The Bachman Books

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The Bachman Books is the original United States edition of The Bachman Books by Richard Bachman, the pseudonym under which Stephen King originally published several of his early novels, issued by NAL on October 4, 1985. This 692-page hardcover with dust jacket (ISBN 0453005071) collects the four Bachman novels Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man, together with the essay “Why I Was Bachman.” First editions are identified by the $19.95 dust-jacket price, the statement “First (omnibus) Printing, October 1985” on the copyright page, and the number line “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9” on the copyright page.

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The Bachman Books is a collection that brings together four novels originally published by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman—Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man. Spanning psychological drama, dystopian fiction, and social commentary, these stories explore ordinary individuals confronting violence, authority, isolation, societal pressure, and personal desperation, revealing a darker and more uncompromising side of King’s storytelling while examining the limits of human endurance and resilience.

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October 4, 1985

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0453005071

Number of Pages

692

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First Edition Identifiers

$19.95 DJ price, "First (omnibus) Printing, October 1985" on CP, “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9” on CP

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