01540cam a2200277u 4500 20190501232058.0 ta 020712r19851977nyua 000 1 eng 85011411 0452257743 27.95 0453005071 WaOLN PS3561.I483 A6 1985 813/.54 19 Bachman, Richard. The Bachman books : four early novels by Stephen King [writing as Richard Bachman]. New York : New American Library, 1985. x, 692 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. With an introduction, "Why I was Bachman." Reprint of works originally published 1977-1982. Rage -- The long walk -- Roadwork -- The running man. Four novels published between 1977 and 1982. In Rage , a high-school student goes berserk in the classroom, killing the teacher and holding the class hostage. Set in a militaristic ultra-conservative America, The Long Walk pits 100 teenagers against each other in a grueling 450- mile marathon walk in which the penalty is death. Roadwork is a novel of societal conflict, man vs. progress. The Running Man is an action-packed futuristic romp. Protagonist Ben Richards bets his life on a TV show in order to win the money to save the life of his deathly ill daughter. The story combines social commentary, adventure and science fiction, set against the backdrop of a decaying society. Horror tales, American. 2 23268 23268 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2017-01-19 2 KING 17632 2022-05-18 2022-05-04 2022-05-04 27.95 2017-01-19 BOOK