# The Bachman Books

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- Book: [The Bachman Books](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king/the-bachman-books) ([The Bachman Books.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king/the-bachman-books.md))
- Authors: [Stephen King](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king)
- Publisher: hodder_stoughton
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-4894-104-5
- Published: 2007-06-14
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Includes the stories THE LONG WALK, made into a major film by The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence and THE RUNNING MAN, also a film starring Glenn Powell. For years, readers wrote asking if Richard Bachman was really world-bestselling Stephen King writing under another name. Now the secret is out - and so, brought together in one volume, are these three spellbinding stories of future shock and suspense. The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a grueling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition. Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress. The Running Man: TV's future-favourite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a $1 billion jackpot.