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The Running Man

By: Stephen King, Richard Bachman
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
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It's not just a game when you're running for your life.

Every night they tuned in to the nation's favourite prime-time TV game show. They all watched, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watched the ultimate live death game as the contestants tried to beat not the clock but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters.

Survive 30 days, and win the billion-dollar jackpot - that was the promise. But the odds were brutal and the game rigged. Best score so far was eight days. And now there was a new contestant, the latest running man, staking his life while a nation watched.

©1982 Richard Bachman (P)2010 Penguin Audio Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary

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one major disappoint in this book is that at the very beginning when the author is talking about writing under a different name he lets out the ending of the book and for someone who doesn't
know the story i was really unhappy about knowing the end before the book had even started other than that its a great story which a really bad film didn't do justice to..

DONT LISTEN TO THE AUTHOR AT THE START

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Decent story, recommended skipping the introduction until you've finished the book though as there's a massive spoiler.

Shame about the spoiler

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Brilliant delivery by Kevin Kenerly! Huge Stephen King fan and I loved this story. I listened to this in March 2023 and the introduction containing the spoiler has now been moved to the ending.

He Does It Again

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Stephen spoilers the book in the Bachmann intro. otherwise fun quick paced book. ending is a bit rushed and not as satisfying as it could have been.

don't listen to the introduction

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Stephen King again wrote a good story. got confused in the middle, good ending though

good read

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