
It certainly set the tone for much of King's work to come, focusing equally on supernatural horror and the ordinary, mundane evil that lurks behind closed doors. Salem's Lot is King's second published novel, and after all these years it remains one of his best and most terrifying works. King certainly didn't have any inkling of the full scope of this story when he began it, or how much events in his own life would influence its execution, and it's best appreciated with that perspective in mind. The Dark Tower is a story that grew in the telling. YES NOWe're proponents of reading these books in more or less the same order they're published.

That book has now been added to the lineup. Update: As several readers have pointed out, we neglected to include The Eyes of the Dragon in the original article. Warning: Very vague spoilers follow about certain connections between books. Read on to learn which books you should read to fully appreciate the Dark Tower mythos. In addition to the seven core novels that make up the story of wandering gunslinger Roland Deschain, many of King's most iconic books tie into the Dark Tower in some way or another, forming an entire literary multiverse. His entire back catalog could take months or more.įor the budding King fan, perhaps the easiest way to take in the best and most important books of his prolific career is to focus on the Dark Tower saga. Just one of his books can sustain most readers for days.

King has built a career writing spooky page-turners that frequently clock in at over 1000 pages.

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