The Running Man
Jun 2007 · Hachette UK
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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 bet not the clock, but annihhilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty 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.
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 bet not the clock, but annihhilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty 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.
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4.3
68 reviews
Matt
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December 24, 2018
Interesting dystopian novel about a future in which humiliating, injuring and killing the poor is the main source of entertainment. While the story focuses entirely on the protagonist, there are only hints about the wider society. A quick read, with one downside being a fair amount of 80's slang, however seems eerily prophetic about future entertainment within society.
Martin Stuart
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February 11, 2019
A brilliant read. Nothing like the film, of which I am a big fan, but equally as entertaining with more character depth, as well as a more interesting, engaging story. Could not put it down.
Sean Lawrence Collindridge
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September 16, 2024
Old fashioned but in many ways still very on point. Reading from this time and these times makes it still relevant.
About the author
Stephen King has been described by the Guardian as 'one of the greatest storytellers of our time', by the Mirror as a 'genius' and by The Sunday Times as 'one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel.' In 2003, he was given the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, for most of the year in Maine, USA.
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