An edition of The Bachman Books (1985)

The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels by Stephen King

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An edition of The Bachman Books (1985)

The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels by Stephen King

  • 3.78 ·
  • 128 Ratings
  • 464 Want to read
  • 45 Currently reading
  • 133 Have read

The name on the cover was "Richard Bachman," but the imagination inside could only belong to one man--Stephen King. for years readers of these four novels wrote to "Bachman," asking if the author was really Stephen King writing under a pseudonym. At last the secret is out--and so are these four spellbinding tales of future shock and suspense, now available in one volume.

Here is rage, a story of stunning psychological horror about an "extra" ordinary high school student...a chilling glimpse into a future America where a macabre marathon, The Long Walk, is a contest with death...Roadwork, an eerie variation on the theme of "Home Sweet Home"...and a nightmare vision of a ghoulish game show. The Running Man, where you bet your life--literally.

The first two of these superlatively shocking novels were completed before Carrie was even begun. the others were written in between some of Stephen King's most popular bestsellers to date. And each of them is marked by the undeniable fascination of one of the most brilliant imaginations of our time.
--jacket

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books
2012, Hodder
paperback in English - printing (1)
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1996-11, Signet
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Signet (New Introduction) printing (1)
Cover of: The Bachman books
The Bachman books: four early novels
1996, Plume
in English
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books
1987, New English Library, Hodder & Stoughton
Mass Market Paperback in English - New English Library paperback edition
Cover of: Bachman Books
Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1986-11, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Signet (Omnibus) Printing (1)
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1986-11, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Signet (Omnibus) Printing (1)
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1986-11, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Signet (Omnibus) printing (3)
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books
1985-10, New American Library
Paperback in English - 1st Plume (Omnibus) printing (6)
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1985, NAL Books / New American Library, New American Library, American Educational Products
Hardcover in English

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New York, USA

Table of Contents

Rage
The Long Walk
Roadwork
The Running Man

Edition Notes

Other Titles
Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man
Copyright Date
1985

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
692

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26869511M
Internet Archive
bachmanbooksfour00kin_zsv
ISBN 10
0453005071
ISBN 13
9780453005074
OCLC/WorldCat
1028666262
Paperback Swap
0453005071
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0453005071
Google
N8q8QgAACAAJ
Goodreads
11606

Work Description

Omnibus collection of four early Bachman novels (Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man) and the essay "Why I Was Bachman"
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December 17, 2023 Edited by Aditya Patil888 Update covers
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