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The Running Man

by Stephen King · 1982

Dystopian · ranked #67 in category

The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omni

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Category
Dystopian
First published
1982 · 1980s
Author
Stephen King
Standing
Recommended

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