The Bachman Books

Four Early Novels

The Bachman Books collects four early novels Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman: Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man. The stories explore alienation, violence, authoritarianism, and desperation through settings ranging from a school classroom to a deadly walking contest and a televised manhunt. The 1986 Signet paperback also includes King's essay explaining the Bachman pseudonym.

by Stephen King

New American Library · First published 1985 · 944 pages