The Running Man
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The Running Man
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Kevin Kenerly
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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 beat not the clock but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters.
Survive 30 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.
©1982 Richard Bachman (P)2010 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about The Running Man
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- Millie
- 27-01-2024
Easy listening, nice short story 'break" between listening to longer books
Love this story from Stephen King, and the audio book does it justice, the performance is weighty and relevant to the tone of the story
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- Rebecca Bonner
- 27-04-2021
WARNING: THERE IS A SPOLIER RIGHT AT THE START.
Overall I liked the book but the Author's note at the start have away the ending. What the heck!? Just a warning to skip if you haven't read the book before.
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- Shannon Thompson
- 29-03-2020
Great thrilling book
Skip the first part of this book because it tells you the ending
Besides that it's a gripping tale that will have you on the edge of your sit longing for the next chapter
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- hugo
- 29-11-2018
Awesome!
So much fun! Surprises all the time and didn’t want it to end. So cool
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- Jarrad
- 01-04-2019
Well worth the time
finished with plenty of room to move. Thanks for the great audiobook. a very easy listen.
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- Ryan Eckersley
- 28-07-2023
Great story. Narrator needs work.
There are many negative reviews of this audiobook due to Stephen King giving away the ending in his introduction but thankfully it seems audible has listened and the introduction is now after the novel.
The only downside to this audiobook is the narrator who has a good voice but annoyingly speaks some words very softly and then almost yells others which makes it very difficult to set a good listening level.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-06-2024
playback stopped halfway through
the recording stopped playing half way through. I would like one free credit please.thank you
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- Kia
- 11-03-2020
DO NOT LISTEN TO CHAPTER 1
I liked the book well enough, but the ending is completely spoiled by the Forward (chapter 1), skip straight to chapter 2 which is the start of the book. Listen to the Forward at the end instead, otherwise the ending falls completely flat as there's zero element of surprise or suspense. The Forward is also confusing as King says The Running Man was written as a Bachman version twin of Desperation, however I didn't see any similarities at all. I've later found out that The Regulators is the twin, so I have no idea what King is on about in this Forward, it should just be removed.
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- Eddie
- 14-04-2018
Perfect
Perfect story, perfect read. Keneally has an amazing voice for this kind of dystopian, desperately futile in parts , tale!
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- Sandra
- 12-07-2021
Running man still a great story
Really enjoyed the narration of this story
It was a great read some years ago but I really liked listening to this story.
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