Below we have listed all of Stephen King’s books in chronological order of publication.
Publication Order of Bill Hodges Trilogy Books
Mr. Mercedes
(2014)
Finders Keepers
(2015)
End of Watch
(2016)
Publication Order of The Button Box Books
Gwendy’s Button Box(With: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2017)
Gwendy’s Magic Feather(By: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2019)
Gwendy’s Final Task(With: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2022)
Publication Order of The Dark Tower Books
The Gunslinger
(1982)
The Drawing of the Three
(1987)
The Waste Lands
(1991)
Wizard and Glass
(1997)
Wolves of the Calla
(2003)
Song of Susannah
(2004)
The Dark Tower
(2004)
The Wind Through the Keyhole
(2012)
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: Beginnings Books
The Gunslinger Born(By: Robin Furth,Peter David)
(2007)
The Long Road Home(By: Robin Furth,Peter David,Richard Isanove)
(2008)
Treachery(By: Robin Furth,Peter David,Richard Isanove)
(2009)
The Fall of Gilead(By: Robin Furth,Peter David,Richard Isanove)
(2009)
Battle of Jericho Hill(With: Robin Furth,Peter David)
(2010)
The Sailor(By: Robin Furth)
(2017)
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Books
with Robin Furth, Peter David
The Prisoner
(2020)
House of Cards
(2020)
Lady of Shadows
(2020)
Bitter Medicine
(2020)
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Books
with Robin Furth, Peter David
The Journey Begins
(2019)
The Little Sisters of Eluria
(2019)
The Battle of Tull
(2019)
The Way Station
(2019)
The Man in Black
(2019)
Last Shots
(2019)
Publication Order of Green Mile Books
The Two Dead Girls
(1996)
The Mouse on the Mile
(1996)
Coffey’s Hands
(1996)
Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix
(1996)
The Night Journey
(1996)
Coffey on the Mile
(1996)
Publication Order of The Outsider Books
The Outsider
(2018)
If It Bleeds
(2020)
Publication Order of Secretary of Dreams Books
The Secretary of Dreams
(2006)
The Secretary of Dreams Volume 2
(2010)
Publication Order of The Shining Books
The Shining
(1977)
Doctor Sleep
(2013)
Publication Order of Talisman Books
with Peter Straub
The Talisman
(1984)
Black House
(2001)
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Carrie
(1974)
‘Salem’s Lot
(1975)
Rage(As: Richard Bachman)
(1977)
The Stand
(1978)
The Long Walk(As: Richard Bachman)
(1979)
The Dead Zone
(1979)
Firestarter
(1980)
Roadwork(As: Richard Bachman)
(1981)
Cujo
(1981)
The Running Man(As: Richard Bachman)
(1982)
Christine
(1983)
Pet Sematary
(1983)
Thinner(As: Richard Bachman)
(1984)
It
(1986)
The Eyes of the Dragon
(1987)
Misery
(1987)
The Tommyknockers
(1987)
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers (Four Past Midnight)
(1989)
The Dark Half
(1989)
Needful Things
(1991)
Gerald’s Game
(1992)
Dolores Claiborne
(1992)
Insomnia(By: David R. Johnson)
(1994)
Rose Madder
(1995)
Desperation
(1996)
The Regulators(As: Richard Bachman)
(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(As: Richard Bachman)
(2007)
Duma Key
(2008)
Under the Dome
(2009)
11/22/63
(2011)
Joyland
(2013)
Revival
(2014)
Sleeping Beauties(With: Owen King)
(2017)
The Institute
(2019)
Later
(2021)
Billy Summers
(2021)
Fairy Tale
(2022)
Holly
(2023)
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Quitters, Inc.
(1978)
Crouch End
(1980)
The Mist
(1980)
The Monkey
(1980)
Do the Dead Sing?
