The Long Walk
| Category: | Book |
| By (author): | King, Stephen |
| Subject: | FICTION / Dystopian |
| FICTION / Horror | |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological | |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense | |
| Publisher: | Pocket Books |
| Published: | April 2016 |
| Format: | Book-paperback |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Size: | 7.50in x 4.12in x 0.90in |
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| From The Publisher* | In this #1 national bestseller, "master storyteller" (Houston Chronicle) Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner-the one that survives. "I give my congratulations to the winner among your number, and my acknowledgements of valor to the losers." Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as The Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping...with the winner being awarded "The Prize"-anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line-the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you're given a warning. Three warnings and you're out of the game-permanently.... |