The Running Man by Richard Bachman, First Edition - AbeBooks The Running Man by Richard Bachman, First Edition You Searched For: Results (1 - 25) of 25 Sort By Bachman, Richard. (a.k.a. Stephen King) Published by SIGNET. (1982) ISBN 10: 1444723545 ISBN 13: 9781444723540 Used First Edition ISBN 10: 2226033815 ISBN 13: 9782226033819 Used Couverture souple First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Éditions Albin Michel, Paris, 1988. Couverture souple. Book Condition: Très bon. Pas de jaquette. 1ère Édition. Il court contre la mort. Titre original « The Running Man ». Traduit de l'anglais par Frank Straschitz. 259 pages.

Couverture souple solide et propre avec un pli sur le 1er plat et usée sur les coins du volume (voir photo). Bruni et taché au pourtour extérieur de la tranche. Intérieur en bon état et serré. Bon exemplaire usagé. Dimensions: 14,6 cm X 22,6 cm X 2,2 cm. Expédié du Canada. ISBN 10: 2226033815. Bookseller Inventory # 004103 King, Stephen (writing as Richard Bachman) Published by Signet Books - New American Library, New York (1982) ISBN 10: 0451151224 ISBN 13: 9780451151223 Used Paperback First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet Books - New American Library, New York, 1982. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Seventh Printing. 219 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings.

The movie edition featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger on the front cover and on the inside of the front cover. Bookseller Inventory # 199078 More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question 3. Bookseller Image The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man ---with a New Introduction By King "Why I Was Bachman "( Omnibus Edition with the First 4 Bachman Titles ) King, Stephen writing as Richard Bachman ( Pen Name / Pseudonym ) Published by N.Y. / New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY (1985) ISBN 10: 0452257743 ISBN 13: 9780452257740 Used Soft Cover First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y.

/ New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Text Cover (illustrator). First Edition. -----------trade paperback, about 6 x 9 inches, a solid Good copy only, no spine crease, a bit of edge wear and small flakes to black covers, some cover creases and small chips and tears, foxing and age toning to the outer edge of the text block, a bit of age toning to paper, complete number line indicating that this is a 1st printing, this contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, each novel is preceded by a reproduction of the original paperback covers, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Not Signed.

Bookseller Inventory # 158880 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Fair to Good copy only with overall wear, short tear on front panel, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.

Bookseller Inventory # 157648 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Good copy only with a wear, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.

Bookseller Inventory # 156172 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, spine crease, a bit of age toning to paper, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153307 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y.

/ New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Good+ copy, a very chunky book, some light wear, faint spine creases, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153262 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, a very chunky book, no spine creases, a bit of flaking on edges but nothing too serious, about 20 pages have had the upper corners turned leaving a slight gap in the text block at that spot, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, ---the nicest FIRST PRINTING copy I have seen as this very chunky book is almost always beat up, ----923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156100 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: New Amer Library, New York, 1985. Hardcover. Book Condition: N-Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition/ Second Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil/browning. The PC jacket has some light rubbing wear, some lightish edge wear, a small chip.

A compilation edition of the first four Bachman Books with an introduction by King on "Why he was Bachman". Actually not that bad a copy of a book that is getting harder and harder to find all of the time. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 038290 5 Authors Who Used Pseudonyms - Barnes & Noble Reads — Barnes & Noble Reads 5 Authors Who Used Pseudonyms July 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm Share Over the weekend, word leaked out that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is the real author of The Cuckoo’s Calling , a crime thriller published under the very British pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Rowling said writing in the guise of a retired military policeman (and a male) was a “liberating” experience and that she relished being published “without hype or expectation.” But Rowling is hardly the first writer to use a pseudonym for one reason or another. Here are some other famous names you might recognize. J.K. Rowling: Wait, what? Yes, technically, Robert Galbraith J.K.