(1981)
The Body
(1982)
The Shawshank Redemption
(1982)
Uncle Otto’s Truck
(1983)
Apt Pupil
(1983)
Cycle of the Werewolf
(1983)
Silver Bullet
(1983)
The Breathing Method
(1984)
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
(1984)
The End of the Whole Mess
(1986)
The Night Flier
(1988)
Dolan’s Cadillac
(1989)
My Pretty Pony
(1989)
The Langoliers
(1989)
The Library Policeman
(1990)
The Sun Dog
(1990)
Secret Window, Secret Garden
(1991)
Three Carols
(1991)
Children of the Corn
(1993)
The Man in the Black Suit
(1994)
Umney’s Last Case
(1995)
Everything’s Eventual
(1997)
Riding the Bullet
(2000)
LT’s Theory of Pets
(2001)
Autopsy Room Four
(2002)
Lisey and the Madman
(2004)
The Things They Left Behind
(2005)
Stationary Bike
(2006)
Harvey’s Dream
(2008)
The Gingerbread Girl
(2008)
UR
(2009)
Morality
(2009)
1922
(2010)
Blockade Billy
(2010)
Mile 81
(2011)
The Little Green God of Agony
(2011)
Herman Wouk Is Still Alive
(2011)
Throttle(With: Joe Hill)
(2012)
Stephen King’s Battleground
(2012)
A Face in the Crowd(With: Stewart O’Nan)
(2012)
Big Driver
(2012)
In the Tall Grass(With: Joe Hill)
(2012)
A Good Marriage
(2014)
Drunken Fireworks
(2015)
Laurie
(2018)
Obits
(2018)
Low Men In Yellow Coats (in Hearts in Atlantis)
(2018)
Elevation
(2018)
Red Screen
(2021)
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Night Shift
(1978)
Different Seasons
(1982)
Skeleton Crew
(1985)
Four Past Midnight
(1990)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
(1993)
The Man in the Black Suit: 4 Dark Tales
(1994)
The Green Mile
(1997)
Six Stories
(1997)
Hearts in Atlantis
(1999)
Graveyard Shift: and Other Stories from Night Shift
(1999)
Blood and Smoke
(1999)
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing
(2000)
Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
(2002)
Just After Sunset
(2008)
N
(2008)
Stephen King Goes to the Movies
(2009)
In the Deathroom and Lunch at the Gotham Café
(2010)
Full Dark, No Stars
(2010)
Road Rage(With: Joe Hill,Richard Matheson,Chris Ryall)
(2012)
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
(2015)
If It Bleeds
(2020)
You Like It Darker
(2024)
If It Bleeds is a standalone short story sequel to The Outsider.
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Creepshow
(1982)
The Talisman: Road of Trials(With: Peter Straub,Tony Shasteen)
(2009)
The Dark Man: An Illustrated Poem
(2013)
Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1
(2020)
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Stephen King’s Danse Macabre
(1981)
Danse Macabre
(1981)
Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King(With: Chuck Miller,Tim Underwood)
(1988)
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques
(1988)
Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King(With: Chuck Miller,Tim Underwood)
(1989)
On Writing
(1999)
Faithful
(2004)
Guns
(2013)
Hearts in Suspension
(2016)
Publication Order of Transgressions Books
Transgressions(With: Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)
(2005)
Transgressions, Vol. 2(With: Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)
(2006)
Publication Order of Plays
Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay
(1999)
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County(With: T. Bone Burnett)
(2013)
Publication Order of The Stand: Graphic Novels Books
Captain Trips(With: Mike Perkins,LauraMartin,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2009)
American Nightmares(With: Mike Perkins,LauraMartin,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2009)
Hardcases(With: Mike Perkins,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2010)
Soul Survivors(With: Mike Perkins,LauraMartin,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2010)
No Man’s Land(With: Mike Perkins,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2011)
The Night Has Come(With: Mike Perkins,Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
(2012)
Publication Order of Beryl Evans Picture Books
as Beryl Evans
Charlie the Choo-Choo
(2016)
Publication Order of Shivers Books
with Bev Vincent, Brian Hodge, Al Sarrantonio, Lisa Tuttle, Glen Hirshberg, Richard T. Chizmar, Peter Straub, Blake Crouch, Richard Thomas, Wayne Allen Sallee, David B. Silva, Melanie Tem, Robert Morrish, Brian James Freeman, Scott Nicholson, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Nate Southard, Norman Prentiss, Jay Bonansinga, Jack Kilborn, Alan Ryan
