The Green Mile Books in Order
Stephen King's prison-set fantasy novel, originally published in 1996 as six monthly paperback installments and later collected into a single volume. Narrated by death-row guard Paul Edgecombe, it follows the arrival of John Coffey, a gentle giant with an inexplicable healing gift.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Stephen King
In the opening installment, elderly Paul Edgecombe begins recording his memories of 1932, when he ran the death row block at Cold Mountain…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Stephen King
Life on E Block continues as a remarkably clever mouse appears, charming the guards and the doomed men with its antics, eventually adopted by the…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Stephen King
Paul, suffering terribly from his bladder infection, has a startling encounter with John Coffey, who reaches out through the bars with his huge…
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Buy on AmazonThe Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix
1996 · Stephen King
Delacroix's execution approaches, and the spiteful guard Percy, eager to prove himself at the controls of the electric chair, sets the stage for…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Stephen King
Paul and his fellow guards undertake a risky, secret journey, smuggling John Coffey off the prison grounds in the dead of night in hope of a miracle.…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Stephen King
The final serial installment brings the consequences of the night journey to a head, as truths about John Coffey's innocence and his extraordinary…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Stephen King
This is the complete novel collecting all six serialized parts. Narrated by retired death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe, it tells of John Coffey, a…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Green Mile books in?
Publication order — Author Stephen King and publisher Signet, who released the six installments sequentially as one continuous serialized novel Start with “The Two Dead Girls.”
How many books are in the The Green Mile series?
We list 6 books by Stephen King , published in 1996.
Where can I buy the The Green Mile books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.