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Stephen King Books in Order

Below is the complete list of Stephen King books in order of publication. This is the recommended reading sequence for the series.

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Bill Hodges Trilogy Books in Publication Order

  1. Mr. Mercedes (2014)
  2. Finders Keepers (2015)
  3. End of Watch (2016)

The Button Box Books in Publication Order

  1. Gwendy’s Button Box (2017)
    (With Richard T. Chizmar)
  2. Gwendy’s Magic Feather (2019)
    (By Richard T. Chizmar)
  3. Gwendy’s Final Task (2022)
    (With Richard T. Chizmar)

The Dark Tower Books
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)
    (With Robin Furth)

The Dark Tower: Beginnings Books in Publication Order

  1. The Gunslinger Born (2007)
    (By Robin Furth, Peter David)
  2. The Long Road Home (2008)
    (By Robin Furth, Peter David, Richard Isanove)
  3. Treachery (2009)
    (By Robin Furth, Peter David, Richard Isanove)
  4. The Fall of Gilead (2009)
    (By Robin Furth, Peter David, Richard Isanove)
  5. Battle of Jericho Hill (2010)
    (With Robin Furth, Peter David)
  6. The Sailor (2017)
    (By Robin Furth)

The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Books
with Robin Furth, Peter David

  1. The Prisoner (2020)
  2. House of Cards (2020)
  3. Lady of Shadows (2020)
  4. Bitter Medicine (2020)
  5. The Drawing of the Three Omnibus (2023)
    (By Robin Furth)

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Books
with Robin Furth, Peter David

  1. The Journey Begins (2019)
  2. The Little Sisters of Eluria (2019)
  3. The Battle of Tull (2019)
  4. The Way Station (2019)
  5. The Man in Black (2019)
  6. Last Shots (2019)

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. Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (1996)
  5. The Night Journey (1996)
  6. Coffey on the Mile (1996)

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 (2020)
  6. Holly (2023)
  7. Never Flinch (2025)

The Outsider Books in Publication Order

  1. The Outsider (2018)
  2. If It Bleeds (2020)

Secretary of Dreams Books in Publication Order

  1. The Secretary of Dreams (2006)
  2. The Secretary of Dreams Volume 2 (2010)

The Shining Books in Publication Order

  1. Before the Play (1977)
  2. The Shining (1977)
  3. Doctor Sleep (2013)

Talisman Books
with Peter Straub

  1. The Talisman (1984)
  2. Black House (2001)
  3. Other Worlds Than These (2026)

Standalone Novels Books in Publication Order

  1. Carrie (1974)
  2. ‘Salem’s Lot (1975)
  3. Rage (1977)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  4. The Stand (1978)
  5. The Long Walk (1979)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  6. The Dead Zone (1979)
  7. Firestarter (1980)
  8. Roadwork (1981)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  9. Cujo (1981)
  10. The Running Man (1982)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  11. Christine (1983)
  12. Pet Sematary (1983)
  13. Thinner (1984)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  14. It (1986)
  15. The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)
  16. Misery (1987)
  17. The Tommyknockers (1987)
  18. One Past Midnight: The Langoliers (Four Past Midnight) (1989)
  19. The Dark Half (1989)
  20. Needful Things (1991)
  21. Gerald’s Game (1992)
  22. Dolores Claiborne (1992)
  23. Insomnia (1994)
  24. Rose Madder (1995)
  25. Desperation (1996)
  26. The Regulators (1996)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  27. Bag of Bones (1998)
  28. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)
  29. Dreamcatcher (2001)
  30. From a Buick 8 (2002)
  31. The Colorado Kid (2005)
  32. Cell (2006)
  33. Lisey’s Story (2006)
  34. Blaze (2007)
    (As: Richard Bachman)
  35. Duma Key (2008)
  36. Under the Dome (2009)
  37. 11/22/63 (2011)
  38. Joyland (2013)
  39. Revival (2014)
  40. Sleeping Beauties (2017)
    (With Owen King)
  41. The Institute (2019)
  42. Later (2021)
  43. Billy Summers (2021)
  44. Fairy Tale (2022)
  45. The Life of Chuck (2025)

