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Stephen King Recommended Books
Stephen King has recommended 26 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels.
(Read more on Wikipedia)26 Books Recommended
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Carrion Comfort
A Novel
by Dan Simmons
"[This author's] best book." - Stephen King (Source)
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill
"A cool book." - Stephen King (Source)
Defending Jacob
by William Landay
"Great." - Stephen King (Source)
Mission Flats
A Novel
by William Landay
"Great." - Stephen King (Source)
The Strangler
A Novel
by William Landay
"Great." - Stephen King (Source)
The Chill
by Scott Carson
"Characters you root for and a story that grips from the first page." - Stephen King (Source)
The Dutch House
A Novel
by Ann Patchett
"At first you turn the pages; then you slip into that world." - Stephen King (Source)
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Cold Storage
by David Koepp
"Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding, and also pretty goddam funny in places." - Stephen King (Source)
The Unwilling
The Barrier Lands, Book 1
by Kelly Braffet
"Absolutely couldn’t put it down. Didn’t want it to end." - Stephen King (Source)
Dying is Easy
by Joe Hill
"A terrific read." - Stephen King (Source)
Full Throttle
Stories
by Joe Hill
"I love these stories." - Stephen King (Source)
Charlesgate Confidential
by Scott Von Doviak
"If you haven’t read [this book], you’re missing a tall cool one." - Stephen King (Source)
Shaker
A Thriller
by Scott Frank
"Hit me like a bolt of lightning." - Stephen King (Source)
Growing Things and Other Stories
by Paul Tremblay
"9 creepy classics that will turn your favorite easy chair into an uneasy chair." - Stephen King (Source)
Koko
by Peter Straub
"One of the great novels of the 20th century’s second half." - Stephen King (Source)
Necessary People
by Anna Pitoniak
"I literally couldn't stop reading. Murder, ambition, toxic friendship. What's not to like?" - Stephen King (Source)
Elevator Pitch
A Novel
by Linwood Barclay
"One hell of a suspense novel." - Stephen King (Source)
The Guest Book
A Novel
by Sarah Blake
"Lots to unpack there." - Stephen King (Source)
A Head Full of Ghosts
A Novel
by Paul Tremblay
"Scary shit within." - Stephen King (Source)
Cemetery Road
A Novel
by Greg Iles
"Pure reading pleasure. This guy knows the deep south as well or better than any other novelist." - Stephen King (Source)
Cari Mora
A Novel
by Thomas Harris
"Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk." - Stephen King (Source)
You Are Released
by Joe Hill
"The best short story I read in 2018? Easy. ['You Are Released']. You can find it in [this book]." - Stephen King (Source)
The Border
Power of the Dog, Book 3
by Don Winslow
"Everyone in America--left, right, and center--should read this book." - Stephen King (Source)
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
"Lots of murders, but relatively bloodless. And a great mystery." - Stephen King (Source)
Five Decembers
by James Kestrel
"One of the best hardboiled noirs I’ve read in years." - Stephen King (Source)
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