An edition of The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man)
(1985)
The Bachman books
four early novels
1st Plume (Omnibus) printing (6)
by Stephen King
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For years readers of these four novels wrote to "Richard Bachman," asking if the author was really Stephen King writing under a psudonym. Now the secret is out--and so are these four spellbinding tales of future shock and suspense, available for the first time in one volume.
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The Bachman Books
1987, New English Library
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The Bachman books: four early novels
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The Bachman books: four early novels by Stephen King
1986-11, New American Library
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1985, NAL Books / New American Library
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The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King
1985-10, NAL Books / New American Library
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The Bachman books: four early novels
1985-10, New American Library
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Rage
The long walk
Roadwork
The running man.
Edition Notes
With an introduction, "Why I was Bachman."
Reprint of works originally published 1977-1982.
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Omnibus collection of four early Bachman novels (Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man) and the essay "Why I Was Bachman"
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