Though not all of stephen kings books are connected, many of them exist in the same fictional universe andor reference his other works. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and. In many of the novels and short stories written and cowritten by stephen king, there is the. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living and unliving. In stephen king books, twinners are doppelgangers in other universes. My love for his books is based around his characters. Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors imagination. Apr 20, 2020 the age of stephen king movies and tv series is here. The ur universes linked to wesley smiths link pink. Gibney, in fact, is no oneoff character in the stephen king universe. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its. The best king stories scare so many of us that we all feel connected, and even the worst are usually pretty fun. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. I heard that a lot of his books are somehow connected and my question is.
Jul 27, 2017 the wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen king s magnum opus the dark tower is finally coming to theaters, say thankee sai. Australian artist and flowchart enthusiast gillian james of tessiegirl created the stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart linking the vast collection of books and characters thought up by author stephen king. From ebooks to comics to musicals, king has conquered them all. Aug 25, 2018 kings novels and short stories are separate stand alone works. The ultimate stephen king reading guide from a constant reader. There are several characters in the tommyknockers named spruce, which is tabitha kings maiden name. Here are 50 mustread books recommended by stephen king over the years, and if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list, ive made a few of my own book suggestions for the king. Gard was able to pick up a radio station, wzon, on his steel place for a week after once sticking his finger in an electrical socket. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
The stephen king shared universe ranking the ringer. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Oct 24, 2017 stephen kings horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of kings books are connected. Begun in 1970, it has remained an active part of his creative life for more than fortytwo years. Of all stephen king s novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors imagination. The horror in his bachman persona is different from his regular work, which flirts with camp and frequently goes to bed with gore, but its still very much horror. Hes a character in the dark tower series, in which he plays a. Sure, the world martin created for the backstabbing inhabitants of a song of ice and fire is meticulous, but its not the tightly woven domain king has hinted at throughout some 50 novels. Most all of his books work together to tell one overall narrative. The stephen king multiverse in which books does it exist. These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books.
Stephen king is an american writer who is famously prolific, having published thus far 61 novels and over 200 short stories. Its harder to find one that doesnt touch on itnone more so than these 10. With an author as prolific as stephen king, its no surprise his universe is expansive but did you know most of his works are connected to. Visualization books in my queue the process 084 useful distractions for chartmakers.
Entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. Kings novels and short stories are separate stand alone works. It is the will of gan, the approximate equivalent of destiny or fate, in kings fictional language of high speech. Some of the films based off his books have become some all time classics and some of the greatest films ever. Many of the novels and short stories written or cowritten by stephen king take place in a. Stephen king s dozens of books all connected back to the dark tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that flesh out his universe. In the beginning, there was a magical presence known as the prim, also referred as the darkness behind everything, which gan arose. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living and unliving creatures. For two generations of literary thrillseekers, his very name is synonymous with horror. It continued in several other novels, a handful of short stories and novellas, and culminated in a favorite by constant readers and casual readers alike, needful things. There is an ebook version containing all ten of eriksons books of the fallen if youre interested approximately 11 200 pages. The dark tower series itself follows roland deschain, the last surviving member of an order known as the gunslingers, as he travels to the find the dark tower, a fabled building that is said to be the epicenter of all universes. A reading guide to stephen kings dark tower universe.
A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. In almost every stephen king movie theres that one dumb red neck who. I myself have read at least one dark tower concordance, and seen so many links that i missed while reading. His first crime thriller featuring bill hodges, mr mercedes, won the edgar award for best novel and was shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. Do all stephen king books take place in the same universe or series of connected universes. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of alltime. Jake chambers from the dark tower is a twinner of bobby garfield from hearts in atlantis. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories. It is a word of the fictional language high speech. Aug 05, 2016 mr mercedes, kings first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges. An honest and indepth answer to this would require a long time to write up. Ka is a plot element in stephen kings dark tower series.
Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. In addition to her supporting role in the outsider while she enters the show in the third episode of ten, it takes about 300. Cujo, the dead zone, the body, the dark half, needful things, bag of bones and lisey s story all originate here. These stephen king connections will blow your mind. Mr mercedes, king s first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges. But is it possible that everyone from andy dufresne to pennywise the clown exist in the.
Stephen king s most popular series is the dark tower. Limited edition prints are available to purchase online. How stephen king s it connects to all his other stories there are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in king s later novels. One of my all time favorite fan theories is the everything is connected theory, and when. So apparently stephen king books are all connected, i have. Sep 04, 2018 the stephen king shared universe ranking. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo.
