An edition of The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man) (1985)

The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels

First Signet (Omnibus) Printing (1)

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An edition of The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man) (1985)

The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels

First Signet (Omnibus) Printing (1)

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.84 ·
  • 148 Ratings
  • 596 Want to read
  • 57 Currently reading
  • 151 Have read

THE NAME ON THE COVER WAS "RICHARD BACHMAN," BUT THE IMAGINATION INSIDE COULD ONLY BELONG TO STEPHEN KING

Now the secret is out--and so are these four spellbinding tales of future shock and suspense, all in one volume.

RAGE
A high school show-and-tell session explodes into a nightmare of evil.

THE LONG WALK
Only death can keep you from the finish line--in the ultimate competition of the all-too-near future...

ROADWORK
What happens when one good-and-angry man fights back is murder--and then some...

THE RUNNING MAN
In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives.
(back cover)

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New American Library
Language
English
Pages
944

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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, brain cancer, middle management, organized crime, Molotov cocktails, eminent domain, hunting rifles, roads, design and construction, American horror tales, horror fiction, horror, man-on-the-street news interviews, revolvers, walking contest, half-tracks, psychological thriller, school shootings, expulsion, algebra teachers, Stockholm Syndrome, catatonia, suicide by cop, insanity defense, American English fiction, literary collections, Anonyms and pseudonyms, Horror tales, American, walking contests, Horror tales, American literature, Adventure stories, Survival skills, World history, High schools, Murder, Competition, The Future, Fictional Works, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, horror, Fiction, short stories (single author), Horror stories, Protected DAISY, Horror
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Stephen King, Richard Bachman, 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. 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Salinger, Scramm, Cathy Scramm, Bobbi Sledge, Stebbins, Swinburn, Toland, Travin, Tressler, Tubbins, Wayne, Marty Wyman, Yannick, Zuck, Annemarie, Fred, Rosalyn, Tommy, Dr. Anderson, Darlene Andreissen, Irma Bates, Lawrence Belch, Chuck Berry, Susan Brooks, Dick Cable, Dr. Caligari, Victor Canning, John Carlson, John Carradine, Nancy Caskin, Sam Castinguay, Agatha Christie, Dana Collette, Lamont Cranston, Sandra Cross, John Dano, Lilly Dano, Mrs. Dano, Rosanne Debbins, Carl Decker, Charles Everett Decker, Jessie Decker, Rita Decker, Tom Decker, Samuel K.N. Deleavney, Carla Dench, Thomas Denver, Robert Dole, Randy Earl, Mr. Fazio, Pat Fitzgerald, Myren Floren, Mr. Frankel, Peter Frankel, Peter Franklin, Phil Franks, Tannis Gannon, Mike Gavin, Miss Gavin, Jack Goldman, Rich Gossage, John Grace, Don Grace, Carol Granger, Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Green, Will Greenburger, Brian Hannaford, Jessie Hannaford, Corky Herald, Hammond Innes, Harmon Jackson, George Jannick, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Jones, Theodore Jones, Mrs. Katzenetz, Dick Keene, Jerry Kesserling, Anne Lasky, Al Lathrop, Hubie Levesque, Vince Lombardi, Don Lordi, Daniel Malvern, Miss Marble, Joe McKennedy, Pete McKenney, Randy Miliken, Larry Moeller, Scotty Norwiss, Herk Orville, Mrs. Orville Parker, Sarah Pasterne, Frank Philbrick, Maynard Quinn, Sylvia Ragan, Robert Redford, Billy Sawyer, Scragg Simpson, LaFollet St. Armand, Grace Stanner, Mrs. Stanner, Richard Stark, Bob Stoneham, Warren Talbot, Donna Taylor Melvin Thomas, Buck Thorne, John Travolta, Jean Alice Underwood, John Down Vance, Peter Vance, Mrs. Venson, Raquel Welch, Donald Westlake, Brian Wilson, Mr. Wolfe, George Yannick
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Times
1973, 1972, 1974, 2025

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The Bachman books: four early novels
1986-11, New American Library
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The Bachman books: four early novels by Stephen King
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels
1986-11, New American Library
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Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1985

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Format
mass market paperback
Number of pages
944

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OL7572129M
Internet Archive
bachmanbooksfour00king
ISBN 10
0451147367
ISBN 13
9780451147363

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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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