The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between 1977 and 1982. Library, with the caveat that it would be distributed under a pen name. Rowling revealed on sunday that she wrote an acclaimed crime novel under a pen name. Stephen king richard bachman famous authors with secret. Under the pseudonym of richard bachman, world bestseller stephen king published five books, including the running man, thinner, the regulators and the bachman books. King, a hardcover written with the knowledge it was a bachman book and. Feb 12, 2020 so next up in my stephen king reading order was the first story written under sks pseudonym richard bachman the long walk. Each is a story of shock and suspense in the future. The book is released under kings pseudonym richard bachman whose credits include other novels such as thinner, the running man, the regulators, and more. Sep 06, 2019 released under the pseudonym richard bachman, the long walk is actually the first novel stephen king wrotehe just didnt finish and sell it until after carrie and a few of his alltime. A disturbed high schooler, after being expelled, shoots his teacher and takes the rest of his class hostage.
King foresaw the rise of reality television and has this worlds game shows be bloody affairs that are watched by all citizens. King says bachman died in 1985 from pseudonym cancer. Also featuring thinner and the running man based on the works written under kings pseudonym richard bachman, and, tales from the darkside. Omnibus collection of four early bachman novels rage, the long walk, roadwork, the running man and the essay why i was bachman notes. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. The bachman books, new american library nal, october, 1985. Why did stephen king also write under the pen name richard. Includes the original pet sematary 1989, the dead zone, cujo, silver bullet, and graveyard shift. Blaze is a self titled trunk novel written by stephen king between 1972 and 1973 but just released this year. With king s permission, nal began circulating thinner with a credit that read, stephen king writing as richard bachman. Dec 20, 2012 buy the bachman books by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. He convinced his publisher, signet books, to print these novels under a pseudonym.
He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. Revisiting rage by richard chizmar stephen king revisited. A list of stephen king s bachman novels, organized alphabetically. Jun 14, 2018 barbara answered correctly, but i am pretty sure i heard him mention in an interview once he also kind of wondered if lightning could strike twice. Products of their time, two of them featured dystopian futures that predates reality television which makes for an interesting read. The surname stark was later used in kings novel the dark half, in which an authors malevolent. He published a few books under that pseudonym with this one coming out in 1984. In the 1970s, authors were discouraged from writing more than one book a year.
Blaze was an unpublished novel that king wrote before carrie or the creation of richard bachman. Of all of the stephen king books ive read under his pseudonym, richard bachman, this one is tops or perhaps rage. The pseudonym king originally selected gus pillsbury is kings maternal grandfathers name, but at the last moment king changed it to richard bachman. Why did stephen king write under the name richard bachman. It takes place in a future america run by a faceless totalitarian government. It was published in 2007 under the bachman pseudonym, with a foreword by king under his own name. I did that because back in the early days of my career there was a feeling in the publishing business that one book a year was all.
Book has trace slant, 1 square of discoloration at heel and front panel. Buy stephen king 8movie collection microsoft store. Released under the pseudonym richard bachman, the long walk is actually the first novel stephen king wrotehe just didnt finish and sell it. He is the pseudonym fashioned by stephen king to circumvent the conventional wisdom of the 1970s and 1980s that claimed genre authors could release no more than one book per year. The collection was allowed to go out of print following a 1997 high school shooting, and rage remains out of print in the us. The bachman books is a collection of the first four novels written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman the book was relased by nal on 4 october 1985 contents. As one would expect of stephen king s works, the running man is well written and miraculously clever. Bachman, king felt, was on the cusp of developing his own following and his own identity, and he had fully intended to continue publishing under the pen name.
There will be no future printings of this book at stephens request due to the sensitive nature of the material found. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. As a writer myself, i can understand this curiosity. Richard bachmans author portrait, as seen on the back cover of thinner. Richard bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author stephen king. A collection of four novels written by stephen king under the pen name of richard bachman. Thrill to 8 movies based on the terrifying tales by the master of horror and suspense stephen king. For its publication king rewrote, edited, and updated the entire novel. Three stephen king novellas written under the pseudonym of richard bachman collected together in one volume.
The novels included are rage, the long walk, roadwork and the running man. The bachman books is a collection of the first four novels written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman. It was eventually published six years later, in 1977, under the nowfamous pseudonym of richard bachman. He was quite nearly named gus pillsbury after king s mothers father, but was ultimately named after donald. While writing short stories he supported himself by teaching and. Richard bachman rage audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the husband of claudia y inez bachman. Stephen king used to write under the pen name richard bachman. With kings permission, nal began circulating thinner with a credit that read, stephen king writing as richard bachman. A new edition of the bachman books, including a new introduction titled the importance of being bachman, was released 24. Rage stephen king richard bachman audiobook youtube. To coincide with the exciting publication of blaze the book written under stephen kings bachman pseudonym just found and to be published for the first time comes a reissue of thinner in the new cover style.
It made the new york times best seller list upon its release in 1985. It was finally released six years later, in 1977, under the. The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover bachman novel thinner in order to introduce bachman to fans who did not know about kings work under this pseudonym little of which was still in circulation at the time. Having published five novels, bachman died in 1985 of cancer of the pseudonym after. Blaze by richard bachman 2007, hardcover for sale online ebay. A list of stephen kings bachman novels, organized alphabetically. Blaze by richard bachman 2007, hardcover for sale online.
