The iconic bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, ''Love The Hunger Games ? . . . This prescient novel is a fast-paced and fun read - a harbinger of reality TV - and you''ll root for Ben to outwit the Games Network in this grim fight to the death'' ( Today Books, NBC News ). It''s not just a game when you''re running for your life. Every night they tune in to the nation''s favourite prime-time TV game show. They all watch, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watch the ultimate live death game as the contestants try to beat not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion dollar jackpot - that is the promise. But the odds are brutal and the game rigged. Best score so far is eight days. And now there is a new contestant, the latest Running Man, staking his life while a nation watches. Publisher''s note: The Running Man is also one of the three stories featured in The Bachman Books.

Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy

Vorwort

The name on the covers was Bachman. But the imagination could only belong to one man: Stephen King.

This classic BACHMAN title will be relaunched as part of the exciting King reissue programme 2021-2024.

Autorentext

In his 'lifetime', Richard Bachman published five novels. A sixth, THE REGULATORS, was published after he died of pseudonym cancer (a relatively painless way to go) in 1985. He developed a cult following both before and after his death. Two of his novels (THINNER and THE RUNNING MAN) were made into motion pictures.

BLAZE--both brutal and sensitive--is his final legacy. The last of the Bachman novels, written in 1973 and published for the first time. Stephen King's 'dark half' may have saved the best for last.

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include Fairy Tale, Holly, and If It Bleeds, all number one Sunday Times bestsellers.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.