The Running Man

Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

3.8

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Stephen King

A desperate man attempts to win a reality TV game where the only objective is to stay alive in this #1 national bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman.It was the ultimate death game in a nightmare future America. The year is 2025 and reality TV has grown to the point where people are willing to wager their lives for a chance at a billion-dollar jackpot. Ben Richards is desperate—he needs money to treat his daughter’s illness. His last chance is entering a game show called The Running Man where the goal is to avoid capture by Hunters who are employed to kill him. Surviving this month-long chase is another issue when everyone else on the planet is watching—and willing to turn him in for the reward. Each night all Americans tune in to watch. So far, the record for survival is only eight days. Can Ben Richards beat the brutal odds, beat the rigged game, beat the entire savage system? He’s betting his life that he can… With an introduction by Stephen King on “The Importance of Being Bachman,” The Running Man is a terrifying novel about the eternal fight of good versus evil.

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Author

Stephen King

Pages

400

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2016-01-01

ISBN

150114135X 9781501141355

Ratings

Google: 5

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"When reading this book I felt it was a combination of the Hunger Games Series and Fahrenheit 451. I liked it more then both of the above and was morbidly turning each page to find out what would happen next. It really hits the dystopian theme well, if you don’t like dark depressing books that suck hope for mankind out of you I don’t think you’d like this. I felt fully connected with the protagonist and his plights throughout the book. I found the government terrifying and the side characters especially important. I like this side of King which might say something about me. I think this books a view of humanity that’s scary and shouldn’t be the only side a person looks at, but a side that is there, and can be observed if you keep your eyes open for it. 26/30 "

Cole Johnson

"This book threw me for a loop. I read the first five pages, thinking it wasn’t going to be as good am I thought, then I proceeded to 110 more pages! This book was amazing, likable characters, definitely gruesome at times, but not too bad. Short chapters, small pages, this book is 412 pages and easy to fly through. Definitely recommend to anyone who likes SK, and fast paced thrillers! 5 ⭐️ "