The long walk : a novel / Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman.
By: King, Stephen [author.].
Contributor(s): Bachman, Richard.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2016Copyright date: ©1979Edition: First Gallery books trade paperback edition.Description: xiii, 391 pages ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501144264; 150114426X.Subject(s): Teenage boys -- Fiction | Contests -- Fiction | Survival -- Fiction | Garçons adolescents -- Romans, nouvelles, etc | Teenage boysGenre/Form: Horror fiction. | Fiction. | Horror fiction. | Horror fiction.Summary: In the near future, a young boy has been one of 100 selected to take the Long Walk--a deadly contest of endurance and determination, in which each step can literally be your last. Follow the contestants' tortured footsteps as they struggle with each other, and themselves, to survive the race. Includes the Introduction "The Importance of Being Bachman". Vintage King, this harrowing tale was originally published under the Richard Bachman pseudonym.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Paperback | Haddon Twp. | Fiction | Adult | F Kin (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 05/07/2024 | 05000011432411 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this #1 national bestseller, master storyteller Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner--the one that survives.
Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping...with the winner being awarded "The Prize"--anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line--the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you're given a warning. Three warnings and you're out of the game--permanently...
In the near future, a young boy has been one of 100 selected to take the Long Walk--a deadly contest of endurance and determination, in which each step can literally be your last. Follow the contestants' tortured footsteps as they struggle with each other, and themselves, to survive the race. Includes the Introduction "The Importance of Being Bachman". Vintage King, this harrowing tale was originally published under the Richard Bachman pseudonym.
690L Lexile