Stephen King is an American author of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 400 million copies,Morgan, Robert. Stephen King, Newsnight, BBC, November 22, 2006 and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies, and comic books. King has published 67 novels/novellas, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five nonfiction books. He has written more than 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. Many of his works are set in his home state of Maine.
Novels +Overview of Stephen King novels Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Notes 1974Carrie Doubleday 199 1975 439 Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1976 1977 447 Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1978Rage Signet Books 211 First novel published under pseudonym Richard Bachman, now out of print at the author's request 1978 Doubleday 823 Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1979;Runner-up (15th place), Locus Award, 1979 1979 Signet Books 384 Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman Viking Press 428 Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1980 1980Firestarter 426 Nominee, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1981;Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1981 1981Roadwork Signet Books 274 Published under pseudonym Richard BachmanCujo Viking Press 319Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1982;Runner-up (21st place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1982 1982 Signet Books 219 Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman Grant 224 1983Christine Viking 526 Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1984Pet Sematary Doubleday 374 Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1984;Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1984Cycle of the Werewolf Land of Enchantment 127 Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson 1984 Viking 646 Written with Peter Straub;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1985;Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1985 Philtrum Press (1984)Viking (1987) 326 First published as a limited edition in 1984, then for the mass market in 1987Thinner NAL 309 Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman 1986It Viking 1138Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1987;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1987;Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1987 1987 Grant 400 Runner-up (16th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1988Misery Viking 310Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1988;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1988 Putnam 558 Runner-up (16th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1988 1989 Viking 431 Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 1990 1990 Doubleday 1152 The Complete & Uncut Edition;Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award's Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1991 1991 Grant 512 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1992;Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1992Needful Things Viking 690 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1992;Runner-up (13th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1992 1992Gerald's Game 352 Dolores Claiborne 305 Runner-up (14th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1993 1994Insomnia 787 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1995;Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy/Horror Novel, 1995 1995Rose Madder 420 Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1995 1996 Signet Books 400Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1997;Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997Desperation Viking 704 Twin novel of The Regulators;Winner, Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997 Dutton 480 Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman;Twin novel of Desperation 1997 Grant 787 Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1998;Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Art Book, 1998 1998Bag of Bones Scribner 529Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1999;Winner, British Fantasy Award’s August Derleth Award, 1999;Winner, Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel, 1999 1999 224 2001Dreamcatcher 620 Black House Random House 625 Sequel to The Talisman;Written with Peter Straub;Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2002;Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2002 2002From a Buick 8 Scribner 368 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2003 2003 Grant 714 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2004;Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2004 2004 432 Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2005 845Winner, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2005;Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2005 2005 Hard Case Crime 184 2006Cell Scribner 351 Lisey's Story 528Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2007;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2007;Runner-up (10th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2007 2007Blaze 304 Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman 2008Duma Key 607Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2009 2009Under the Dome 1074 Nominee, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2010;Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2010 201111/22/63 849 Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2012;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2012;Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2012 2012 Grant 336 The eighth Dark Tower novel, but chronologically set between the fourth and fifth volumes. 2013Joyland Hard Case Crime 288 Nominee, Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, 2014;Runner-up (11th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2014Doctor Sleep Scribner 531 Sequel to The Shining;Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2014;Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2014 2014Mr. Mercedes 436 First novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy;Winner, Edgar Award for Best Novel, 2015Revival 403 Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2015 2015Finders Keepers 434 Second novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. 2016End of Watch 432 Third novel in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. 2017Sleeping BeautiesScribner 702 Written with Owen King;Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2018Gwendy's Button Box Cemetery Dance Publications 175 Written with Richard Chizmar 2018 Scribner 576 Runner-up (2nd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 2019 144 2019 576 Nominee, British Fantasy Award's August Derleth Award, 2020;Runner-up (3rd place), Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, 2020 2021Later Hard Case Crime 256 Billy Summers Scribner 528 2022Gwendy's Final Task Cemetery Dance Publications 412 Third novel in the series, second written with Richard ChizmarFairy Tale Scribner 599 2023Holly 449 2025Never Flinch 448 2026Other Worlds Than These Scribner 624Third novel in The Talisman (Jack Sawyer) series; written with Peter Straub 2027The End Times: Volume One Bad Hand Books 220 Serialized novel written with Benjamin Percy; writing as Claudia Inez Bachman TBAAnything for Hollyhttps://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/10/06/stephen-king-other-worlds-than-these-interview/92096569007/ TBA TBA TBA TBA
Collections
+Overview of Stephen King collections Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Notes 1978 Night Shift Doubleday 336 Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1979;Runner-up (8th place), Locus Award for Best Single Author Collection, 1979 1982 Different Seasons Viking Press 527 Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1983;Runner-up (4th place), Locus Award for Best Single Author Collection, 1983 1985 Skeleton Crew Putnam 512 Winner, Locus Award for Best Collection, 1986;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 1986 1990 Four Past Midnight Viking Press 763 Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 1991;Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 1991;Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 1991 1993 Nightmares & Dreamscapes 816 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 1994;Runner-up (6th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 1994 1999 Hearts in Atlantis Scribner 528 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2000;Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2000;Nominee, World Fantasy Award, 2000;Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2000 2002 Everything's Eventual 464 Nominee, Bram Stoker Award, 2003;Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2003;Runner-up (5th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2003 2008 Just After Sunset 386 Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2009;Nominee, British Fantasy Award, 2009;Nominee, Shirley Jackson Award, 2009 2010 Full Dark, No Stars 368 Winner, Bram Stoker Award, 2011;Winner, British Fantasy Award, 2011 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 495 Winner, Shirley Jackson Award, 2016 2020 If It Bleeds 448 Runner-up (7th place), Locus Award for Best Collection, 2021 2024You Like It Darker 502
Nonfiction
+Overview of Stephen King non-fiction books Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Notes 1981 Danse Macabre Everest House 400 Winner, Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, 1982;Winner, Locus Award for Best Related Non-Fiction Book, 1982 1988 Nightmares in the Sky Viking Studio Books 128 Illustrated by f-stop Fitzgerald 2000 On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Scribner 288 Winner, Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2001;Winner, Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, 2001Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing BOMC 433 2004 Faithful Scribner 432 Written with Stewart O'Nan
Children's books +Overview of Stephen King children's books Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Notes 2016 Charlie the Choo-Choo Simon & Schuster 24 Published under pseudonym Beryl Evans, illustrated by Ned Dameron 2025 Hansel and Gretel HarperCollins (US)Hodder & Stoughton (UK) (US) (UK) 44 A children's picture book, retelling the traditional Hansel and Gretel fairy tale in collaboration with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The illustrations by Maurice Sendak were the set and costume designs which Sendak had created for his 1998 production of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hänsel und Gretel.
Graphic novels +Overview of Stephen King graphic novels Year Title Publisher ISBN Note 1982 Creepshow Plume Graphic novel, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson 2010 American Vampire Vol. 1 Vertigo Graphic novel, co-written with Scott Snyder, Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque;Winner, Eisner Award for Best New Series, 2011
With the Rock Bottom Remainders +Overview of Rock Bottom Remainders books Year Title Publisher ISBN Note 1994 Mid-life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude Viking Press Essays written by members of the charity supergroup the Rock Bottom Remainders, which included King 2013 Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (Of Authors) Tells All Sam Barry Publishing Essays written by members of the charity supergroup the Rock Bottom Remainders, which included King
Screenplays/teleplays