Publisher Description

It's not just a game when you're running for your life.



Every night they tuned in to the nation's favourite prime-time TV game show.



They all watched, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watched the ultimate live death game as the contestants tried to bet not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion dollar jackpot - that was the promise. But the odds were brutal and the game rigged. Best score so far was eight days.



And now there was a new contestant, the latest running man, staking his life while a nation watched.

Review

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

Promotional

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

Long Description

It's not just a game when you're running for your night they tuned in to the nation's favourite prime-time TV game all watched, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watched the ultimate live death game as the contestants tried to bet not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion dollar jackpot - that was the promise. But the odds were brutal and the game rigged. Best score so far was eight now there was a new contestant, the latest running man, staking his life while a nation watched.

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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

Promotional "Headline"

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.

Description for Sales People

Which King title should I read first, and which next? Hodder answer the question by grouping the backlist into categories of 5-7 titles, published over a year; this category features books written by Stephen King's alter-ego, Richard Bachman.

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