Happy Stephen King Day! I just now made this up because it’s his birthday, but it’s long overdue. Today, 9/21/18, he turns 71 years old. It happens to be my spermdad’s birthday as well, but I know which one is more important 😉 Here on September 21st, Stephen King Day, I now present my list of the 21 best books he’s ever written, in at least some order! (note: I’m counting the 7-book Dark Tower series as separate entities for this list; if you look at them as a single 5,000+ page book, it’s definitely his singular masterpiece).

[1] UNDER THE DOME (2009)–5
[2] THE STAND (1978)–4
[3] THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER (2004)–3
[4] 11/22/63 (2011)–3
[5] THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD & GLASS (1997)–3
[6] HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (1999)–3
[7] BAG OF BONES (1998)–3
[8] MISERY (1987)–3
[9] THE SHINING (1977)–4
[10] THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE (1987)–4
[11] THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS (1991)–4
[12] THE DARK TOWER V: THE WOLVES OF THE CALLA (2003)–3
[13] FIRESTARTER (1980)–2
[14] EYES OF THE DRAGON (1987)–3
[15] IT (1986)–2
[16] THE LONG WALK (1979)–4
[17] ON WRITING (2000)–3
[18] THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER–4
[19] DIFFERENT SEASONS (2002)–1
[20] EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL (2002)–2
[21] THE DEAD ZONE (1979)–1

The numbers after the dates are the number of times I’ve read each book. Yes, I’m an insane fanboy–but he IS the reason I decided to become a novelist, so there’s some justification.

What are your favorites? Happy Stephen King Day!

JAN’S MOVING–TOO-MUCH-SHIT SALE OF MY BOOKS!