Rowling Joanne Rowling has published all of her books under a pseudonym. When the first Harry Potter was gearing up for release, Rowling’s publishers feared boys wouldn’t read a book written by an icky girl, so they subbed in a few gender-ambiguous initials (the author has no middle name but says the K honors Kathleen, her grandmother). Richard Bachman : In the olden days of the late 1970s, common wisdom had it that new authors should only put out one book a year, lest the public get over-satiated (James Patterson would ultimately have a different opinion). This rule effectively put the brakes on the mega-prolific Stephen King, so he created his alter ego Richard Bachman, fudging a bio and using a photo of his literary agent’s insurance salesman. He published four books under the pen name before the secret got out. Bachman “died,” but King brought him back after a fashion in The Dark Half , a thriller about a novelist battling his evil pseudonym come to life.

James Triptree, Jr.: Much like Rowling, Alice Sheldon wrote under a pen name in order to avoid repelling a prejudiced audience, in this case male science-fiction fans in the 1960s and ‘70s, a time when women were thought too soft to write hard sci-fi. That pseudonym, James Triptree, Jr., is now widely-known for its namesake literary award, given each year to a work of science-fiction or fantasy that explores gender. Stan Lee: He was born Stanley Lieber, but you might know him better as Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer who invented superheroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. When he got his start with Marvel Comics, Lee (now his legal name) used a pseudonym in order to save his reputation for more highbrow literary writing down the road. Unfortunately or fortunately, that didn’t work out for him, and he had to settle for cameo roles in a dozen movies based on his work. Lemony Snicket : The reason for the pen name is probably two-fold.

Mostly, Daniel Handler writes his children’s books under the name Lemony Snicket because Snicket is himself a character in the books, adding a delicious, meta-fictional flavor to the books’ already pervasive Victorian trappings. Then there’s the fact that the books published under Handler’s own name, including Watch Your Mouth (which the publisher billed as an “incestuous opera”), are hardly kids’ stuff. If you wanted to write under a pseudonym, which name would you choose? Love how JK Rowling is first… lmao.. when there are so many other, better choices. Joel Cunningham The Running Man by Richard Bachman - AbeBooks The Running Man by Richard Bachman You Searched For: Results (1 - 24) of 24 Sort By Stephen King Writing as Richard Bachman Published by Signet, New York, NY, USA (1982) ISBN 10: 0451151224 ISBN 13: 9780451151223 Used Soft cover Published by Paperback.

Postage is reduced on multiple orders.> NEL 1988 (1988) Used ISBN 10: 2277226947 ISBN 13: 9782277226949 Used Couverture souple Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Éditions J'ai Lu, Paris, 1989. Couverture souple. Book Condition: Très bon. Pas de jaquette. Auteur Stephen King ( Richard Bachman). Titre original '' The Running Man ''. Traduit de l'anglais par Frank Straschitz. Collection '' Suspense'', no. 2694. 250 pages. Nom et date d'inscrit au stylo sur la première page titre. Léger pli sur le premier plat. Rousseur tout le pourtour extérieur de la tranche. Intérieur très serré. Bel exemplaire usagé Dimensions: 11 cm X 16,5 cm X 1,6 cm. Expédié du Canada. ISBN 10: 2277226947.

Bookseller Inventory # 001306 ISBN 10: 2226033815 ISBN 13: 9782226033819 Used Couverture souple First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Éditions Albin Michel, Paris, 1988. Couverture souple. Book Condition: Très bon. Pas de jaquette. 1ère Édition. Il court contre la mort. Titre original « The Running Man ». Traduit de l'anglais par Frank Straschitz. 259 pages. Couverture souple solide et propre avec un pli sur le 1er plat et usée sur les coins du volume (voir photo). Bruni et taché au pourtour extérieur de la tranche. Intérieur en bon état et serré. Bon exemplaire usagé. Dimensions: 14,6 cm X 22,6 cm X 2,2 cm. Expédié du Canada. ISBN 10: 2226033815.

Bookseller Inventory # 004103 King, Stephen (writing as Richard Bachman) Published by Signet Books - New American Library, New York (1982) ISBN 10: 0451151224 ISBN 13: 9780451151223 Used Paperback First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet Books - New American Library, New York, 1982. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Seventh Printing. 219 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The movie edition featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger on the front cover and on the inside of the front cover.

