The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover Bachman novel Thinner in order to introduce Bachman to fans who did not know about King's work under this pseudonym (little of which was still in circulation at the time). This omnibus also collected these early novels in hardcover for the first time, as they were all originally published in paperback. It opens with an introduction by King called "Why I Was Bachman", explaining how and why he took on the persona of Richard Bachman, as well as how it was found out by the public. Another version with a new introduction "The Importance of Being Bachman" was published in 1996 to coincide with the release of a new Bachman novel The Regulators.
The US editions of this collection and the novel Rage were allowed to go out of print by the author and publisher because of the 1997 Heath High School shooting. 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 although it no longer contains Rage. In a footnote to the preface of the more recent Bachman novel Blaze (dated 30 January 2007) King wrote of Rage: "Now out of print, and a good thing."
bachman, books, collection, short, novels, stephen, king, published, under, pseudonym, richard, bachman, between, 1977, 1982, made, york, times, best, seller, list, upon, release, 1985, first, edition, coverauthorstephen, kingcountryunited, stateslanguageengli. The Bachman Books is a collection of short novels by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 and 1982 It made The New York Times Best Seller list upon its release in 1985 1 The Bachman BooksFirst edition coverAuthorStephen KingCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreHorror speculative fictionPublisherNALPublication dateOctober 4 1985Media typePrint Hardcover Pages692ISBN978 0 453 00507 4 Contents 1 History 2 Contents 3 Editions 4 ReferencesHistory editThe book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover Bachman novel Thinner in order to introduce Bachman to fans who did not know about King s work under this pseudonym little of which was still in circulation at the time This omnibus also collected these early novels in hardcover for the first time as they were all originally published in paperback It opens with an introduction by King called Why I Was Bachman explaining how and why he took on the persona of Richard Bachman as well as how it was found out by the public Another version with a new introduction The Importance of Being Bachman was published in 1996 to coincide with the release of a new Bachman novel The Regulators Contents editNovels collected in The Bachman Books Rage 1977 The Long Walk 1979 Roadwork 1981 The Running Man 1982 Editions editThe US editions of this collection and the novel Rage were allowed to go out of print by the author and publisher because of the 1997 Heath High School shooting 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 although it no longer contains Rage In a footnote to the preface of the more recent Bachman novel Blaze dated 30 January 2007 King wrote of Rage Now out of print and a good thing References edit Paperback Best Sellers The New York Times 1985 11 10 nbsp This article about a speculative fiction novel of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Bachman Books amp oldid 1178577467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
