The Bachman Books
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| Author | Stephen King |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror, Speculative fiction novel |
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| Released | 1985 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) & turtleback |
| ISBN | ISBN |
The Bachman Books is a collection of novels by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The book was published by King in 1985 in order to introduce Bachman's work to fans who did not know about his pseudonym's work and wanted to be able to get copies of them (few of Bachman's early novels were still in circulation at the time). It opens with an introduction by King called "Why I Was Bachman", explaining how and why he took on the persona of Bachman, as well as how it was found out by the public. Another version with a new introduction to coincide The Regulators with the title "The Importance of Being Bachman" was published in 1996.
[edit] Books
These are the novels that are in The Bachman Books, appearing in the following order:
Note that this is not a complete collection of Bachman's works. Thinner (1984) and The Regulators (1996) were not included in this collection.
[edit] Going out of print
Due to the similarities between Rage and the Columbine High School massacre, the US editions of this collection and the aforementioned novel were allowed to go out of print by the author. The remaining three novels are still in print and are published as separate books.
The Bachman Books is still in print in the United Kingdom [1] and can still be found at some used book stores in the United States.
[edit] Editions
- ISBN 0-451-14736-7 (paperback, 1991)
- ISBN 0-452-27775-2 (paperback, 1996)
- ISBN 0-451-19193-5 (paperback, 1996)
- ISBN 0-606-03722-5 (turtleback, 1996)
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| Bibliography |
| Novels: Carrie (1974) • ’Salem's Lot (1975) • Rage (as Richard Bachman) (1977) • The Shining (1977) • Night Shift (stories) (1978) • The Stand (1978) • The Dead Zone (1979) • The Long Walk (as Richard Bachman) (1979) • Firestarter (1980) • Cujo (1981) • Roadwork (as Richard Bachman) (1981) • The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (1982) • Different Seasons (novellas) (1982) • The Running Man (as Richard Bachman) (1982) • Christine (1983) • Pet Sematary (1983) • Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) • The Talisman (written with Peter Straub) (1984) • Thinner (as Richard Bachman) (1984) • Skeleton Crew (stories) (1985) • The Bachman Books (novel collection) (1985) • It (1986) • The Eyes of the Dragon (1987) • Misery (1987) • The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987) • The Tommyknockers (1988) • Dark Visions (cowritten with George R. R. Martin and Dan Simmons) (1988) • The Dark Half (1989) • Dolan's Cadillac (1989) • My Pretty Pony (1989) • The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (1990) • Four Past Midnight (stories) (1990) • Needful Things (1990) • The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991) • Gerald's Game (1992) • Dolores Claiborne (1993) • Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories) (1993) • Insomnia (1994) • Rose Madder (1995) • Umney's Last Case (1995) • The Green Mile (1996) • Desperation (1996) • The Regulators (as Richard Bachman) (1996) • Six Stories (stories) (1997) • The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997) • Bag of Bones (1998) • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) • The New Lieutenant's Rap (1999) • Hearts in Atlantis (1999) • Dreamcatcher (2001) • Black House (sequel to The Talisman; written with Peter Straub) (2001) • From a Buick 8 (2002) • Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (stories) (2002) • The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition) (2003) • The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003) • The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004) • The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004) • The Colorado Kid (2005) Cell (2006) • Lisey's Story (2006) |
| Non-fiction: • Danse Macabre (1981) • Nightmares in the Sky (1988) • On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000) • Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (cowritten with Stewart O'Nan) (2005) |
| Original ebooks: Riding the Bullet (2000) • The Plant: Book 1-Zenith Rising (2000) |
| Audio Recordings |
| Audiobooks: L.T.'s Theory of Pets • Blood and Smoke (2000) • Stationary Bike (2006) |
