as Man on Hemingford Home poster
• The episode The Circle Closes (based on The Stand) aired in 2021
• The short story Jerusalem’s Lot was adapted into the TV series Chapelwaite in 2021
• The novel Lisey’s Story was adapted into the TV miniseries Lisey’s Story in 2021
• The novel The Institute was adapted into the TV series The Institute beginning in 2025 still ongoing
• The novel Carrie is being adapted again into a TBA Amazon Prime Video series
• The novel Fairy Tale is in development as a TBA A24 TV series

Stephen King Awards and Nominations

Just like with his book adaptations, Stephen King might also be the one author with the most awards received or was nominated for, including: