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The Running Man

AUTHOR King, Stephen
PUBLISHER Pocket Books (12/27/2022)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound)

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In the reality TV show The Running Man, the only objective is to stay alive.

This "slam-bang action suspense" (Gilbert Cruz, Vulture) from Stephen King is now a major motion picture coming from Paramount on November 14, 2025.

Ben Richards has no job, no money, and a young daughter who urgently needs medical attention. Desperate, out of options, he signs up for The Running Man, "the biggest show in the country." It's an ultraviolent competition where the stakes could not be higher. Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. If he can survive for a month, he wins a billion dollars. No contestant has ever lasted longer than eight days. Can Ben Richards win this ultimate game of life and death?

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ISBN-13: 9781982197100
ISBN-10: 1982197102
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Tall Rack Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 416
Carton Quantity: 40
Product Dimensions: 4.10 x 1.00 x 7.30 inches
Weight: 0.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure
Fiction | Dystopian
Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
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In the reality TV show The Running Man, the only objective is to stay alive.

This "slam-bang action suspense" (Gilbert Cruz, Vulture) from Stephen King is now a major motion picture coming from Paramount on November 14, 2025.

Ben Richards has no job, no money, and a young daughter who urgently needs medical attention. Desperate, out of options, he signs up for The Running Man, "the biggest show in the country." It's an ultraviolent competition where the stakes could not be higher. Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. If he can survive for a month, he wins a billion dollars. No contestant has ever lasted longer than eight days. Can Ben Richards win this ultimate game of life and death?

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Author: King, Stephen
Stephen King has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story "The Man in the Black Suit."
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