The Complete Works – Stephen King

Something I have always wanted to do is read as many Stephen King novels as possible. He’s one of my favourite writers and that’s mostly because he doesn’t get too caught up in tropes or boundaries, he simply tells stories. Often scary ones. Which I love. There are other authors, such as Emile Zola, I would love to do this with but I think King definitely has the most substantial amount of works published which makes it a little more fun to track!

This list of all of his novels in publishing year order comes from sk-tours.com, and I’m going to borrow it, in a sense, to keep a running list of which of his novels I’ve read.

Let me know which ones you loved and which author’s works you would love to read all of!

My stand-out favourites include Christine, Misery, Thinner, and Carrie. I also love the original film adaptions that accompany these novels!

2023 update! I’ve officially read 6 more of King’s novels, and in that time he’s put out about 6 more I bet. There is just no catching up with this man!

1974 – Carrie
1975 – Salem’s Lot
1977 – The Shining
1977 – Rage (Richard Bachman)
1978 – Night  Shift
1978 – The Stand
1979 – The Dead Zone
1979 – The Long Walk (Richard Bachman)
1980 – Firestarter
1981 – Cujo
1981 – Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
1981 – Roadwork (Richard Bachman)
1981 – The Plant (Privately Published)
1982 – Creepshow
1982 – The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (limited to 10,000 copies)
1982 – The Running Man (Richard Bachman)
1982 – Different Seasons
1982 – The Plan: Part II (Privately Published)
1983 – Christine
1983 – Pet Sematary
1983 – Cycle of the  Werewolf
1983 – The Eyes Of The Dragon (Privately Published)
1984 – The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)
1984 – Thinner (Richard Bachman)
1984 – The Plant – Part III (Privately Published)
1985 – Skeleton  Crew
1985 – The Bachman Books (collection of all 4 books)
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)
1989 – The Dark Half
1989 – Dolan’s Cadillac (limited edition)
1989 – My Pretty Pony (limited edition)
1990 – The Stand: The Complete & Unabridged
1990 – Four Past Midnight
1991 – Needful Things
1991 – The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
1992 – Gerald’s Game
1993 – Dolores Claiborne
1993 – Nightmares & Dreamscapes
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
1996 – The Regulators (Richard Bachman)

1997 – Six Stories (Privately Published)
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 (Privately Published)
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 (Book Of The Month Club Publication)
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 – Blaze (Richard Bachman)
2008 – Duma Key
2008 – Just After Sunset
2009 – The Little Sisters of Eluria (limited edition)
2009 – Under the Dome
2010 – Blockade Billy
2010 – Full Dark, No Stars
2011 – 11/22/63
2012 – The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
2013 – Hard Listening (co-written with other authors in Rock Bottom Remainders band)
2013 – Joyland
2013 – The Dark Man
2013 – Doctor Sleep
2014 – Mr. Mercedes
2015 – Revival
2015 – Finders Keepers
2015 – The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
2016 – End of Watch
2017 – Hearts In Suspension
2017 – Sleeping Beauties w/ Owen King
2018 – The Outsider
2018 – Flight or Fright
2018 – Elevation
2019 – The Institute