Authors: Stephen King

Description: In the reality TV show The Running Man, the only objective is to stay alive. This “slam-bang action suspense” (Gilbert Cruz, Vulture) from Stephen King is now a major motion picture coming from Paramount on November 7, 2025. Ben Richards has no job, no money, and a young daughter who urgently needs medical attention. Desperate, out of options, he signs up for The Running Man, “the biggest show in the country.” It’s an ultraviolent competition where the stakes could not be higher. Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. If he can survive for a month, he wins a billion dollars. No contestant has ever lasted longer than eight days. Can Ben Richards win this ultimate game of life and death?

Langue: en

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Categories: Fiction

Authors: Richard Bachman ,Stephen King

Description: 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 bet not the clock, but annihhilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty 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.

Langue: en

Publisher: Hachette UK

Categories: Fiction

Authors: Stephen King

Description: Premier quart du XXIe siècle. La dictature s'est installée aux États-Unis. La télévision, arme suprême du nouveau pouvoir, règne sans partage sur le peuple. Une chaîne unique diffuse une émission de jeux suivie par des millions de fans : c'est « La Grande Traque ». Ben Richards, un homme qui n'a plus rien à perdre, décide de s'engager dans la compétition mortelle. Pendant trente jours il devra fuir les redoutables « chasseurs » lancés sur sa piste et activement aidés par une population encouragée à la délation. Tous les moyens sont bons pour éliminer Ben Richards... Dans ce livre terrifiant, le maître incontesté du suspense, le grand écrivain américain Stephen King, alias Richard Bachman, nous fait vivre cette diabolique course contre la mort sans nous laisser un instant de répit. Fascinant.

Langue: fr

Publisher: Albin Michel

Categories: Fiction

Authors: Stephen King

Description: Premier quart du XXIe siècle. La dictature s'est installée aux États-Unis. La télévision, arme suprême du nouveau pouvoir, règne sans partage sur le peuple. Une chaîne unique diffuse une émission de jeux suivie par des millions de fans : c'est " La Grande Traque ". Ben Richards, un homme qui n'a plus rien à perdre, décide de s'engager dans la compétition mortelle. Pendant trente jours il devra fuir les redoutables " chasseurs " lancés sur sa piste et activement aidés par une population encouragée à la délation. Tous les moyens sont bons pour éliminer Ben Richards... Dans ce livre terrifiant, le maître incontesté du suspense, le grand écrivain américain Stephen King, alias Richard Bachman, nous fait vivre cette diabolique course contre la mort sans nous laisser un instant de répit. Fascinant.

Langue: fr

Publisher: LGF/Le Livre de Poche

Categories:

Authors: Michael R. Collings

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Langue: en

Publisher: Millefleurs

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Bill Munster

Description: Dean Koontz started his career as a science fiction writer before he left the genre to ultimately become one of America's best-selling authors. In this volume, author Munster looks at Koontz's horror and dark suspense fiction.

Langue: en

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Categories: Reference

Authors: Mary K. Biagini ,Judith Hartzler

Description: Provides overviews of the most popular genres and the most important critically acclaimed authors of world literature, lists of specialized selection sources, and chronological listings of the novels and short stories of more than 1,100 authors.

Langue: en

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Categories: Education

Authors: Richard Bachman ,Stephen King

Description: In the reality TV show The Running Man, the only objective is to stay alive. This 'slam-bang action suspense' (Vulture) from Stephen King is also a major motion picture. It's not just a game when you're running for your life . . . Ben Richards is a desperate man. He has no job and no money, and his young daughter urgently needs medical attention. Out of options, he signs up for The Running Man: an ultraviolent reality television competition where the stakes could not be higher. Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. He will win a billion dollars if he can survive for a month. So far, no one has lasted longer than eight days. Can Ben Richards win this ultimate game of life and death? Publisher's note: Also available in the collection The Bachman Books. 'This dystopian tale has real pathos, and a point' Guardian 'America's greatest living novelist' Lee Child

Langue: en

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks

Categories: Fiction

Authors: Frank Northen Magill

Description: Presents critical studies of more than 270 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: Authors

