He pumps out at least 1 book year after year after year. I find this list interesting because you get to see just how consistent he is as an author. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) Įntire List of Stephen King Books By Publishing Date.I suggest reading these collections in chronological order to allow you to see the changes in Stephens writing over the years. Novella’s / Short Stories / Collections By Stephen King The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012) *Could also be read between books four and five as is chronologically correct*.The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004).The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004).The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003).The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997).The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991).The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987).The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982).The Regulators (1996) as Richard Bachman, twin novel of Desperation.The Long Walk (1979) as Richard Bachman.Most are very cool, but they don’t have that depth and richness that you get with a novel (however some are very scary and you wonder at the mind it takes to dream up this stuff!) List Of Stephen King Stand-Alone Novels I suggest that you leave Stephen’s collections of short stories until last. Next, try out the first book in the Dark Tower series to see if that one grabs you (it’s not for everyone). There is evolution in his writing style, and experimentation with characters and scenes that you’ll be able to observe if you do so. I suggest you start with his stand-alone novels and read them in publishing order. If you are a new Stephen King addict I suggest the following 3 phases to provide you with a reading order.

The dark tower series in order