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The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels by Stephen King

by Stephen King

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Original publication
1985
Selected edition
hardcover
Pages in this edition
692
English editions
15 ↗
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1985 · NAL Books / New American Library · eng

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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.
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Catalogued editions of The Bachman Books
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
The Bachman BooksSelected1985hardcover692Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books1986-11paperback944Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books1996-11paperback944Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books1987paperback880Open Library ↗
The Bachman booksby Stephen King.1985-10paperback692Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books2012paperback978Open Library ↗
The Bachman booksRage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man1986-11paperback—Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books1985-10hardcover—Open Library ↗
The Bachman booksby Stephen King1986-11unknown923Open Library ↗
The Bachman Books1993unknown710Open Library ↗
The Bachman booksby Richard Bachman ; with a new introduction by Stephen King, "The importance of being Bachman".1996unknown692Open Library ↗
The Bachman bookswith an introduction by the author 'Why I was Bachman'.1986unknown692Open Library ↗
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