Stephen king audiobooks ranked

So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. Jim dale is beloved by millions of listeners for bringing the harry potter audiobooks to life. Kings next novel is due out in september 2019, but it sounds like it has the potential to rank very highly on this list. The mainer has a career spanning more than 40 years and dozens of titles, but there. When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Jul 18, 2019 with well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. Kind of a roll call for the stephen king fans here who listen to his audiobooks. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the best stephen king audiobooks to listen to, in order. Weve put together 20 of the best stephen king audiobooks. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking stephen. The last time i updated this ranking of king s books was 20, which in these times of hardship seems implausibly distant.

All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels. On this list put the top stephen king books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A limited edition of a thousand copies was published by screampress in october 1985. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. With such an expansive catalogue of books, king has too many to simply choose blindly, so lets get into the top 10 stephen king audiobooks, in particular order. Weber is skilled at wringing out all the emotion, evil, and mystery in king s book about an ancient evil that haunts a maine town and the seven childhood friends who band together to destroy it.

His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been. The pentacle stephen king audio book part 1 unpublished by church of the new age. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. The sheer number of film and television adaptations of stephen kings stories alone 50plus, and countingfrom stanley kubricks thriller, the shining 1980 to rob reiners stand by me 1986 and hbos 2020 miniseries, the outsiderwould have made king the undisputed master of horror. December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015. All of the best stephen king books, ranked as the greatest living master of both jump scares and slowcreeping dread, stephen king has reshaped an entire genre in the image of his imagination. Based on the works of stephen king 30 blood 28 murder 28 based on novel 23 death 23 title spoken by character 20. So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen king s oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. Arguably stephen kings most notable work and for a legitimate reason. If youre looking for a more complete list, check out our ranking of every single one of stephen king. Good thing actor steven weber is on board to perform it, all 45 hours of it. Rank all the stephen king books that youve read reddit.

Stephen kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre. Stephen king s son also writes books but he does not go by his regular name he writes under a different name and i forget what it is. This weeks bestselling fiction titles, as ranked by the new york times. In the early nineties, king wrote a set of novels focused on abused women and the horrible men who beat and haunt and entrap them.

The 21 best legal thrillers of the 21st century, ranked. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is. The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook by. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat, and the title story if it bleeds each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. My suggestion would be to not include collections like night shift or different seasons since those contain multiple stories. May, 2010 for a book with such a tiny title, stephen king s it is one huge undertaking. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked in order updated for 2020. Every single stephen king novella, ranked mashable. A killers wife, a compelling legal thriller by victor methos andrew gross, james patterson, john ellsworth, john grisham, lisa scottoline, marcia clark, marti green, max allan collins, michael connelly, michael donovan, paul levine, robert dugoni, ronald s. As such, heres our guide to some of the best actors to narrate stephen king audiobooks.

Simply put a rabid dog, hunting and killing an entire town it sounds rather silly, but its king, and only king could turn an eyerolling plot into something gruesome and horrific. Im considering getting audible but ive never listened to an audiobook before. Seriously, if you love stephen king and you love audiobooks you must listen to dreamcatcher. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books. Stephen king then takes us on another one of those journeys that only he can as the story unfolds piece by piece before all the said pieces tie together beautifully at the end.

His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first. Best stephen king books list of stephen king novels. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. For two generations of literary thrillseekers, his very name is synonymous with horror. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books.

To the gentleman who read 112263 and joyland they both nailed it. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat and the title story if it bleeds each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places. I took the bike out there, and i just barely made it. While he has a background in classical theater and film, he is well suited to audiobook. Audio fiction books best sellers the new york times. If youre an audio junkie, you may passionately disagree with my picks. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels.

Alan watts how to see through the game the secret to life. Nov 28, 2018 winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the best stephen king audiobooks to listen to, in order. The dark tower audiobook the gunslinger part 1 youtube. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Enter stephen king, the master of spooks, good storytelling, and, yes, often really long books. A definitive list of the best stephen king audiobooks of the 21st century. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. With such a large portfolio, choosing one audiobook to start with can be daunting. Prentice onayemi his performances are praised as vivid, haunting, and able to depict different cultural worlds within a single story.

Achieved horrorlegend status as pennywise the dancing clown in 1990s it. Newly updated to include king s newest novel, if it bleeds. Audiobooks stephen king stephen king audio books born on september 21, 1947, in portland, maine, stephen edwin king is an american novelist whose best sellers have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Every stephen king movie, ranked from worst to best 64.

Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Laurie by stephen king 2018 audiobook narrated by spooky boo horror hive duration. A killers wife, a compelling legal thriller by victor methos andrew gross, james patterson, john ellsworth, john. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Alan cumming has dazzled audiences for years, and with his boundless energy and lilting brogue, he was a natural fit as an audiobook narrator.

One of the more recent stephen king audiobooks on this list, 112263 is king s scifi alternate history novel in which jake epping, a 35yearold english teacher in lisbon falls, maine, goes. He has also written nearly two hundred short stories and published a series of comics called the gunslinger born, based on his the dark tower series. Whether you find it to be cool might depend on whether your politics match up with the hosts, but if they dont, then they dont line up with king s, either. Richard bachman actually stephen king s son goes by the name joe hill. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot. The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books and audiobooks.

Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Skeleton crew is a collection of short fiction by american writer stephen king, published by putnam in june 1985. Oct 27, 2019 the best stephen king audiobooks ranked in order updated for 2020. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Make a ranking from best to worst of the king books youve read.

Not only is it the best stephen king audiobook i have listened to, it is one of the most amazing audiobooks i have listened to ever. Uncle steve has released seven new books in the intervening years depending on. He writes the relationship between people and dogs like no other. Mar 11, 2019 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. I personally couldnt stand listening to the voice for 63. Stephen king audio books born on september 21, 1947, in portland, maine, stephen edwin king is an american novelist whose best sellers have sold over 350 million copies worldwide.