Dec 06, 2019 are all of stephen kings books connected. Dreamcatcher and insomnia are both situated in derry, the second mostcommonly referenced town borne from kings imagination. Sep 20, 2017 however, the only thing more interesting than kings intricate monsters is the larger kingverse. Book reading order much like with the star wars movies, stephen king fans frequently debate the best order in which to read his dark towerrelated books. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. Hes spawned an intricate universe where characters reference events from his other books like theyre trading gossip about an old school friend. The tower in long gone, demolished at the climax of it, but in its place. Crossing the genres, this might be the time youve always needed to tackle stephen king s ambitious and some might say challenging dark tower series. For the past four decades, stephen king, an american master of letters, has shown time and time. We connected all of the dots in this new video essay.
Stephen king has 1640 books on goodreads with 23607400 ratings. I havent read any stephen king novels yet, but yesterday i ordered the it book, and i have read stuff about how pennywise is from a different. Stephen king first published this and four other books under the pseudonym richard bachman. There are several characters in the tommyknockers named spruce, which is tabitha king s maiden name. A stephen king list it started back in 1978 with the publication of stephen king s eighth book, the dead zone. Aug 02, 2017 want to see how almost every single movie based on a stephen king book connects to the universe of the dark tower. Hes scared us, endeared us, inspired us, and hes wowed us with his work. The stephen king universe, a very detailed flowchart. So apparently stephen king books are all connected, i have a. King didnt really consider that until halfway through with the dt series.
Read on for a list of stephen king books in order or find out how his writing has inspired other. Jan 26, 2017 a mustread once you start getting into king. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. 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. Sep 09, 2017 entertainment weekly has a pretty comprehensive break down of all the easter eggs and connections it contains to other stephen king works of fiction. So apparently stephen king books are all connected, i have a problem with this. After decades of writing, he makes shoutouts to his own stories. Stephen king s horror stories scarred many of our childhoods and adulthoods, for that matter, but the most upsetting thing of all might be that all of king s books are connected. And i love the links and connections between the books. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and it. The hidden connections in stephen kings universe youtube. I found out that there is a multiverse where his books are connected, which means the stories happen in the same universe, and that there is references to other places and characters in his books. Upcoming stephen king movies and tv shows in development.
Whether youve only read his horror stuff, or are all about his hard technofantasy books, youve probably read more than one of king s works and have undoubtedly started to see the. Stephen king has written almost one hundred books, featuring thousands of characters and hundreds of worlds. The book centers on a piemaker living in ohio, whose thoughts compose its narrative as they arise. Being able to travel through time and space will allow that. So without further ado, heres how we see the novels of stephen kingstarting with the ones we respect, and ending with the ones we adore. It won an edgar award and, as the first in a trilogy, was followed by finders and keepers and end of watch. It is the will of gan, the approximate equivalent of destiny or fate, in king s fictional language of high speech. So apparently stephen king books are all connected. Gray to the remains of the towns water storage standpipe. Most stephen king movie or tv adaptations have been just that. Since 1977 with the release of carrie, stephen king has made an impact in both the literary world, and the cinematic world.
Even better, its both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning theres sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. Oct 30, 2019 all 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. Now when youre overwhelmed by the thousands of hours and millions of pages of stephen king movies and books, just remember theyre all part of. Ka is a plot element in stephen king s dark tower series. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories there are references to previous books in it, and pennywise comes up in kings later novels. In another of king s alienpossession novels, a detour into derry leads a character named mr. June 8, 2012 topic network visualization flowchart. These 10 works are far from the only linked entries in kings oeuvre, but if youve got the bug from castle rock and want to start spelunking.
But another way of thinking about it is like the literary equivalent of the marvel universe. Jun 09, 2012 now, i totally do not recommend ten year olds reading stephen king books messed me up good, but this was when my life long relationship with mr king began. The following characters have appeared in the works of stephen king. In many of the novels and short stories written and cowritten by stephen king, there is the concept of a multiverse created by the author himself. Perhaps the biggest connection between all the stephen king books is that stephen king appears in the stephen king books. Jul 23, 20 these stephen king connections will blow your mind.
List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors. Jan 12, 2018 of course, we dont just love to read kings bookswe also love to reread them, and debate their merits, and compare them to one another. Want to see how almost every single movie based on a stephen king book connects to the universe of the dark tower. When allworld was created, gan appeared in a metaphysical form as a giant edifice known. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. The outsider character holly gibney appears in other.
The 1 thing stephen king insisted on for hbos the outsider. Since many of his stories are iconic that is easy to do. This guide tries to keep it light on the spoilers, but there are some, gunslinger. Stephen kings dark tower saga extends far beyond the eight books in the series.
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