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An edition of The Running Man (1982)

Menschenjagd – Running Man

Roman

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.7 (38 ratings)
  • 235 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 73 Have read

The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus The Bachman Books. The novel is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation's economy is in ruins and world violence is rising.

The story follows protagonist Ben Richards as he participates in the reality show The Running Man in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are chased by the general public, who get a huge bounty if they kill him.

The book has a total of 101 chapters, laid out in a "countdown" format. The first is titled "Minus 100 and Counting ..." with the numbers decreasing, ending with the last chapter called "Minus 000 and Counting" (or, in some versions, simply "000").


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horror fiction Game shows Television game shows Fiction Suspense science fiction dystopia bluffing surface-to-air missles crime scenes parachutes autopilot skyscrapers carjacking postmarks torture safe houses ghetto underclass propaganda overdubbing totalitarianism blacklisting prostitution outlaws hitmen Adventure stories Survival skills World history American literature Fiction, horror Fiction, dystopian Fiction, media tie-in Fiction, thrillers, suspense American Horror tales United states, fiction

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Rolf Dickie Frank Frankie Gilley Jake Jennifer Muhammed Ali Clyde Barrow Arthur M. Burns Bobby Cowles Mary Cowles Jack Crager Old Man Curry John Deegan Robert S. Donahue Flapper Donnigan Wayne Duninger Kippy Friedman Rich Goleon Sheila Catherine Gordon Charlie Grady Ogden Grassner Gerry Hanrahan Mr. Harris Heinrich Himmler Governor Hizzoer Don Holloway J. Edgar Hoover Mick Jagger Mr. Jansky Eileen Jenner Molie Jernigan Governor Johsnbury Jack Johnson Miss Jones Liz Kelley Dan Killian Jimmy Laughlin Mick McCartney Evan McCone Dink Moran Rich Moran Budgie O'Sanchez Walt O'Sanchez Elton Parrakis Virginia Parrakis Mr. Rettenmund Mr. Richards Mrs. Richards Benjamin Stuart Richards Catherine Sarah Richards Todd Richards John Griffen Springer Grace Taylor Bobby Thompson Bradley Throckmorton Cassie Throckmorton Stacey Throckmorton Mrs. Upshaw Fred Victor Rinda Ward H.G. Wells Amelia Williams

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The Running Man
2022, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English
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Menschenjagd – Running Man: Roman
Feb 08, 2011, Brand: Heyne Taschenbuch, Heyne Verlag
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Cover of: The Running Man
The Running Man
2009-11, Signet
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Printing ($4.99 edition) (1)
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Vlucht naar de top
2001, Poema Pocket
Mass Market Paperback in Dutch - Tweede druk
Cover of: Running Man
Running Man
1996-11-04, J'ai Lu
Mass Market Paperback in French - Movie Tie-In Edition
Cover of: The Running Man
The Running Man
1987, New American Library
mass market paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st printing (3)

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Source title: Menschenjagd – Running Man: Roman

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OL32903339M
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345343580X
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9783453435803

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OL149188W

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