Top 10 Novels by Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. More than 350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and other media. King has written a number of books using the pen name Richard Bachman, and one short story, "The Fifth Quarter", as John Swithen.

Since the publication of his first novel Carrie, public awareness of King and his works has become "saturated" throughout popular culture.

In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded King the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

- The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
- 'Salem's Lot
- Pet Sematary
- Misery
- Skeleton Crew
- Cujo
- Carrie
- The Stand
- It
- The Shining

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[TheBuehler4]

IT is the best book ever written.

[Legionbass19]

My top three are:

3:IT

2:The Stand

1:The Dark Tower (I count them all as one big book)

[JamesBeam420]

I'd put The Stand at number one (the uncut edition), but I haven't read IT yet, and some others too.

[burmiester1]

Umm, where's thinner?

[seemsee112]

wtf? 0:20 "a new novel by the author of Carrie". I hate Carrie!!!

[seemsee112]

the shining is my personal favourite, but i havent red IT. Should i try it?

[flamesfan1417]

IT is my #1. The characters seem so real, and I literally feel and have emotions for them, amazing book!

[newcastlekingdom]

Timmy Baterman from the pet cemetary novel was pure genius, had me scared for weeks

[nowisdasick]

@TheBuehler4 Yes agreed, yes agreed

[ZsHouseProductions]

I like Stephen King, even though I'm nearly immune to getting scared, as I grew up in a horror-lover type of family, but I always found it hard to get past his character dialogue. It always seemed unnatural to me. Anyway, I vote Salem's Lot as the top. Something about it I just really dig, and I'm not entirely sure what it is, even if the Shining was better written.

[TheTwinTelepathy101]

I love the shining

[TheTwinTelepathy101]

The shining should be number one