{"product_id":"the-long-walk-stephen-king-paperback-book","title":"The Long Walk Paperback by Stephen King – Dystopian Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Long Walk – Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e by Stephen King is a chilling dystopian horror novel about survival, endurance, power, and the devastating cost of competition. Originally published under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman, the story follows sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty as he enters an annual contest known as the Long Walk. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred teenage boys must walk continuously at a minimum pace of four miles per hour, day and night. Contestants who slow down receive warnings, and after three warnings, they are permanently removed from the competition. There is no fixed finish line—the last surviving walker wins “The Prize,” granting him anything he wants for the rest of his life. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten while Stephen King was a college student and first published in 1979, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Walk\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of his most intense early works. This paperback edition is a strong choice for readers of Stephen King books, dystopian thrillers, survival fiction, and psychological horror. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by bestselling author \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally published under the name \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Bachman\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDystopian and psychological horror novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollows sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures 100 boys competing in a deadly walking contest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContestants must maintain a four-mile-per-hour pace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree warnings result in permanent elimination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores survival, fear, endurance, power, and sacrifice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown for strong character development and suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cstrong\u003e0.9 × 8.2 × 5.3 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: \u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 16, 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterest level: \u003cstrong\u003eGrades 9–12\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading level: \u003cstrong\u003e4.9\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker (\u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003etop ten horror book of 2024), \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2023), \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670810759245,"sku":"9781501144264","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/6156\/5005\/files\/The_Long_Walk_Paperback_Stephen_King_Book_Horror_Classic.webp?v=1785739687","url":"https:\/\/penandpagepittsburgh.com\/it\/products\/the-long-walk-stephen-king-paperback-book","provider":"Pen \u0026 Page Pittsburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}