Bookseller Inventory # 199078 ISBN 10: 2253151513 ISBN 13: 9782253151517 Used Soft cover ISBN 10: 0451151224 ISBN 13: 9780451151223 Used Mass Market Paperback Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Book Condition: VG-. 1987 Move Tie-in. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signet 451-Ae5122 $4.95 In Canada. Stephen King/Richard Bachman Story About Reality Shows Before There Were Reality Shows! 1987 (?) Movie Tie-In Edition With Arnold Schwarzenegger On The Cover. Publishing Details: Stated As First Printing, May, 1982 3 To 11 Number Line Back Cover States Copyright 1987.

Inner Title Page Says The Running Man By Richard Bachman; However, Cover Has Stephen King In Large Letters With "Writing As Richard Bachman" Below. Good Condition, Tight And Square, Light Corner Crease Upper Front Cover And Both Back Corners Creased. One Spine Crease Plus Reading Crease On Front Cover Next To Spine. Light Toning, Some Pencilled Figures On Back Page. "08" Stamped On Bottom Page Edge. Bookseller Inventory # 000991 More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question 7. Bookseller Image The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man ---with a New Introduction By King "Why I Was Bachman "( Omnibus Edition with the First 4 Bachman Titles ) King, Stephen writing as Richard Bachman ( Pen Name / Pseudonym ) Published by N.Y.

/ New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY (1985) ISBN 10: 0452257743 ISBN 13: 9780452257740 Used Soft Cover First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Text Cover (illustrator). First Edition.

-----------trade paperback, about 6 x 9 inches, a solid Good copy only, no spine crease, a bit of edge wear and small flakes to black covers, some cover creases and small chips and tears, foxing and age toning to the outer edge of the text block, a bit of age toning to paper, complete number line indicating that this is a 1st printing, this contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, each novel is preceded by a reproduction of the original paperback covers, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Not Signed. Bookseller Inventory # 158880 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Fair to Good copy only with overall wear, short tear on front panel, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 157648 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Good copy only with a wear, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156172 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet, 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Second Printing. Second printing, with a number line ending in two. Printed in Canada. Second printings, in regards to the original Bachman paperbacks, were always printed in Canada. First printings were always printed in the US. If a third printing was issued, which occurred with The Long Walk and The Running Man, it was then printed again in the US. A paperback original.

Moderate wear to cover with creasing and tears along spine. Binding intact, creasing to and slant to spine. A good only copy. Stored in protective sleeve. Additional photos available upon request. The Running Man is the fourth Bachman book and is increasingly uncommon. Second printings, although less sought after from a collector stand point, are actually harder to find than first printings. Bookseller Inventory # King-21 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, spine crease, a bit of age toning to paper, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153307 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y./ New York: NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Edition, 5th Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Text Cover (illustrator). Later printing(s).

----------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Good copy only with rubbing and light wear to the black boards and cloth spine, spine creases.rolling on book, still a solid copy that is still quite square, in a FAIR to POOR dustjacket, multiple creases, flakes and tears, 2/3 s of the rear flap is missing with a section on the rear panel also missingr, black cloth spine with black boards, price on dustjacket is intact, number line on copyright page starts with a '5', contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, 692 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156835 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y.

/ New York: NAL / New American Library, 1985, Book Club Edition ( 1st Thus ), New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text Cover (illustrator). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). ----------hardcover, about 6 x 8.5 inches, a close to Near Fine copy but there are some small marks so a Very Good+ copy, in a solid Very Good dustjacket with a wee bit of rubbing, some small chips at tips, a few small marks to jacket, black spine with black boards, this bookclub edition is the shorter version contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 155219 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y.

/ New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Good+ copy, a very chunky book, some light wear, faint spine creases, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153262 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: NAL / New American Library (collects the SIGNET paperback editions), 1985, Book Club Edition ( 1st Thus ), New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Text Cover (illustrator). Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

----------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy with some bowing inwards to the cloth spine, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a wee bit of rubbing, former owner's bookplate on front blank endpaper, black cloth spine with black boards, this bookclub edition is the taller, full-size version and is for all intents and purposes identical in format to the 1st edition excluding a price on the jacket flap and a number line on the copyright page, contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 150788 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+.

Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, a very chunky book, no spine creases, a bit of flaking on edges but nothing too serious, about 20 pages have had the upper corners turned leaving a slight gap in the text block at that spot, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, ---the nicest FIRST PRINTING copy I have seen as this very chunky book is almost always beat up, ----923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156100 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet Books - NAL - New American Library, New York, 1996. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Editions. (ix) 692, 309 pp.

