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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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thriller

The Running Man

Author

Stephen King

Call Number

PL 232630 H0G 3978 2007

Accession Number

89817pl

PUBLICATION YEAR

2019

Keywords

Dystopia, Survival, Game-show, Poverty, Thriller

Book Summary

In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives...

Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. His eighteen-month-old daughter is sick, and neither Ben nor his wife can afford to take her to a doctor. For a man from the poor side of town with no cash and no hope, there's only one thing to do: become a contestant on one of the Network's Games, shows where you can win more money than you've ever dreamed of - or die trying. Now Ben's going prime-time on the Network's highest-rated viewer participation show. And he's about to become a prey for the masses... (less)

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