The long walk

a novel

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Stephen King: The long walk (2016)

391 pages

English language

Published Jan. 7, 2016

OCLC Number:
932001728

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In an ultraconservative America of the not-too-distant future when America has become a police state, the annual marathon is the ultimate sports competition. One hundred boys are selected each year to enter a grueling 450-mile marathon walk. The game is simple: maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings and you're out--permanently. The winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life; but a single misstep could be the last.

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Subjects

  • Survival
  • Contests
  • Teenage boys
  • Fiction