The Bachman Books

Zusatztext You can't help admiring King's narrative skills and his versatility as a storyteller Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A new edition of the omnibus of 3 books written by Stephen King under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. Includes "The Long Walk, Roadwork" and "The Running Man". Vorwort The name on the covers was Bachman. But the imagination could only belong to one man: Stephen King. This classic BACHMAN title, comprising three exciting novellas, will be relaunched as part of the exciting King reissue programme 2021-2024. Zusammenfassung The name on the covers was Bachman. But the imagination could only belong to one man: Stephen King....

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bachman, Richard King Bachman, Stephen King, King Stephen
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2012
• EAN: 9781444723533
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-2353-3
• No. of pages: 992
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 197 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Occult & Supernatural, Fantasy; horror books; suspense; black mirror; dystopia; Roadwork; The long Walk; The Running Man; thriller; anthology; Stephen King IT, Horror and supernatural fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Horror / General