Authors: Brian M. Stableford

Description: "Science fiction literature, also known as sci-fi and sf, is one of the more recent and popular genres. It only truly emerged during the 20th century and has not stopped growing in terms of authors, titles, and readers. It has also evolved into a variety of subgenres, ranging from hard sf to soft sf and utopias to dystopias, with more than a smattering of horror, detective, war, and feminist titles. Stableford covers all of this and more, taking a close look at what has become a booming industry, with specialized writers, publishers, and fan magazines and literature from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and many other countries. The chronology charts the genre's dazzling growth; the introduction provides exceptional insight into what science fiction literature is all about; and the dictionary section examines writers, books, themes, and other specifics."--BOOK JACKET.

Langue: en

Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Incorporated/Bloomsbury

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Sharon A. Russell

Description: Offers a critical introduction to the works of Stephen King, providing a brief biography and critical treatments of his eight most recent novels.

Langue: en

Publisher: Greenwood

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Thomas Riggs

Description: Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of American writers, thinkers, and cultural figures, written by subject experts.

Langue: en

Publisher: Saint James Press

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: David Brownstone ,Irene Franck

Description:

Langue: en

Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Annual register of book values. Modern first editions ,Clique Limited, The

Description:

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: Antiquarian booksellers

Authors: James Richard Giles ,Wanda H. Giles

Description: pThis award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. IDictionary of Literary Biography /I provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. p IDictionary of Literary Biography /I systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. PFor a listing of IDictionary of Literary Biography /I volumes sorted by genre a href ="/pdf/facts/DBLvolbygenre.pdf"click here. /a

Langue: en

Publisher: Gale Research International, Limited

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Authors: New York Public Library

Description: This is the first one-volume reference book to organize & discuss literature by topic rather than alphabetical order, providing information in a reader-friendly format.

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors: Laura Miller ,Adam Begley

Description: "An all-original, A-to-Z guide to 225 of the most fascinating writers of our time, penned by an international cast of talented young critics and reviewers."--Cover.

Langue: en

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Categories: Literary Criticism

Authors:

Description: La liste exhaustive des ouvrages disponibles publiés en langue française dans le monde. La liste des éditeurs et la liste des collections de langue française.

Langue: fr

Publisher:

Categories: French imprints

Authors: Cosette N. Kies

Description: Horror, an increasingly popular subject for books, television, and movies, is especially appealing to teenagers who are enthusiastic fans of ghouls and gore. The appeal of horror literature to young adults cannot be denied or ignored, and in Presenting Young Adult Horror Fiction, the first genre study in the Twayne Young Adult Authors Series, Cosette Kies concentrates on teenage interest in the field. Dr. Kies reminds us that the supernatural has a long literary tradition, including such works as Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, and Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. Against this literary background, Dr. Kies takes a witty and perceptive look at contemporary manifestations of horror fiction, highlighting those authors that teenagers particularly enjoy. Writers such as V.C. Andrews, Dean Koontz, John Saul, Anne Rice, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Robert Bloch, Robert MacCammon, and, of course, Stephen King are examined in depth. Each chapter includes an introduction that touches on historical antecedents, a chronology of biographical highlights and major works for the subject author, and a long quote that allows the writer's individual voice to shed light on his or her literary philosophy. Dr. Kies analyzes theme, plot, and character for the major works with perception and skill. Separate chapters explore the appeal of satanism for young adults in novels such as The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby, and there is an irreverent look at a recent development in horror writing--splatterpunk. Presenting Young Adult Horror Fiction is a welcome addition for all those interested in horror literature and will also provide much-needed information for librarians, teachers, and parents who want to understand why young adults love horror literature.

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: American fiction

Authors:

Description: Adult books are categorized by genre (i.e., fiction, mystery, science fiction, nonfiction). Along with bibliographic information, the expected date of publication and the names of literary agents for individual titles are provided. Starred reviews serve several functions: In the adult section, they mark potential bestsellers, major promotions, book club selections, and just very good books; in the children's section, they denote books of very high quality. The unsigned reviews manage to be discerning and sometimes quite critical.

Langue: en

Publisher:

Categories: American literature