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My favorite Stephen King books were the dark tower seven book series. These books take place in another world but some characters move between worlds so there are some characters from our world. My favorite part about the dark tower books is the fact that most of Stephen Kings other books are slightly connected to them. For example there are characters in the series that show up in other books. Places and character names pop up in different books and I like the feeling of "knowing" the place or charater from a previous book. His books are kind of like Sanderson's cosmere books with the dark tower series being the main storyline/world that connects them all. I think that is why I love how Sanderson's cosmere books are all connected. I also loved The Stand which is about a plague killing most of the world's population and how the survivors meet up and cope. I also loved The Green Mile which is about a prisoner on death row with some special abilities. You do not have to read the dark tower series to understand any of his other books, but if you enjoy his books it is fun to see the connections.

I think most of Stephen Kings books would fall into this catagory. A lot of his books are set in our world and the magic/fantasy elements that exist are only known about by a few people. For example in the book The Shining the main character is a boy who has the ability to see things other people can't. I would suggest The Green Mile, The Shining, It, Carrie, Lisey's Story,and Duma Key. Those are a few off the top of my head that are by Stephen King and would fit your criteria.

Thanks for posting this. I started reading and now I can't stop.