Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover
Novella Collection
1985
The Bachman Books
New American Library
Synopsis
Rage: A troubled student takes his classroom hostage, forcing a tense confrontation among classmates and authorities.
The Long Walk: One hundred teenage boys enter a brutal endurance contest in which slowing down carries a fatal penalty.
Roadwork: A man facing the destruction of his home and workplace resists the forces remaking his life.
The Running Man: In a near-future America, a desperate man enters a deadly televised hunt to support his family.
The Long Walk: One hundred teenage boys enter a brutal endurance contest in which slowing down carries a fatal penalty.
Roadwork: A man facing the destruction of his home and workplace resists the forces remaking his life.
The Running Man: In a near-future America, a desperate man enters a deadly televised hunt to support his family.
Verification Summary
Verified Edition
The first omnibus edition collects Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man under the Richard Bachman name. The photographed copy matches the 1985 NAL hardcover. First-printing status depends on the First Omnibus Printing, October 1985 statement and complete 1 through 9 line; these points are visible in the supplied copyright-page image. Jacket condition is the main value limitation.