The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels by Stephen King

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The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels by Stephen King

  • 3.9 (150 ratings) ·
  • 617 Want to read
  • 56 Currently reading
  • 153 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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English
Pages
692

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The Bachman Books
2012, Hodder
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The Bachman Books
1993, BCA
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The Bachman Books
1987, New English Library
paperback in English - New English Library paperback edition
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The Bachman books: four early novels by Stephen King
1986-11, New American Library
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The Bachman books: four early novels
1986-11, New American Library
in English - 1st Signet (Omnibus) ed
Cover of: The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels
1986-11, New American Library
mass market paperback in English - First Signet (Omnibus) Printing (1)
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The Bachman books: four early novels
1985-10, New American Library
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The Bachman Books
1985, NAL Books/New American Library
in English
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1985, NAL Books / New American Library
Hardcover in English
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1985-10, NAL Books / New American Library
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Table of Contents

Rage
The Long Walk
Roadwork
The Running Man

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
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

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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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