I feel many of kings book are slow burners that sometimes rush to a finale, as though he has run out of time before deadline day, but the dark half kept me hooked from beginning to end. He is the eldest son of zack and sharon denbrough, as well as the older brother of the late george denbrough. Insomnia marks the first mention of the crimson king. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, fortyyearold bestselling novelist mike. Set in a world of ominous landscape and macabre menace, the dark tower features one of stephen kings most powerful creationsthe gunslinger, a haunting figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero through the ages, from ancient myth to frontier western legend. The wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen kings magnum opus the dark tower is finally coming to theaters, say thankee sai.
Most of his short stories are unconnected but i dont know about his actual novels. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. December 7, 1923 april 14, 2007 and raymond george spruce december 29, 1923 may 29, 2014. Derry maine, which is the setting for many stephen king stories and novels including, 112263 is mentioned in the dark tower novels. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. His father abandoned the family when he was little.
Steve books that are not connected to any other books. My advice read this book, it started my journey with stephen king the horror. These stephen king connections will blow your mind. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen king s life. In the afterword to wizard and glass, the fourth book in the dark tower series, king writes. The presentation will have to contain specific details about king and his. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living and unliving creatures. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor. King is the eldest daughter of sarah jane spruce nee white. Song of susannah, we learn that this is the day that stephen king was hit by van near lovell, maine. Your team will be responsible for creating a presentation for the international council of literature recommending stephen king for an award. Drew barrymore, james woods, alan king, and robert hays star in this threepart anthology of stephen king short stories connected by a stray cat who wanders through each tale. Read on for a list of stephen king books in order or find out how his writing has inspired other.
The stephen king universe flow chart wow this is great. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. But another way of thinking about it is like the literary equivalent of the marvel universe. Gray to the remains of the towns water storage standpipe. Late in the dark tower series, roland encounters a dangerous creature named dandelo. Patrick danville, an important child in kings 1994 work, is dandelos captive in the dark tower. Ka is a plot element in stephen kings dark tower series. When his wife leaves him, edgar takes his doctors advice and goes to. Chain smoker morrison woods joins a stopsmoking group run by sadistic dr. One of the most famous villains king has ever created is pennywise, the titular clown from the book it. As roland crosses a desert of damnation in a macabre world that is a twisted image of our own, he moves ever closer to the.
Many of his books have been adapted into movies, including it, carrie, the dark tower series, and the shining. Even better, its both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning theres sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. I have written enough novels and short stories to fill a solar system of the imagination, but wizard and glass protagonist rolands story is my jupiter a planet that dwarfs all the others. It is a word of the fictional language high speech. He was born on 21st september 1947 in portland, maine. The tower in long gone, demolished at the climax of it, but in its place is a plaque memorializing some of the towns victims. Stephen kings horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of kings books are connected. This lesserknown king novel might have more direct connections to the dark tower series than any other.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. The stephen king book guaranteed to scare your zodiac sign. This was two years after the town had burned to the ground from a fire that started at the marsten house. How stephen king and son owen joined forces in the. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. With a number of film and television adaptations currently in development, its tempting to say that stephen king is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Obsessive stephen king fans can test their obscure character knowledge with the brand new stephen king universe flowchart. His father donald king was a sea merchant and mother nellie ruth was a housewife.
The number nineteen is a magical number in the dark tower novels. Paul sheldons books were also mentioned in rose madder. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor exploded. His books gained their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and kings ability to involve and scare the reader. Children of the corn 1984 stephen kings tale of a young couple trapped in a town overrun by homicidal kids is a great idea for a movie, but fritz kierschs adaptation wanders aimlessly in. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories. I drove home, had a brief nap, and then set out on my usual walk. To be asked by owen to collaborate on a book was the greatest. It is the seed from which has grown a much longer tale, duma key, which scribner will publish in early 2008. Since 1977 with the release of carrie, stephen king has made an impact in both the literary world, and the cinematic world. King attended college at the university of maine, where she met her husband.
Under the richard bachman pen name, king has managed to paint a bleak but realistic world unlike the supernatural landscape of salems lot and the stand. June 8, 2012 topic network visualization flowchart. Yes, shawshank state prison, the children of the corn. It won an edgar award and, as the first in a trilogy, was followed by finders and keepers and end of watch. The bachman books were a way for stephen king to write a different style under a psuedonym. A gambler named cressner kenneth mcmillan makes a bet with his wife s lover. No spoilers please ive only read like 30 of his books so less than half of them. Even stephen king cant escape living in a stephen king. In his book, king writes, im a slow reader, but i usually get through seventy or eighty books a year. William bill denbrough is the leader of the losers club and one of the main characters and protagonist of the 1986 horror novel, it by stephen king. But the house was full of books, and it was full of people who wrote stories, so they just came along, stephen king told ew. I really want to get into the stephen kings books but the list is quite daunting, ive only read cujo so far and have the dead zone on loan.
Not only because its long, but because it is one of stephen kings best, once you start it, you have to finish it. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. You are a part of a world renowned journalist team. Hbos the outsider in large part centers on holly gibney cynthia erivo, a stephen king character that also has a big role in mr. Some of the films based off his books have become some all time classics and some of the greatest films ever. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Stephen king is the author of 52 novels and around 200 short stories.
Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. Memory stephen kings short story memory appeared in volume 7, number 4 of tin house, the summer 2006 issue. And in rose danielsmcclendon king supplies one of the best characters in all the books ive read by him. However, when i read stephen kings book on writing i began to think otherwise. The author is in florida, with his wife, tabby, and his corgi, molly, trying to stay sane while sheltering in place. The 1 thing stephen king insisted on for hbos the outsider. Do all stephen king books take place in the same universe or series of connected universes. In another of king s alienpossession novels, a detour into derry leads a character named mr. Ive heard good things about his dark tower series and the stand. Hes scared us, endeared us, inspired us, and hes wowed us with his work. Just wanted to get a bit of a list of steve books that arent connected to any of his other works or his kids works and they just stand alone.
Gerald lumley and family where on the road to visit geralds wife s sister when they got lost in jerusalems lot. It is the will of gan, the approximate equivalent of destiny or fate, in kings fictional language of high speech. King attended college at the university of maine, where she met her husband stephen king through her workstudy job in the raymond h. Mr mercedes, kings first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges.