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The Running Man

By: Stephen King, Richard Bachman
Narrated by: 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 Audio Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary
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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

Easy listening, nice short story 'break" between listening to longer books

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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.

WARNING: THERE IS A SPOLIER RIGHT AT THE START.

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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

Great thrilling book

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So much fun! Surprises all the time and didn’t want it to end. So cool

Awesome!

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finished with plenty of room to move. Thanks for the great audiobook. a very easy listen.

Well worth the time

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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.

Great story. Narrator needs work.

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the recording stopped playing half way through. I would like one free credit please.thank you

playback stopped halfway through

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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.

DO NOT LISTEN TO CHAPTER 1

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Perfect story, perfect read. Keneally has an amazing voice for this kind of dystopian, desperately futile in parts , tale!

Perfect

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Really enjoyed the narration of this story
It was a great read some years ago but I really liked listening to this story.

Running man still a great story

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