Shivers(By: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2002)
Shivers II(By: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2003)
Shivers III(By: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2004)
Shivers VI(With: Bev Vincent,Brian Hodge,Al Sarrantonio,Lisa Tuttle,Glen Hirshberg,Richard T. Chizmar,Peter Straub,Blake Crouch,Richard Thomas,Wayne Allen Sallee,David B. Silva,Melanie Tem,Robert Morrish,Brian James Freeman,Scott Nicholson,Brian Keene,Kealan Patrick Burke,Nate Southard,Norman Prentiss,Jay Bonansinga,Jack Kilborn,Alan Ryan)
(2010)
Shivers VII(By: Richard T. Chizmar)
(2013)
Publication Order of American Vampire Books
American Vampire, Vol. 1(With: Scott Snyder)
(2010)
American Vampire, Vol. 2(By: Scott Snyder)
(2011)
American Vampire, Vol. 3(By: Scott Snyder)
(2012)
American Vampire, Vol. 4(By: Scott Snyder)
(2012)
American Vampire Vol. 5(By: Scott Snyder)
(2014)
American Vampire, Vol. 6(By: Greg Rucka,Ray Fawkes,Gail Simone,Scott Snyder)
(2014)
American Vampire, Vol. 7(By: Scott Snyder)
(2015)
American Vampire Vol. 8(By: Scott Snyder)
(2015)
American Vampire 1976(By: Scott Snyder)
(2022)
Publication Order of Club Destiny Books
with Nicole Edwards
Conviction(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2012)
Temptation(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2012)
Addicted(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2012)
Seduction(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2012)
Infatuation(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2013)
Captivated(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2013)
Devotion(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2013)
Perception(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2014)
Entrusted(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2014)
Adored(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2015)
Distraction(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2017)
Forevermore(By: Nicole Edwards)
(2022)
Publication Order of Anthologies
Tales of Unknown Horror
(1978)
The Year’s Finest Fantasy
(1978)
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI
(1978)
The Year’s Best Horror Stories Series VII
(1979)
More Tales of Unknown Horror
(1979)
The Year’s Finest Fantasy 2
(1979)
New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
(1980)
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
(1980)
New Terrors II
(1980)
Shadows 4
(1981)
The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
(1981)
Fantasy Annual 3
(1981)
The Giant Book Of Horror Stories
(1981)
Fantasy Annual IV
(1981)
Modern Masters of Horror
(1981)
Death
(1982)
Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King
(1982)
65 Great Spine Chillers
(1982)
The Science Fiction Weight Loss Book
(1983)
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XII
(1984)
Realms of Darkness
(1985)
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
(1985)
The Year’s Best Horror Stories
(1985)
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
(1986)
Horrors
(1986)
The Dark Descent
(1987)
Duel — Horror Stories of the Road
(1987)
A Treasury of American Horror Stories
(1988)
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
(1988)
Horror Factor 7
(1988)
Prime Evil
(1988)
Dark Visions
(1988)
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels
(1988)
Book of the Dead
(1989)
The Best of Modern Horror
(1989)
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
(1990)
Dark Voices: No. 1
(1990)
Horrorstory
(1991)
The Horror Hall of Fame
(1991)
I Shudder at Your Touch: Twenty Two Tales of Sex and Horror
(1991)
Midnight Graffiti
(1992)
Young Blood
(1994)
Mid-life Confidential
(1994)
The Puffin Book of Horror Stories
(1994)
The Vampire Omnibus
(1995)
Space Movies
(1995)
Horror Stories
(1995)
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
(1996)
Dark Love
(1996)
Ninth Annual Collection
(1996)
Twists of the Tale: An Anthology of Cat Horror
(1996)
American Gothic Tales
(1996)
Blood Thirst
(1997)
Robert Bloch’s Psychos
(1997)
The Best of the Best
(1998)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction
(1998)
Eternal Lovecraft: The Persistence of HPL in Popular Culture
(1998)
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream!