Short Stories/Novellas Books in Publication Order

  1. One for the Road (1977)
  2. The Ledge (1977)
  3. I Am the Doorway (1978)
  4. Quitters, Inc. (1978)
  5. The Mangler (1978)
  6. I Know What You Need (1978)
  7. The Woman in the Room (1978)
  8. The Man Who Loved Flowers (1978)
  9. Night Surf (1978)
  10. Jerusalem’s Lot (1978)
  11. The Crate (1979)
  12. Crouch End (1980)
  13. The Mist (1980)
  14. The Monkey (1980)
  15. The Jaunt (1981)
  16. Do the Dead Sing? (1981)
  17. The Body (1982)
  18. The Shawshank Redemption (1982)
  19. Uncle Otto’s Truck (1983)
  20. Word Processor of the Gods (1983)
  21. Apt Pupil (1983)
  22. Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
  23. Silver Bullet (1983)
  24. The Breathing Method (1984)
  25. The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet (1984)
  26. The Raft (1985)
  27. For the Birds (1986)
  28. Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut (1986)
  29. The End of the Whole Mess (1986)
  30. Trucks (1987)
  31. The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987)
  32. The Night Flier (1988)
  33. Home delivery (1989)
  34. Dolan’s Cadillac (1989)
  35. My Pretty Pony (1989)
  36. The Langoliers (1989)
  37. Sneakers (1989)
  38. The Library Policeman (1990)
  39. The Sun Dog (1990)
  40. Secret Window, Secret Garden (1991)
  41. Three Carols (1991)
  42. Children of the Corn (1993)
  43. Gray Matter (1993)
  44. The Man in the Black Suit (1994)
  45. Umney’s Last Case (1995)
  46. The Lawnmower Man (1995)
  47. Everything’s Eventual (1997)
  48. 1408 (1997)
  49. Riding the Bullet (2000)
  50. Zenith Rising / The Plant (2000)
  51. LT’s Theory of Pets (2001)
  52. Autopsy Room Four (2002)
  53. Lisey and the Madman (2004)
  54. The Things They Left Behind (2005)
  55. Stationary Bike (2006)
  56. The Road Virus Heads North (2006)
  57. Mute (2007)
  58. Ayana (2007)
  59. Harvey’s Dream (2008)
  60. N (2008)
  61. The Gingerbread Girl (2008)
  62. UR (2009)
  63. Morality (2009)
  64. The Bone Church (2009)
  65. Premium Harmony (2009)
  66. 1922 (2010)
  67. Blockade Billy (2010)
  68. Tommy (2010)
  69. Mile 81 (2011)
  70. The Little Green God of Agony (2011)
  71. Under the Weather / À la dure (2011)
  72. Herman Wouk Is Still Alive (2011)
  73. Batman and Robin have an Altercation (2012)
  74. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2012)
  75. Throttle (2012)
    (With Joe Hill)
  76. Stephen King’s Battleground (2012)
  77. A Face in the Crowd (2012)
    (With Stewart O’Nan)
  78. Big Driver (2012)
  79. In the Tall Grass (2012)
    (With Joe Hill)
  80. That Bus Is Another World (2014)
  81. A Good Marriage (2014)
  82. Mister Yummy (2015)
  83. Drunken Fireworks (2015)
  84. Bad Little Kid (2015)
  85. Cookie Jar (2016)
  86. Laurie (2018)
  87. Obits (2018)
  88. Low Men In Yellow Coats (in Hearts in Atlantis) (2018)
  89. The Turbulence Expert (2018)
  90. Elevation (2018)
  91. Squad D (2019)
  92. The Fifth Step (2020)
  93. Rat (2020)
  94. On Slide Inn Road (2020)
  95. Red Screen (2021)
  96. Willie the Weirdo / Willie le Zinzin (2021)
  97. Rattlesnakes (2023)

