His books sold more than 350 million copies, many of his books have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows and comic books. Stephen edwin king is an american author of fantasy, horror, suspense and science fiction. The life history and works of stephen king are spotlighted in this artist biography series by comic book girl 19. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. Many of these books have been converted to various media adaptations such as movies, audiobooks, television shows. Carrie weaves the terrifyingly tragic story of a telekinetic teenager named carrie white and her attempts to fit in while enduring the torments of high. King, carrie, and a religious revelation by ray garton. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21st, 1947. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, of which many have also been adapted into feature films, miniseries, and comic books.
Carrie could make things move by concentrating on them. From the stand to cujo, from cycle of the werewolf to danse macabre, we can help you find the stephen king books you are looking for. Upon discovering her abilities, carrie decides that she will make them all pay, and she does. Stephen king novel collection 22 book set mass market paperback january 1, 2012. King, stephen, matheson, richard, hill, joe, ryall. His writing is very popular, and his books are in high demand. King was such a newcomer at the time of carries release his first name was actually misspelled in the movies trailer it was written as steven, not. Next, you can read bev vincents post about the history of carrie or richards essay about rereading the book or richards followup post about george chizmar. Stephen king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense.
Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. All beginning when carrie white discovers a gift with telekinetic powers later established as a genetic fact, after she menstruates in.
Sep 08, 2017 his books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King graduated from high school in 1966, then went on to the university of maine at orono. An exciting reissue of stephen king s debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name. Jul 03, 2017 stephen king was born on 21 september, 1947. At some point in carrie, every female character is described as looking like or behaving as an animal. Figuratively and literally shattering moments of horrrrripilication in chamberlain, maine where stones fly from the sky rather than from the hands of the villagers as they did in the lottery, although the latter are equal to other forms of persecution. Stephen king is the master of modern horror bio youtube. Carrie white may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. His recent work includes sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, the short story collection the bazaar of bad dreams, the bill hodges trilogy end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Carrie has been abused, both physically and emotionally, all of her life by her mother and her peers at school. Stephen edwin king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy described as the king of horror, kings books have sold over 350 million copies worldwide and have been adapted into a number of different mediums including film, television, and comic books. Parents need to know that stephen king s carrie is a classic novel of the supernatural, about a troubled teen with telekinetic powers who takes revenge on those whove bullied her. Carrie white may have been unfashionable and unpopular, but she had a gift.
While there, he wrote a column for the school newspaper and participated in antiwar protests. Out of curiosity, i did a bit of a search and was unable to find anything. To be invited to prom night by tommy ross is a dream come true for carrie the first step towards. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Carrie novel by stephen king pdf free download unique. The institute in the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban minneapolis, intruders silently murder luke elliss parents and load him into a. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. He is also the coauthor of a prose book about comics, comic books 101, and has written comics based on the transformers, the band kiss, mars attacks. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. He is one of the most wellrenowned writers in the world. Since the publication of carrie in 1974, neither misfit carrie white nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten.
King began writing when he was six or seven and was heavily influenced by comic books and movies. Many of his stories and novels have been turned into major motion films, including stand by me, the shining and the shawshank redemption. Ignatius perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. To be notified of new posts and updates via email, please signup using the. With over 350 million copies of more than 70 titles sold worldwide, many adapted to film, television, and even broadway musicals and comic books, kings impact on. The book is basically like babe, if babe were a horror movie.
Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at. With 70 books published, stephen king is a one of the best known authors in fiction horror. While most know him for books that later became films, such as carrie and the shining, his. Her peers are unaware that she possesses telekinetic powers. Shop stephen kings best sellers, new releases, funko pop. In 1973, kings novel carrie was accepted by publishing house doubleday.
Cohen, adapted from stephen king s 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. He made his first professional short story sale in 1967 to startling mystery stories. A list of stephen kings comics, organized alphabetically. The film stars sissy spacek as carrie white, a 16yearold diffident teenager who is consistently mocked and bullied at school. Carrie hc 1974 a doubleday novel stephen king comic books. Carrie by stephen king, 9780307743664, available at book depository with. As of 2011, king has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, five non. Carrie, by steven king, is the story of a young girl and the sudden discovery of her telekinetic abilities. His novels include carrie, the shining and revival. Stephen king author born on september 21, 1947, stephen edwin king is an american author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. A list of stephen king s comics, organized alphabetically. The story of misunderstood high school girl carrie white, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and more. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. There are no additional images for this limited edition.
Cohen, adapted from stephen kings 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. His most popular works include carrie, the shining, and it. In addition to being highly readable, stephen kings books can also be highly. King has published 58 novels including seven under the pen name richard bachman and six nonfiction books. Bestsellers new arrivals coming soon autographed editions. Kings books have sold anywhere between 300350 million copies. The 10 best stephen king adaptations syfy wire youtube. Feb 15, 2020 out of curiosity, i did a bit of a search and was unable to find anything.
A modern classic, carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king. The highest grossing stephen king film adaptations of alltime. Oct, 2011 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Although carrie first captured americas attention with its shocking climax, it. Parents need to know that stephen kings carrie is a classic novel of the supernatural, about a troubled teen with telekinetic powers who takes revenge on those whove bullied her. Jan 30, 2018 for stephen king, whose prodigious 45year output of novels, scripts, short stories, and novellas has made him one of the worlds mostread authors, that pivotal first hit was 1974s carrie.
Stephen king s legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. In the fall of 1973, he began teaching high school english classes at hampden academy, the public high school in hampden, maine. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover, a raging headache. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. He is most known for the novels carrie, the shining, the stand, it, misery, and the sevennovel series the dark tower, which king wrote over a period of 27 years. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, and shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. For stephen king, whose prodigious 45year output of novels, scripts, short stories, and novellas has made him one of the worlds mostread authors, that pivotal first hit was 1974s carrie. King is an author of science fiction, horror, supernatural and, fantasy stephen king audiobooks. Oct 30, 2018 the life history and works of stephen king are spotlighted in this artist biography series by comic book girl 19. Stephen kings carrie was not the first horror novel i read, but it was the first horror novel that did more than frighten and disturb me, the first to reach a hand deep into my life, stir things up, and make me begin to look at things differently. It reappears in many of his books, including bag of bones, hearts in atlantis, and 112263. Stephen king new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. Readers of stephen king know that derry, maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. Stephen king was born in portland, maine, in 1947, the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. An exciting reissue of stephen kings debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name. First editions are sought after by collectors and avid fans. King has written several critically acclaimed and commercially successful horror, supernatural, suspense and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been made into many movies. Stephen king likens the characters in his book to animals because they dont act any better than them them. He was clinically dead after the accidentbut was miraculously revived. His awardwinning books have sold over 350 million copies, and his. Famous in both the literature and the media world, stephen kings books have been sold to more than an amount of 350 million copies. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Carrie stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates.
Books by stephen king authors like stephen king what. How i wrote carrie the author describes the inspirations for his first novel, and how the horror landmark 40 years old this week was very nearly destroyed. His works have sold more than 350 million copies and many of his books have been adapted into successful feature films and miniseries. I did find one forum where it was even claimed that stephen kings website administrator was unable to verify any figures the link was dead. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. The complete list of the books to be read can be found on the stephen king books in chronological order for stephen king revisited reading lists page. He is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. It would hardly surprise anyone that stephen king was influenced by comic books. Stephen king is the bestselling author of more than fifty books.