King takes large writing risks, with works written under the pseudonym richard bachman, and his genreless collection different seasons, showing a writer trying to play with his own public perception by attempting to create works that operate outside of the literary influence attached to his brand. Rage tells the story of a school boy who decides to takes a gun to school and starts killing. Blaze was, in fact, an unpublished novel of king s written before carrie or the creation of richard bachman. Kings 1991 novel, the dark half, was dedicated to his pen name. Stephen king, american novelist and shortstory writer whose books were credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. All of the books in that stephen king wrote under the richard bachman pseuonym are superb. A bit dark, but thats why some people like stephen king. The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover bachman novel thinner in order to introduce bachman to fans who did not know about kings work under this pseudonym little of which was still in. Buy the bachman books by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. On the fourth day in my new home, unpacking was going smoothly.
The novel is set in a dystopian united states during the year 2025, in which the nations economy is in ruins and world violence is rising. The king of horror published seven novels under the named richard bachman the first one came out in 1977 and he explains why on his website. Stephen king wrote these four novellas, using the pen name of richard bachman, between 1977 and 1982, and released the collection in 1985. Richard bachman under the pseudonym of richard bachman, world bestseller stephen king published five books, including the running man, thinner, the regulators and the bachman books. The longlost and last of the books king wrote under the pen name of richard bachman, who died in 1985 of cancer of the pseudonym. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard. Rage is a novel written by stephen king, and his first release under the pseudonym richard bachman. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus the bachman books. The running man is a science fiction thriller novel by american writer stephen king, first published under the pseudonym richard bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between and it made the. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. I was busy placing my books in bookshelvestheir new homewhen i came across blaze, a novel written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman.
For those of you unfamiliar with the plot line, one hundred young men are selected for what is called the long walk. Why did stephen king use pseudonym richard bachman answers. The collection isnt the strongest, but a must for king fans. Stephen king was awarded the 2003 national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters, and was voted grand master at the 2007 edgar allan poe.
It was first published in 1977 and then was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus the bachman books. Rowling has not been known to cite stephen king as a prime. I did that because back in the early days of my career there was a feeling in the publishing business that one book a year was all the public would accept. Carrie one of stephen kings most successful novels. In this collection i particularly like rage and the long walk.
Richard bachman simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jul 10, 2017 with kings permission, nal began circulating thinner with a credit that read, stephen king writing as richard bachman. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. It was about an author with a pseudonym who takes on a life of his own. For its publication king rewrote, edited, and updated the entire book. Stephen king was awarded the 2003 national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters, and was voted grand master at the 2007 edgar. The surname stark was later used in king s novel the dark half, in which an authors malevolent. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. There will be no future printings of this book at stephen s request due to the sensitive nature of the material found. Stephen king started writing rage originally titled getting it on in 1966, when he was a senior in high school. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king.
Stephen king s always a good bet if youre into fiction this book is a grade fores the gritty realities that separate lower and upper class society in an unforgiving world. Those were the years when king, a newly established young writer, published secretly under his pseudonym of choice, richard bachman, enjoying the anonymity for quite some time before his cover. The following year, they reissued the previous bachman titles in a. King was referring to richard bachman, the alias he had adopted eight years earlier and. For those of you unfamiliar with the plot line, one hundred young men are selected for what is. King dedicated his 1989 book the dark half, about a pseudonym turning on a writer, to the deceased richard bachman, and in 1996, when the stephen king novel desperation was released, the companion novel the regulators carried the bachman byline. The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover bachman novel thinner in order to introduce bachman to fans who. Stephen king, in full stephen edwin king, born september 21, 1947, portland, maine, u. Blaze was, in fact, an unpublished novel of kings written before carrie or the creation of richard bachman.
But thinner had been too much of a king book, and there is evidence king himself may been giving himself too much rope with which to. But by 1985, the entire world including a college sophomore by the name of rich chizmar knew that richard bachman was actually stephen king writing in a bad mood. Stephen king novel written under the pseudonym in the late s and early s, king published a handful of short that named king as the author of one of bachmans novels. Stephen king while he was writing it, so misery instead was released under. The pseudonym king originally selected gus pillsbury is king s maternal grandfathers name, but at the last moment king changed it to richard bachman.
At some point, he stuffed the bare novel in a box, and it was only in 1971 that he took out the manuscript and completed it. I picked this up for a second read after all of the reality tv shows popped up, and i still think its scary how close were actually getting to this scenario. Most if not all of the stories written under this name have been rereleased under his actual name. His first three bookscarrie, salems lot, and the shining were. The novel describes a school shooting, and has been associated with actual high school. His books gained their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and kings ability to involve and scare the reader.
1350 348 2 1175 1302 771 15 52 324 846 1152 613 1232 754 112 146 786 135 745 1415 1404 1189 499 965 1030 415 961 479 767 640 519 183 1531 250 462 870 196 537 1191 822 192 829