Short Story Collections Books in Publication Order

  1. Night Shift (1978)
  2. Different Seasons (1982)
  3. Skeleton Crew (1985)
  4. Four Past Midnight (1990)
  5. Nightmares and Dreamscapes (1993)
  6. The Man in the Black Suit: 4 Dark Tales (1994)
  7. The Green Mile (1997)
  8. Six Stories (1997)
  9. Hearts in Atlantis (1999)
  10. Graveyard Shift: and Other Stories from Night Shift (1999)
  11. Blood and Smoke (1999)
  12. Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing (2000)
  13. Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (2002)
  14. Just After Sunset (2008)
  15. Stephen King Goes to the Movies (2009)
  16. In the Deathroom and Lunch at the Gotham Café (2010)
  17. Full Dark, No Stars (2010)
  18. Road Rage (2012)
    (With Joe Hill, Richard Matheson, Chris Ryall)
  19. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015)
  20. If It Bleeds (2020)
  21. You Like It Darker (2024)

Graphic Novels Books in Publication Order

  1. Creepshow (1982)
  2. The Talisman: Road of Trials (2009)
    (With Peter Straub, Tony Shasteen)
  3. The Dark Man: An Illustrated Poem (2013)
  4. Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1 (2020)

Children’s Books in Publication Order

  1. Charlie the Choo-Choo (2016)
    (As: Beryl Evans)
  2. Hansel and Gretel (2025)
    (With Maurice Sendak)

Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

  1. Stephen King’s Danse Macabre (1981)
  2. Danse Macabre (1981)
  3. Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King (1988)
    (With Chuck Miller, Tim Underwood)
  4. Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques (1988)
  5. Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King (1989)
    (With Chuck Miller, Tim Underwood)
  6. On Writing (1999)
  7. Faithful (2004)
  8. Guns (2013)
  9. Hearts in Suspension (2016)

Transgressions Books in Publication Order

  1. Transgressions (2005)
    (With Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, Donald E Westlake, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, John Farris)
  2. Transgressions, Vol. 2 (2006)
    (With Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, John Farris)
  3. Transgressions, Vol. 3 (2006)
    (By Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, Donald E Westlake, John Farris)
  4. Transgressions, Vol. 4 (2006)
    (By Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain)

Plays Books in Publication Order

  1. Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay (1999)
  2. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2013)
    (With T. Bone Burnett)

The Stand: Graphic Novels Books in Publication Order

  1. Captain Trips (2009)
    (With Mike Perkins, LauraMartin, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
  2. American Nightmares (2009)
    (With Mike Perkins, LauraMartin, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
  3. Hardcases (2010)
    (With Mike Perkins, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
  4. Soul Survivors (2010)
    (With Mike Perkins, LauraMartin, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
  5. No Man’s Land (2011)
    (With Mike Perkins, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
  6. The Night Has Come (2012)
    (With Mike Perkins, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)

American Vampire Books in Publication Order

  1. American Vampire, Vol. 1 (2010)
    (With Scott Snyder)
  2. American Vampire, Vol. 2 (2011)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  3. American Vampire, Vol. 3 (2012)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  4. American Vampire, Vol. 4 (2012)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  5. American Vampire Vol. 5 (2014)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  6. American Vampire, Vol. 6 (2014)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  7. American Vampire, Vol. 7 (2015)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  8. American Vampire Vol. 8 (2015)
    (By Scott Snyder)
  9. American Vampire 1976 (2022)
    (By Scott Snyder)

Beryl Evans Picture Books
as Beryl Evans

  1. Charlie the Choo-Choo (2016)

Legends Books in Publication Order

  1. Legends (1998)
    (With Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg)
  2. Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (1998)
    (By Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Terry Brooks, Robert Silverberg, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Haydon)
  3. Legends 3 (1999)
    (By Terry Pratchett, Tad Williams, Robert Jordan, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin)

