![]() Three warnings and they are said to “buy a ticket”, a ticket that comes with a bullet. If the walker doesn’t pick up the pace before 30 seconds pass, they get another warning. Drop under four miles an hour and the walker gets a warning. The rules are simple: 100 boys between 12 and 18 start walking from the Canadian border. In an alternative history in which America has become a military dictatorship, The Long Walk is the national obsession. One of the most unique things about The Long Walk is its premise. ![]() Despite its rather strange history, many Stephen King fans (including my lady), tend to regard The Long Walk as one of King’s best works, so it was inevitable I’d give it a try sooner or later. Though rejected upon first submission, fortunately King published the book in 1979 during his brief stint as sinister alter ego Richard Bachman, meaning it can be found both as a standalone novel and in the collection “The Bachman Books”. In 1967, a nineteen year old King put together his first novel, which oddly enough considering his future reputation for horror, is a grim dystopian tale with a psychological bent. Yet, eight years before the story of a telekinetic teenager would Carrie him to the heady heights of the best seller list, Stephen King was just a young man studying creative writing. After generations have grown up with Stephen King as a byword for horror and fantasy fiction, it seems incredible to think that there was a time when he wasn’t famous.
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