Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. Enter stephen king, the master of spooks, good storytelling, and, yes, often really long books. Clocking in at 47 hours and 52 minutes, the stand will keep you busy for your longest holiday car rides. Over that period he has extended his reach into various areas of pop. He graduated high school in 1966, and from the university of maine, orono, in 1970 with a ba in english. A definitive list of the best stephen king audiobooks of the 21st century. Top 10 scary audiobooks you must try in halloween 2019. Jan 17, 2018 horror audiobooks that are actually way more terrifying than the written version. To celebrate the new release from this bestselling author, we thought wed take a look back at our 10 favorite stephen king books. Richard bachman actually stephen king s son goes by the name joe hill. 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. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized oldest to newest.
With such an expansive catalogue of books, king has too many to. Weve put together 20 of the best stephen king audiobooks to make the choice a bit easier. Henry prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by the new yorker, and riding the bullet, king s original ebook, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the. Listened to the dark tower series along with eyes of the dragon and 112263 so far. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. 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. As such, heres our guide to some of the best actors to narrate stephen king audiobooks. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. His performance is at turns harrowing and wholehearted. Stephen king audio books, best sellers, author bio. It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to. It is from start to finish one of the creepiest, coolest, scariest and most intriguing books youll.
With more than 50 books in print, king is insanely prolific. The best of stephen king on audiobook audiobook explorers. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized oldest to newest. Achieved horrorlegend status as pennywise the dancing clown in 1990s it. Top ten stephen king books the top ten stephen king books. Without further ado, i give you the top 5 best stephen king books to date. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked in order updated. Of his remaining books, which ones are the best audiobooks. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books, all of which newly updated to include king s newest novel, the institute. Nov 28, 2018 winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the best stephen king audiobooks to listen to, in order. Jan 12, 2018 the stephen king top ten could be argued up and down, but theres little doubt that the shininghis most parodied, most famous, twiceadapted novelis always going to be a contender for the top slot. Mar 11, 2019 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. It includes plenty of utterly gripping action scenes.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Best stephen king audiobooks ive looked around this subreddit and ive seen stephen king get mentioned a lot in various topics but i havent come across a specific topic suggesting books. I have no doubt ill be able to convince you to read the works of this great king of horror, or at the very least rent the movies. On top of that i had plans to start his dark tower series on audiobook. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first. It is read by steven weber and he uses different voices for all of the different characters. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. So im curious, what king books would you strongly recommend listening to. Eddie goes into the field where a bunch of kids always played ball when he had been a child. I havent read as much stephen king as a lot of people have, and only listened to a few in audio. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot.
Oct 29, 2019 thats where audiobooks come inwith the voices of stephen fry or jim dale doing the reading for you there are no excuses to get some reading done. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Kind of a roll call for the stephen king fans here who listen to his audiobooks. The following list is in no way intended to be comprehensive, but if youre new to stephen king, or just new to audiobooks in general, here are some recommendations and warnings to help get. The numberone national best seller for stephen king s rabid fans, cujo hits the jugular the new york times with the story of a friendly saint bernard that is bitten by a sick bat. Sep 06, 2019 lee ranaldo sonic youth and raul refree rosalia at paste studio nyc tue, 18 feb 2020 19. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book. I havent read as much stephen king as a lot of people have, and. The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook by.
Our mammoth guide to the master of the macabre will help you find the best slice of king for your audiobook needs. The plot is full of intrigue and written in a way that fills the readers head with theories and questions. 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. Doctor sleep, the highly anticipated sequel to the shining was released this week on audio book. The audiobook is made even more compelling by stage and film actor steven weber, whose portrayals of stephen king characters on various television miniseries including adaptations of the shining and desperation no doubt prepared him for the terrorscape he so aptly brings to life. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. The vampire archives audiobook listen and download free.
The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook. May 08, 2015 f ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate truth written and read by john le carre 10 hrs. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. 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 to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly.
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. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Sep 21, 2019 even though a bad stephen king book is a pretty good book, here are the top 5 stephen king audiobooks to avoid at all cost. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books. Feb 01, 2007 stephen king on why he loves a good audiobook some critics the always tiresome harold bloom among them claim that listening to audiobooks isnt reading. Stephen king has been a household name for more than 40 years. 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. The outsider is a perfect investigatory and suspense novel, complete with kings usual supernatural edge. The best audiobooks of alltime for road trips and commutes on this page youll find over 100 of the best audiobooks carefully selected based on recommendations and extensive research.
I have to say, ive listened to about 60 audiobooks in the last couple of years, and not only was the dark tower audiobook the best stephen king audiobook that i listened to, but it was one of the best, period. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Stephen kings 20 best audiobooksthe definitive list stephen king is one of the most prolific american authors of all time. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best.
Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind. He has published 61 novels, more than 200 short stories, and six. We rank it number one because its in many ways the ideal king novel, the novel scientists would create if they sought to grow a king. Only slightly shorter than the stand at 44 hours and 55 minutes, stephen kings masterpiece it. 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. 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. Stephen king on why he loves a good audiobook some critics the always tiresome harold bloom among them claim that listening to audiobooks isnt reading. Browse audiobooks written by stephen king sorted by best. Henry prize winner, two other award winners, four stories. He has published 61 novels, more than 200 short stories, and six nonfiction booksand he shows no sign of stopping. Top 5 stephen king audiobooks to avoid at all costs youtube. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android.
Why stephen king says you dont need a notebook for your best ideas top 10 rules duration. The outsider is written in third person perspective. The numberone national best seller for stephen kings rabid fans, cujo hits the jugular the new york times with the story of a friendly saint bernard that is bitten by a sick bat. Thats where audiobooks come inwith the voices of stephen fry or jim dale doing the reading for you there are no excuses to get some reading done.
Ive got horror audiobooks that will haunt your waking. 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. Ben goes to the library during his walk, a place where he spent a great deal of time as a young child, and runs into the clown, pennywise, there. Weighing in at around 1,000 pages, kings masterpiece is a historical thriller, crime novel and timetravel fantasy in one. Stephen kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre. This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. Audiobook stephen king full audiobook stephen king audiobook full unabridged audiobook pl calosc audiobooks it audiobook stephen king it the shining audiobook. One of stephen king s greatest books a collection of connected stories, some of them exceptionally weird, but what has rattled around in my brain all these years after reading it is that it felt as if it was a meditation on the origins of violence.