The Bachman Books by Richard Bachman

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Book name:	The Bachman Books (2024)
Category:	Horror
Author:	Richard Bachman
Pages:	704 pages
ISBN13:	0452277752
ISBN:	0452277752
Language:	English
Publication data:	Oct. 1, 1996, 7 a.m.

Four novels from the inimitable - and unmistakable - master of terror and suspense...

RAGE
A high school show-and-tell session explodes into a nightmare of evil. A story of stunning psychological horror about a group of nice, ordinary kids who learn savage secrets of lust and violence...

THE LONG WALK
Only death can keep you from the finish line--in the ultimate competition of the all-too-near future. A chilling glimpse into a future America where a macabre marathon is a contest with death...

ROADWORK
What happens when one good-and-angry man fights back is murder--and then some. An eerie variation on the theme of "Home Sweet Home"...

THE RUNNING MAN
In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. A nightmare version of a ghoulish game show where you bet your life - literally

About the author

Richard Bachman

6 books

This is a Stephen King pseudonym.

At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was that an author was limited to one book per year, since publishing more would be unacceptable to the public. King therefore wanted to write under another name, in order to increase his publication without over-saturating the market for the King "brand". He convinced his publisher, Signet Books, to print these novels under a pseudonym.

In his introduction to The Bachman Books, King sta… Read more