He intrigues readers by presenting them with a new way of thinking about a welltrodden path. Kind of a roll call for the stephen king fans here who listen to his audiobooks. With over 60 novels published, there are no shortage of great titles to choose from. Im going to put my favourite on the list wizard and glass, the rest i will leave to others. This is the first of a trio of books which are collections of interviews with king. The top two performing audiobooks of 2018 were both in the selfhelp genre and come with mouthfuls for titles. Richard bachman actually stephen kings son goes by the name joe hill. In stephen kings latest thriller, a small town is turned upside down when a local coach is arrested for the brutal murder of an 11yearold boy. 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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Weighing in at around 1,000 pages, kings masterpiece is a historical thriller, crime novel and timetravel fantasy in one. Stephen kings 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.
Jul 12, 2019 the best audiobooks of 2019 so far from elisabeth moss revisiting the handmaids tale to banter from paul whitehouse and bob mortimer, here are this years mustlistens and some of the. Stephen king s magnum opus nearly didnt make paste s best horror novels of all time countdown, fitting, as it does, more neatly into postapocalyptic fiction or fantasy. The ultimate list of 101 of the best audiobooks of all time. Kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and. And, by all means, if theres a king book that somehow scared you even more than these did, tell us about it in the comments. Stephen kings top 10 favourite books benjamin mcevoy. Without further ado, heres my list of the best stephen king audiobooks published in this century. Achieved horrorlegend status as pennywise the dancing clown in 1990s it miniseries on abc.
Oct 31, 2019 a guide to the best stephen king audiobooks narrated by actors zach dionne. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. Oct 03, 2017 listen to top ten audiobook by katie cotugno. Audiobooks are an invaluable way to increase your health, wealth, and wisdom. Jul 18, 2019 whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver.
Now you can tackle the voluminous classic with this. But beyond its connections to and deviations from its famous film adaptation, the shining is noteworthy as an introduction to kings multiverse. It includes plenty of utterly gripping action scenes. At its most basic, its a story of a band of vampire. The most searchedfor author was stephen king, author of it, narrated by steven weber. The pop of king defends the genre, recommends his 10 favorites, and asks to see your top picks. With such an expansive catalogue of books, king has too many to simply choose blindly, so lets get into. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Redditor kmac3 stephen kings it read by stephen weber. A guide to the best stephen king audiobooks narrated by actors zach dionne. So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new. 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. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. Ive listened to a lot of stephen king audiobooks and here are some very notable mentions.
Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. If its meant purely to scare, then some of the heftier books on this list would have wracked up a body count, terrifying readers to death over 700 pages or more. For a focused search, click on the name of your favorite fiction genree. So you might think that if stephen king the guy who wrote such horror classics like carrie and the stand were to rattle off his top ten favorite books, it would feature works by the likes of edgar allan poe, h. Without further ado, i give you the top 5 best stephen king books to date. 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. The friendship side which king is a master of writing the horror of being taken over by a strange being, bravery on all levels. It was just awesome and just because it is stephen king doesnt mean it has to be all horror and thats why i think this book should be in the top ten it and the shining are both great, but i have to land on the green mile.
Apr 09, 2018 audiobooks are an invaluable way to increase your health, wealth, and wisdom. Stephen kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre also great to listen. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. The best of stephen king on audiobook audiobook explorers. To celebrate the new release from this bestselling author, we thought wed take a look back at our 10 favorite stephen king books. Carrie 1974 king became so frustrated writing this horror stor. A definitive list of the best stephen king audiobooks of the 21st century. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books. He writes the relationship between people and dogs like no other. Discover the best 2593393010 audible audiobooks in best sellers. Im making it my personal mission to listen to every stephen king novel published so far this century, which given kings propensity for very long books, is a far bigger job than you might imagine. Aug 27, 20 frank muller was one of the most celebrated readers of audiobooks in history, with numerous awards and over 150 credits to his name.
The best stephen king audiobooks ranked best thrillers. 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. Frank muller was one of the most celebrated readers of audiobooks in history, with numerous awards and over 150 credits to his name. In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books.