First Thus - All four titles in a volume: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; and The Running Man, with a new introduction, The Importance of Being Bachman by King; along with a Book Club hardcover of Thinner from 1984. BACHMAN has light corner wear and a small scuff mark on the front panel; no interior markings. THINNER is quarter-bound in black cloth on red boards; lettered in red on the spine - light rubbing on the dustjacket; no interior markings. Size: 8vo. Bookseller Inventory # 196832 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y./ New York: NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Edition, 5th Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text Cover (illustrator). Later printing(s).

----------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy with a bit of age toning to paper, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket with a wee bit of wear and flaking and very shallow chipping at tips (multiple lines on the jacket scan are from the scanner and are NOT on the jacket), jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, black cloth spine with black boards, price on dustjacket is intact, number line on copyright page starts with a '5', -----contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 books, 692 pages, a nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 157270 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: U.S.A.: New American Library, 1985. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

The true identify of Richard Bachman did not get out until the publication of Thinner, Bachman's fifth book. These first four Bachman novels were the sorts of books you might find in a grocery store or - more likely - never have come across at all because they weren't really marketed at all - at Stephen King's request. Naturally, they didn't sell all that well - not until the true author was revealed, of course. These represent an interesting cross-section of King's writing life. Rage and The Long Walk are truly early King novels, Roadwork emerged in between the novels 'Salem's Lot and The Shining, and The Running Man was published in 1982, the product of a mere seventy-two hours of writing. They are quite different novels, yet they all share a common theme - a man displaced by society and doing what he can to combat the forces closing in around him. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-1470856122463 8 famous authors who used secret pseudonyms | MNN - Mother Nature Network MNN.com > Lifestyle > Arts & Culture 8 famous authors who used secret pseudonyms J.K.

Rowling wasn't the first. While many established writers are relieved to rely on their fame, these authors adopted sly alter egos. 4 J.K. Rowling, who you might also know as Robert Galbraith. (Photo: Daniel Ogren/ flickr ) Many authors have chosen to publish by a pen name. Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Mark Twain grew up as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and Theodor Seuss Geisel was the name on the birth certificate of Dr. Seuss . But where pen names get interesting is when an established author decides to slip past the spotlight and write something secretly under a pseudonym. Consider the following examples: 1. Agatha Christie: Mary Westmacott The English crime writer wrote an impressive 66 detective novels and more than 15 short story collections under her own name, but she also wrote six romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott. 2. Benjamin Franklin: Mrs. Silence Dogood What a wicked sense of humor this founding father had.

In 1722, a series of “charming” letters were delivered to the New-England Courant (one of the first American newspapers) written by a middle-aged widow named Silence Dogood — who was actually young Benjamin Franklin . After being denied publication in the paper, the sly writer took on the alias, and was quickly published. Of hoop skirts, the cheeky Mrs. Dogood wrote: These monstrous topsy-turvy Mortar-Pieces, are neither fit for the Church, the Hall, or the Kitchen; and if a Number of them were well mounted on Noddles-Island, they would look more like Engines of War for bombarding the Town, than Ornaments of the Fair Sex. An honest Neighbour of mine, happening to be in Town some time since on a publick Day, inform’d me, that he saw four Gentlewomen with their Hoops half mounted in a Balcony, as they withdrew to the Wall, to the great Terror of the Militia, who (he thinks) might attribute their irregular Volleys to the formidable Appearance of the Ladies Petticoats. 3. C.S. Lewis: Clive Hamilton and N.W.

Clerk Clive Staples Lewis, the hugely influential Christian writer who contributed "The Chronicles of Narnia," "Out of the Silent Planet," "The Four Loves," "The Screwtape Letters" and "Mere Christianity" to the world also wrote by another pen name. Under the name of Clive Hamilton, he published "Spirits in Bondage" and "Dymer." And then in 1961, he published "A Grief Observed" which addressed his bereavement over losing his wife. The book was first published under the pseudonym in hopes of avoiding identification of Lewis as the author. 4. Isaac Asimov: Paul French Author and professor Isaac Asimov, best known for his works of science fiction and his popular science books, was asked to write a juvenile science-fiction novel that would serve as the basis for a television series. Fearing that the “Lucky Starr” series would be adapted into the "uniformly awful" programming typical of television, he decided to publish it under the pseudonym Paul French. Plans for the TV series fell through, but he continued to write the books, eventually producing six novels in the series. 5. J.K.