(1999)
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense
(1999)
Vintage Science Fiction
(1999)
The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection
(1999)
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(1999)
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror
(1999)
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
(2000)
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
(2001)
Dark Masques
(2001)
Baseball: a Literary Anthology
(2002)
The Wavedancer Benefit: A Tribute to Frank Muller
(2002)
In the Shadow of the Master
(2003)
Great Ghost Stories
(2004)
The Future Dictionary of America
(2004)
Seventeenth Annual Collection
(2004)
Transgressions
(2005)
The Campfire Collection
(2005)
Transgressions, Vol. 2
(2006)
The Best American Short Stories 2007
(2007)
The Living Dead
(2008)
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
(2008)
Dancing with the Dark
(2009)
The Big Book of NECON
(2009)
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
(2009)
Best New Horror 20
(2009)
FIRST WORDS: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
(2009)
The Dead That Walk
(2009)
Shivers VI
(2010)
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
(2010)
Best New Horror 21
(2010)
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
(2011)
Lightspeed: Year One
(2011)
A Book of Horrors
(2011)
Crucified Dreams
(2011)
Rage Against the Night
(2011)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
(2012)
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
(2012)
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 4
(2012)
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All
(2013)
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
(2013)
Selected Shorts: Behaving Badly
(2013)
Turn Down the Lights
(2013)
Woman: An Anthology
(2014)
Field of Fantasies
(2014)
Chiral Mad 3
(2016)
Six Scary Stories
(2016)
Grave Predictions
(2016)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
(2016)
In Sunlight or In Shadow
(2016)
Detours
(2016)
You, Human
(2018)
Flight or Fright
(2018)
It Came From The Garage!: An Anthology of Automotive Horror
(2019)
Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night
(2019)
Dark Tides
(2019)
Best of Best New Horror Volume 2
(2020)
The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias, Vol II
(2020)
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 13
(2021)
Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action
(2022)
Chiral Mad 5
(2022)
Qualia Nous: Vol. 2
(2023)
More about Stephen King
Stephen King, born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine, has become synonymous with the horror genre, but his prolific output spans various forms of suspense, fantasy, and supernatural fiction. King’s early interest in horror was sparked by a collection of fantasy and horror fiction he found in his aunt’s house. His father left the family when King was very young, and his mother worked hard to support Stephen and his adopted brother.
Early Writing and Breakthrough King began writing in high school, selling his first professional short story, “The Glass Floor,” in 1967. After graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in English, he taught high school while persisting with his writing. His perseverance paid off with the publication of “Carrie” in 1974, a novel about a tormented girl with telekinetic powers, which became a significant success after a slow start.
A Prolific Career and Diverse Works From there, King’s career soared. He has published over 60 novels and 200 short stories, including iconic works like “The Shining,” “It,” and “The Dark Tower” series. His ability to blend the ordinary with the extraordinary, and to explore the depths of human fear, has captivated countless readers.
Writing Style and Approach King’s writing is noted for its accessible style, rich characterization, and detailed settings—often based in Maine, which King brings to life with a mix of affection and menace. His works often feature protagonists who are writers, perhaps reflecting King’s own experiences and struggles.
Accomplishments and Adaptations Many of King’s stories have been adapted into films, television shows, and comic books. He’s received numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, and the National Medal of Arts. His book “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” is considered a seminal work on the craft of writing.
Personal Life and Current Work King has been open about his past struggles with addiction, using these experiences to inform his writing. He’s married to novelist Tabitha King, and they have three children, who are also writers. Stephen King remains an active figure in literature and social media, where he continues to engage with his vast readership. His recent works still top bestseller lists, proving his enduring appeal as the master of modern horror and suspense.
