Every night the whole nation watches the ultimate live game show on TV, as the contestants try to beat annihilation at the hands of the hunters in order to win the billion dollar jackpot. And now there is a new contestant, the latest Running Man, staking his life while a nation watches.
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'Merely by tickling the keys of his word-processor King can make the flesh creep half a world away' (The Times )
'Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy' (Frances Fyfield, Express )
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' (Guardian )
'Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy' (Frances Fyfield, Express )
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' (Guardian )
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Under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, world bestseller Stephen King published five books, including THE RUNNING MAN, THINNER, THE REGULATORS and THE BACHMAN BOOKS. Stephen King was awarded the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and was voted Grand Master at the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards. He is the author of more than forty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent stand-alone novels include DREAMCATCHER, CELL and LISEY'S STORY. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Far superior and not much like the film adaptation. Yes it is a game show and yes the lead character is being hunted but that's where similarities end. The stakes are high, in the future there are few jobs and people living in complete filth and depravation, the games are the only way for a lot to make money. The higher the risk the greater the reward. The ultimate game, The Running Man, promises to give the winner untold riches and good living forever. But the odds are slim to none. You have to stay away from the trackers for 30 days, send tapes in to the studio to prove you are still alive, avoid being recognised and each day an amount of money becomes yours in the end. So the whole world knows your face, the tapes you send in are post marked with the area from which you have sent them and failure to send them results in forfeit and elimination on sight. The lead character Ben Richards has a sick child at home and a wife who has to sleep with strangers for the cash to pay for their daughters treatment, a desperate scenario which makes him ripe for the corporate picking. He makes a few grand escapes and the whole story culminates in a bitter sweet pseudo tragedy which leaves you bemused.
It isn't a long read but certainly an enjoyable one.
It isn't a long read but certainly an enjoyable one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Written 25 years ago, The Running Man turns out to have been startlingly accurate about the future when it comes to pollution, social division and mass entertainment. It is also an extremely taut story, in which Stephen King not only creates a driving narrative but is able in a few quick strokes able to conjure up some very vivid characters. It has worn well, and while not one of King's most characteristic productions - there are no supernatural elements - it ranks with his best work.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Forget the Arnie, Hollywood-glitz film, this book is about a man so desparate in his life he goes on the Running Man game show to try to make his fortune. The book sees the game played across the whole of the United States (not in a studio like the film was) with the public and special "hunters" trying to track down the Running Man. The ending is inspirational, the book picks you up and carries you with it like Bachman's The Body available in the Four Seasons collection! ENJOY!
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Running man
One of his very best short stories, could have been made into a stunning film if Schwarzenegger hadn't been involved!
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. T. Perkins
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The Running Man was a fast-paced, exciting book with plenty of twists and a very likeable main character. Read more
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Running man
Good read kept me going thru the train journey s king is great but dot like them all but this is a good brief read
Published 4 months ago by DAVID WILSON
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Excellent read ! holds you til the end
Great read that surprisingly feels like a short book even with 241 pages !... I think its just because the story and skill with its writing that means you finish it quicker. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Clipper 314
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Great Book
Great Book, movie was good, if you like arnie, but this is is much much better, only similarity is ben richards name and the running man name.
Published 5 months ago by Ray Garraty
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First time
The book was purchased as I had seen the film and was interested as to how the book would compare, no comparison the book was ten times better, forget the film read the book
Published 6 months ago by Gordy
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Amazing
I decided to read this book after a taxi driver recommended it on the way to watch Total Recall. Before this I hadn't read any Steven King books so didn't know what to expect. Read more
Published 7 months ago by D SHEFFIELD
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BREAD AND CIRCUSES...
Published in 1982 under the pseudonym, Richard Bachman, the author was strangely prescient, as the novel takes place in the year 2025 in the good old United States of America, only... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lawyeraau
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Liked the film, loved the book
All I can say about The Running Man is that if you're after a thrilling lightning paced read then you will not go far wrong with this. One of the best books I've bought in ages.
Published 22 months ago by Ryan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Story full of plot twists and keeps you thinking!
A must read for all those people who love stories that include cat and mouse chase. This is a story to read!
Published on 5 May 2011 by GD
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