Rowling: Robert Galbraith Having already shortened her name to a gender-ambiguous set of initials, Joanne Rowling recently set the book-reading world reeling when it was divulged that the world’s best selling author was the voice behind Robert Galbraith, supposed first-time author of “The Cuckoo’s Calling.” Said the author upon her outing: “I had hoped to keep this secret a little longer, because being Robert Galbraith has been such a liberating experience. It has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name.” 6. Michael Crichton: John Lange, Jeffery Hudson and Michael Douglas During his time at Harvard Medical School, the bestselling author began publishing under his own name, but then also started publishing under the names of John Lange, Jeffery Hudson and Michael Douglas — the latter being a combination of his name and his brother’s, with whom he co-wrote "Dealing." 7. Stephen King: Richard Bachman Early in horror fiction author Stephen King's career, publishers often limited writers to one book per year, leading King to create a pseudonym to increase publications without over-saturating the King brand.

He convinced his publisher to print the extra novels under the pseudonym, Richard Bachman. Books published under the pen name include: "Rage" (1977), "The Long Walk" (1979), "Roadwork" (1981), "The Running Man" (1982), "Thinner" (1984), "The Regulators" (1996), and "Blaze" (2007). 8. Washington Irving: Jonathan Oldstyle, Diedrich Knickerbocker and Geoffrey Crayon Famed American author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," Washington Irving made his debut in 1802 under the name Jonathan Oldstyle. In 1809, he finished his first long book “A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty," a political and historic satire published under another pseudonym: Diedrich Knickerbocker. Before its publication, Irving started a marketing hoax by issuing a series of missing person notices in New York newspapers seeking information about Knickerbocker, a Dutch historian who had gone missing from his hotel in New York City.

As part of the scheme, Irving also placed a notice allegedly from the hotel’s proprietor, saying that if Mr. Knickerbocker didn’t return to settle his hotel bill, the hotel owner would publish the manuscript Knickerbocker had left behind. Naturally, it was published and eagerly scooped up. Guerilla marketing has never been the same. Related stories on MNN: Rage by Richard Bachman - AbeBooks Rage by Richard Bachman Results (1 - 30) of 55 1 Search Within These Results: Stock Image ISBN 10: 0452257743 ISBN 13: 9780452257740 Used Paperback ISBN 10: 2286048819 ISBN 13: 9782286048815 Used More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question 2.

Bookseller Image The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man ---with a New Introduction By King "Why I Was Bachman "( Omnibus Edition with the First 4 Bachman Titles ) King, Stephen writing as Richard Bachman ( Pen Name / Pseudonym ) Published by N.Y. / New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY (1985) ISBN 10: 0452257743 ISBN 13: 9780452257740 Used Soft Cover First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Plume / NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Text Cover (illustrator). First Edition.

-----------trade paperback, about 6 x 9 inches, a solid Good copy only, no spine crease, a bit of edge wear and small flakes to black covers, some cover creases and small chips and tears, foxing and age toning to the outer edge of the text block, a bit of age toning to paper, complete number line indicating that this is a 1st printing, this contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, each novel is preceded by a reproduction of the original paperback covers, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Not Signed. Bookseller Inventory # 158880 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Fair to Good copy only with overall wear, short tear on front panel, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 157648 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Good copy only with a wear, spine and cover crease, a bit of age toning to paper, small ink name, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156172 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing, First Canadian Imprint, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, spine crease, a bit of age toning to paper, this edition was published the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153307 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: NAL / New American Library, 1985, Book Club Edition ( 1st Thus ), New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text Cover (illustrator). Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