Stephen king has claimed that salems lot is his favorite work, and its not hard to see why. 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. I highly recommend it if you have a good 43 hours on hand. A guide to the best stephen king audiobooks narrated by actors. See where misery, the shining, pet sematary, and the dark tower land and which horror gem takes the top spot.
Harry potter read by stephen fry stephen fry harry potter and the philosophers stone audiobook. Clocking in at 47 hours and 52 minutes, the stand will keep you busy for your longest holiday car rides. 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. King presents readers with a homicidal clown it, for example, or a woman who has kidnapped a man misery. Enter stephen king, the master of spooks, good storytelling, and, yes, often really long books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon best sellers. Jerusalems lot is an unassuming small town in southern maine. Nov 09, 2017 the 18 most popular audiobooks of the past two decades, according to audible. The 18 most popular audiobooks of the past two decades, according to audible. Were not sure if stephen kings list of top 10 favourite books is in order, but if it is in order lord of the flies as number one certainly wouldnt come as a surprise. First king book i ever read and i still go back to reading it. Stephen king, whose new novel, doctor sleep, is published on september 24, is the author of the shining, on writing and misery. Youll get a list of the top 100 best sellers in that category.
It is the kind of town where everybody knows everybody else and most of the residents have lived there all of their lives. Theres no doubt that writer stephen king is best known for the horror novels that haunt his special corner of american literature. Here are the top ten audiobooks of 2018, according to data from. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. King presents us with a deathrow messiah the green mile. Only slightly shorter than the stand at 44 hours and 55 minutes, stephen kings masterpiece it.
Stephen kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre. I love love love bare bones and in many ways do consider it to be a nonfiction. Covey the 7 habits of highly effective people is a comprehensive program based on developing an awareness of how perceptions and assumptions hinder successin business as well as personal relationships. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked in order updated. Stephen kings 60plus novels and ten long collections of short fiction reflect and refract, connect to, and illuminate each other and theyre also great to listen to.
Redditor kmac3 stephen king s it read by stephen weber. 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. 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. Sep 17, 2018 let me know in the comments what your favorite nonfiction audiobooks are. Covey the 7 habits of highly effective people is a comprehensive program based on. The plot is full of intrigue and written in a way that fills the readers head with theories and questions. Written in the late 1990s, desperation is horrific from start to finish. He was one of stephen king and john grishams favorite readers for their books, and one of the. Don quixote the late peter cook once joked that even cervantes hadnt read don quixote all the way through. So im curious, what king books would you strongly recommend listening to. While wed argue that king has never written a bad novel, theres certainly a spread between the good and the great and the best of the best. 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. 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.
But the extremely prolific writer has also written plenty of. On top of that, people with visual impairments manage to learn something like maths without being able to see, so there must be a. The outsider is written in third person perspective. The 18 most popular audiobooks of the past two decades. He was one of stephen king and john grishams favorite readers for their books, and one of the most qualified readers to ever tackle moby dick. Whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. Winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the best stephen king audiobooks to listen to, in order. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever.
The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking stephen king. In this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. Please dont judge by the film this book is incredible. Im particularly looking for ones with superb narration. Stephen fry harry potter and the chamber of secrets audiobook. Some of kings betterknown works were so popular that they have been absorbed into mainstream pop culture. He spends his winters in florida and summers in bangor and center lovell, maine with his wife, children, naomi rachel, joe hill, and owen phillip, and four grandchildren.
Here are the top 10 audiobooks of 2018 and the consumer. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Doctor sleep, the highly anticipated sequel to the shining was released this week on audio book. Goldings classic novel about a group of schoolboys stranded and. The outsider is a perfect investigatory and suspense novel, complete with kings usual supernatural edge. Sep 03, 2019 theres no doubt that writer stephen king is best known for the horror novels that haunt his special corner of american literature. Dec 22, 2018 here are the top ten audiobooks of 2018, according to data from audiobooks. Jun 03, 2014 top 10 stephen king books of all time 1. The 7 habits of highly effective people by stephen r. Sep 25, 20 doctor sleep, the highly anticipated sequel to the shining was released this week on audio book. Stephen kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. In stephen king s latest thriller, a small town is turned upside down when a local coach is arrested for the brutal murder of an 11yearold boy.
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