Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors alive. While he is generally known for writing horror, King's books are actually much broader. Fans can use this list to see what books they may have missed. If you're new to King, you can see what he's written, and then check out reader recommendations of his best book.

 

Stephen King's Published Books and Stories

• 1960 - People, Places, And Things - Volume 1 (limited edition with Chris Chelsey)

• 1964 - The Star Invaders (limited edition)
• 1974 - Carrie
• 1975 - Salem's Lot
• 1977 - The Shining
• 1978 - Night Shift (stories)
• 1978 - The Stand
• 1979 - The Dead Zone
• 1980 - Firestarter
• 1981 - Cujo
• 1981 - Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
• 1981 - Roadwork
• 1982 - Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson)
• 1982 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
• 1982 - Different Seasons (novellas)
• 1983 - Christine
• 1983 - Pet Sematary
• 1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf
• 1984 - The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)
• 1985 - Skeleton Crew (stories, including "The Mist")
• 1985 - The Bachman Books (novel collection)
• 1986 - It
• 1987 - The Eyes of the Dragon
• 1987 - Misery
• 1987 - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
• 1988 - The Tommyknockers
• 1988 - Nightmares in the Sky (Photo book with text by King)
• 1988 - Dark Visions
• 1989 - The Dark Half
• 1989 - Dolan's Cadillac (limited edition)
• 1989 - My Pretty Pony (limited edition)
• 1990 - The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition
• 1990 - Four Past Midnight (stories)
• 1991 - Needful Things

• 1991 - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
• 1992 - Gerald's Game
• 1993 - Dolores Claiborne
• 1993 - Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories)
• 1994 - Insomnia
• 1995 - Rose Madder
• 1995 - Umney's Last Case
• 1996 - The Green Mile (originally published as a monthly serial consisting of six parts: The Two Dead Girls, The Mouse on the Mile, Coffey's Hands, The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, Night Journey, and Coffey on the Mile)
• 1996 - Desperation
• 1997 - Six Stories (stories)
• 1997 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
• 1998 - Bag of Bones
• 1999 - Storm of the Century
• 1999 - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
• 1999 - The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition)
• 1999 - Hearts in Atlantis
• 1999 - Blood and Smoke (audio book)
• 2000 - Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)
• 2000 - The Plant(electronically published)
• 2000 - Secret Windows
• 2000 - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography)
• 2000 - Dreamcatcher
• 2001 - Black House (written with Peter Straub)
• 2002 - From a Buick 8
• 2002 - Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
• 2003 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition)
• 2003 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
• 2004 - The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
• 2004 - The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
• 2004 - Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
• 2005 - The Colorado Kid
• 2006 - The Secretary of Dreams
• 2006 - Cell
• 2006 - Lisey's Story
• 2007 - The Mist
• 2008 - Duma Key
• 2008 - Just After Sunset
• 2009 - Stephen King Goes to the Movies
• 2009 - The Little Sisters of Eluria (limited edition)
• 2009 - "Graduation Afternoon" (in PostScripts)
• 2009 - "Throttle" (in He is Legend)
• 2009 - UR (e-novella available only on Amazon.com's Kindle)
• 2009 - Under the Dome
• 2009 - "A Good Marriage"
• 2009 - "Big Driver"
• 2009 - "1922"
• 2009 - "Fair Extension"
• 2010 - Blockade Billy
• 2010 - Full Dark, No Stars
• 2011 - The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
• 2011 - Mile 81 (e-novella)
• 2011 - "The Dune"
• 2011 - 11/22/63
• 2012 - In the Tall Grass (e-novella with Joe Hill)
• 2012 - A Face in the Crowd (e-novella)
• 2012 - The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
• 2013 - "Guns" (an essay available on Kindle)
• 2013 - Hard Listening (co-written with other authors in his author rock band)
• 2013 - Joyland
• 2013 - The Dark Man
• 2013 - Doctor Sleep

Richard Bachman's Published Books
"Richard Bachman" is a pseudonym that King used until Bachman's true identity was discovered by fans, after which he only published one more Bachman novel.

• 1977 - Rage
• 1979 - The Long Walk
• 1981 - Road Work
• 1982 - The Running Man
• 1984 - Thinner
• 1996 - The Regulators
• 2007 - Blaze

Stephen King's Unpublished Books and Stories

• 1959 - Charlie (short story)
• 1963 - The Aftermath (novel)
• 1970 - Sword in the Darkness, also know as Good Day Sunshine (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, also known as Under the Dome
• 1984 - Keyholes (unfinished)
• 1996 - The Pretender (unfinished)