----------hardcover, about 6 x 8.5 inches, a close to Near Fine copy but there are some small marks so a Very Good+ copy, in a solid Very Good dustjacket with a wee bit of rubbing, some small chips at tips, a few small marks to jacket, black spine with black boards, this bookclub edition is the shorter version contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 155219 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Good+ copy, a very chunky book, some light wear, faint spine creases, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, 923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 153262 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: NAL / New American Library (collects the SIGNET paperback editions), 1985, Book Club Edition ( 1st Thus ), New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Text Cover (illustrator). Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

----------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy with some bowing inwards to the cloth spine, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a wee bit of rubbing, former owner's bookplate on front blank endpaper, black cloth spine with black boards, this bookclub edition is the taller, full-size version and is for all intents and purposes identical in format to the 1st edition excluding a price on the jacket flap and a number line on the copyright page, contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 150788 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: New Amer Library, New York, 1985. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). A square solid tight very carefully read copy, possibly unread.

This copy has just a hint of soil to the edges of the text block else fine. The jacket has some light edgewear else fine. This is an early Book Club, the cloth bound edition that is the same full size as the original hardcover, not the cheesy book club edition that is about half the size of the original. A very nice copy. 692 pages with NONE of the wear usually associated with a book this size. Nice collection addition till the real deal comes along. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 039640 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y. / New York: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Signet Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Uncredited Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition.

----------paperback, a solid Very Good+ copy, a very chunky book, no spine creases, a bit of flaking on edges but nothing too serious, about 20 pages have had the upper corners turned leaving a slight gap in the text block at that spot, a bit of age toning to paper and browning to the verso of the covers, ---the nicest FIRST PRINTING copy I have seen as this very chunky book is almost always beat up, ----923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, the scarce FIRST paperback edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 156100 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Signet Books - NAL - New American Library, New York, 1996. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Editions. (ix) 692, 309 pp.

First Thus - All four titles in a volume: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; and The Running Man, with a new introduction, The Importance of Being Bachman by King; along with a Book Club hardcover of Thinner from 1984. BACHMAN has light corner wear and a small scuff mark on the front panel; no interior markings. THINNER is quarter-bound in black cloth on red boards; lettered in red on the spine - light rubbing on the dustjacket; no interior markings. Size: 8vo. Bookseller Inventory # 206556 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: N.Y./ New York: NAL / New American Library, 1985, 1st Edition, 5th Printing, New York, NY, 1985. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text Cover (illustrator). Later printing(s).

----------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy with a bit of age toning to paper, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket with a wee bit of wear and flaking and very shallow chipping at tips (multiple lines on the jacket scan are from the scanner and are NOT on the jacket), jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, black cloth spine with black boards, price on dustjacket is intact, number line on copyright page starts with a '5', -----contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is an affordable way to obtain that story, there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 books, 692 pages, a nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Bookseller Inventory # 157270 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: New Amer Library, New York, 1985. Hardcover. Book Condition: N-Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition/ Second Printing.

A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil/browning. The PC jacket has some light rubbing wear, some lightish edge wear, a small chip. A compilation edition of the first four Bachman Books with an introduction by King on "Why he was Bachman". Actually not that bad a copy of a book that is getting harder and harder to find all of the time. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 038290 The Bachman Books: Rage, the Long Walk, Roadwork, the Running Man by Stephen King The Bachman Books: Rage, the Long Walk, Roadwork, the Running Man by Stephen King Horror Author Home > Stephen King > The Bachman Books: Rage, the Long Walk, Roadwork, the Running Man ISBN: 0451191935 Four King klassics. The Bachman Books, four short novels written by Stephen King in the late 70's under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, feature King at the very top of his form. He used the pen-name to exhibit a grittier, more controlled, less metaphysical style of writing.

Each story is different in tone and texture but all deal with the recurring theme of endurance . . . either physical or mental or usually both. Here's a run down on each one: RAGE A story so good it allegedly spawned an actual copycat killing of the same nature in Spokane, Washington in 1996. In it, a student hovering on the edge of madness walks into class one day with a gun and shoots his teacher dead and holds the class hostage. What ensues is a dead-on examination of the brutal teen Moulinex known as high school. While the cast of characters may seem like cliches, with the jock, the pretty-girl, and the school slut, each one is fully fleshed-out into a living, breathing person. And as our narrator takes his classmates along the winding path of parental neglect that leads to the incident, it's the best kind of writing where you know the authour is describing his own flirtation with insanity. THE LONG WALK A science-fiction tale, but as usual with King's dabbles in this genre, it has less to do with science and more to do with the human condition.