The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Publication Order

  1. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition (2010)
  2. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition (2011)
  3. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition (2012)
  4. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition (2013)
  5. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition (2014)
  6. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition (2015)
  7. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition (2016)
  8. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition (2017)
  9. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition (2018)
  10. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition (2020)
  11. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 (2020)
  12. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 (2021)
  13. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 (2022)
  14. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 (2023)
  15. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 (2024)

Best Horror of the Year Books in Publication Order

  1. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One (2009)
  2. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two (2010)
  3. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three (2011)
  4. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four (2012)
  5. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five (2013)
  6. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six (2014)
  7. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven (2015)
  8. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight (2016)
  9. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine (2017)
  10. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten (2018)
  11. The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction (2018)
  12. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven (2019)
  13. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve (2020)
  14. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen (2021)
  15. The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen (2022)
  16. The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen (2024)
  17. The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen (2024)
  18. The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen (2025)

The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

  1. Volume I: The Color of Evil (1987)
  2. Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield (1990)
  3. Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness (1991)

About Stephen King

Stephen King is one of the most influential and widely read authors in modern fiction. Known primarily for his work in horror, suspense, and supernatural storytelling, King has written dozens of bestselling novels and hundreds of short stories across multiple genres. Over the course of several decades, his books have shaped popular culture and established him as one of the defining voices in contemporary storytelling.

Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. His early life was marked by financial hardship after his father left the family when King was still a child. Raised by his mother alongside his older brother, King spent much of his childhood in Maine, a region that would later become the primary setting for many of his novels.

King showed an interest in writing from a young age. As a child he wrote short stories and sold them to classmates, often inspired by horror films and science fiction magazines. This early fascination with suspense and imagination would eventually shape the direction of his literary career.

He attended the University of Maine, where he studied English and graduated in 1970. During college he continued writing short stories while contributing to the school newspaper. After graduation, King struggled to find success as a writer and worked various jobs, including as a high school English teacher.

His breakthrough came in 1974 with the publication of Carrie, a novel about a bullied teenager with telekinetic powers. The book became an immediate success and was later adapted into a film, launching King’s career as a professional novelist. The success of Carrie was followed by a series of influential works including Salem’s Lot, The Shining, and The Stand.

Reading Stephen King’s books in publication order offers a clear look at how his storytelling expanded over time. While early novels focused heavily on horror and supernatural themes, King gradually explored a wide range of genres including psychological suspense, fantasy, crime, and historical fiction.

One of the most ambitious projects in his career is the epic fantasy saga The Dark Tower. The series blends elements of westerns, science fiction, horror, and mythology, forming a sprawling narrative that connects to many of King’s other works. Through this interconnected storytelling, King created what many readers refer to as a shared literary universe.

King’s ability to create memorable characters and vivid small-town settings is a defining feature of his writing. Many of his stories take place in fictional Maine communities such as Castle Rock, Derry, and Jerusalem’s Lot. These locations often serve as the backdrop for supernatural events that disrupt otherwise ordinary lives.

Despite being associated with horror, King’s work frequently focuses on human relationships, moral struggles, and the resilience of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances. His characters often include teachers, writers, children, and working-class individuals whose personal challenges become central to the story.

In addition to novels, King has written numerous short story collections and nonfiction works. One of his most well-known nonfiction books, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, offers insight into his creative process and the experiences that shaped his career.

King has also written under the pen name Richard Bachman. Several novels originally published under this name—including The Running Man and Thinner—allowed him to experiment with different narrative styles while maintaining anonymity for a time.

Over the years, many of Stephen King’s stories have been adapted into films, television series, and miniseries. These adaptations have helped introduce his work to new audiences while reinforcing his reputation as one of the most adaptable authors in modern literature.

Throughout his career, Stephen King has maintained a remarkable level of productivity and influence. His novels continue to attract readers around the world, and following his books in publication order reveals how his storytelling evolved into one of the most expansive and recognizable bodies of work in contemporary fiction.

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