Staatschef "Major" organisiert zur allgemeinen Belustigung einen "Todesmarsch", einen Marathon auf Leben und Tod, an dem 100 Jugendliche teilnehmen. Nur einer kann siegen, und die Überlebenschancen stehen 1:100. Die Verlierer erwartet der Tod.
Richard Bachman Series
This series delves into the dark corners of the human psyche, exploring desperation, obsession, and the limits of endurance. The narratives often feature relentless scenarios where characters face brutal challenges and moral quandaries. Readers can expect intense and unsettling storytelling that questions the very nature of survival. The collection examines themes of alienation and the struggle against oppressive systems.
Recommended Reading Order
Roadwork
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
When a highway project leaves him unemployed and threatens to destroy his home, one man takes on the forces of progress as he embarks on a vengeful showdown of epic proportions. Reissue.
The Running Man
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Every night the whole nation watched the ultimate live game show on TV, as the contestants tried to beat annihilation at the hands of the hunters in order to win the billion dollar jackpot. And now there was a new contestant, the latest Running Man, staking his life while a nation watched.
Thinner
- 318 pages
- 12 hours of reading
For use in schools and libraries only. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the forces of death.
The Regulators
- 489 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Everything is normal on a summer day in Wentworth, Ohio -- the paperboy is making his rounds, frisbees are flying, barbecues are being contemplated. The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the red van idling up the hill on Poplar Street. Soon it will roll and the killing will begin. And by the time night falls, the survivors of Poplar Street will find themselves in another world... This is an alternate cover/release for ISBN 0-451-191013.
Blaze
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The legendary Stephen King unleashes a new blockbuster from his crime noir alter-ego Richard Bachman.