In the near future (this I'm assuming, as SK doesn't let such minor details like the actual date get in the way of the storytelling in this one), 100 young men are entered in a footrace called The Long Walk. The winner gets anything his heart desires. The losers get death. It's like a pedestrian 'Speed' . . . if your pace drops below 4 mph four times, they shoot you. And so, in this closed microcosm, the contestants form bands of friendships, which slowly shake apart as the road takes its toll on them. As we near the end of the line, we're almost as physically and emotionally exhausted as the walkers themselves. ROADWORK A clinical study of quiet insanity. Barton Dawes is a man with a nice house, good job and a loving wife. But he throws it all away when construction of a highway extension tags his house for demolition, along with the memories of his young son who died of a brain tumor.

The sense of dread and inevitability as Dawes lets his responsibilities to his wife and co-workers swirl down the drain is almost palpable, and the ending is nothing short of cathartic as Dawes confronts the city bureaucrats with a little roadwork on his own terms. THE RUNNING MAN Don't let the god-awful movie colour your opinion on the story on which it was 'based', this is a lean, mean chase-thriller which also deals with the themes of mankind's lust for blood, a government out of control, and the struggle of an underclass society. Another psuedo-science-fiction tale, a man runs for his life on a futuristic game-show run by an all-powerful 'free-vee' network out to pacify society and rid itself of possible troublemakers. King tries a little harder with the SF elements in this one, creating an oppressive environment choking on its own commercialized excess. But as runner Ben Richards keeps one step ahead of the hunters, the quiet nobility of a disenfranchised society risking all to aid him gives hope to the future in the novel.

So aside from a slightly disturbing racist tone throughout the stories, the novels hold the same incredible power even 20 years after they were first published. Stephen King has rarely been as adept at prying up the lid of society and showing us the worms of insanity wriggling below. - an Amazon customer review Richard Bachman: Stephen King, Pseudonym, The Bachman Books, Rage Novel , The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man, Thinner Novel , The Regulators: Amazon.es: Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster: Libros en idiomas extranjeros Libros en idiomas extranjeros AÃ±adir a la Lista de deseos Â¿Tienes uno para vender? Volver atrÃ¡s Ir adelante Escuchar Reproduciendo... Interrumpido EstÃ¡s escuchando una muestra de la ediciÃ³n de audio Audible.

MÃ¡s informaciÃ³n Ver esta imagen Richard Bachman: Stephen King, Pseudonym, The Bachman Books, Rage (Novel), The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man, Thinner (Novel), The Regulators (InglÃ©s) Tapa blanda – 13 jul 2010 Tapa blanda, 13 jul 2010 "Vuelva a intentarlo" DescripciÃ³n del producto Reseña del editor Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by horror fiction author Stephen King. At the beginning of Stephen King''s career, the general view among publishers was such that an author was limited to a book every year; publishing more would not be acceptable to the public. King therefore wanted to write under another name, in order to increase his publication without over saturating the market for the King brand". He convinced his publisher, Signet Books, to print these novels under a pseudonym.

In his introduction to The Bachman Books, King does state that Bachman was also an attempt to make sense out of his career and try to answer the question of whether his success was due to talent or luck. He says he deliberately released the Bachman novels with as little marketing presence as possible and did his best to "load the dice against" Bachman. King concludes that he has yet to find an answer to the "talent versus luck" question. The Bachman book Thinner sold 28,000 copies during its initial runâ€”and then ten times as many when it was revealed that Bachman was, in fact, King." No es necesario ningÃºn dispositivo Kindle. DescÃ¡rgate una de las apps de Kindle gratuitas para comenzar a leer libros Kindle en tu smartphone, tablet u ordenador. Apple Richard Bachman: Stephen King, Pseudonym, The Bachman Books, Rage Novel , The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man, Thinner Novel , The Regulators: Amazon.it: Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F.

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Question: Which author used the pseudonym Richard Bachman when writing such books as 'Rage', 'The Running Man' and 'Thinner'?
Answer: STEPHEN KING