Vintage PABC - The Running Man by Richard Bachman (or Stephen King)

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June's vintage 'PABC' option will be The Running Man by Stephen King, written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. It's also very different to the film so it would be interesting to see what you make of it!

Here's the blurb:

"The Running Man is set within a dystopian future in which the poor are seen more by the government as worrisome rodents than actual human beings. The protagonist of The Running Man, Ben Richards, is quick to realize this as he watches his daughter, Cathy, grow more sick by the day and tread closer and closer to death. Desperate for money to pay Cathy’s medical bills, Ben enlists himself in a true reality style game show where the objective is to merely stay alive."

If you want to buy the book from Amazon, you can click the following links:

The Running Man - Paperback (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1444723545/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1444723545&linkCode=as2&tag=posapobooclu-21&linkId=X3YC7VDQQP5D2ZKK)

The Running Man - Kindle (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003BVFZ4G/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B003BVFZ4G&linkCode=as2&tag=posapobooclu-21&linkId=5GHTQDW4YUK5JV7Q)

Do be careful which version you buy. I know in collected works volume of Richard Bachman, there is a spoiler in the intro! Do not read the Intro first!!!