Every Stephen King Book From the 1970s, Ranked
Collider ranks all seven Stephen King books published during the 1970s, the decade that launched his career, from weakest to best. The list-style piece runs from his disowned, out-of-print debut-era title through to his most acclaimed early works.
– Rage (1977), King's first Richard Bachman book about a school shooting, ranked lowest and deliberately kept out of print
– Salem's Lot (1975), King's second novel, ranked second-from-bottom despite its slow-building, high-body-count vampire horror
– The Dead Zone (1979), praised for its psychic-visions premise and its warning about a dangerous future president
– Remaining titles from the decade complete the ranking, moving up toward King's most celebrated 1970s works
- Collider ranks Stephen King's seven 1970s novels from worst to best.
- Rage, his disowned Bachman debut, is ranked lowest.
- Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone rank highly despite narrow flaws.