“恐怖小说之王”斯蒂芬·金是当今世界上读者最多的美国作家，也是全世界第一位因写小说而发家的亿万富翁。在美国及欧洲，斯蒂芬·金就像中国武侠小说作家中的金庸一样，是巅峰人物，他的名字几乎是妇孺皆知。他的每部小说发行量都在100万册以上，在80年代美国最畅销的25本书中，他一人就独占7本。80年代至90年代以来，历来美国畅销书排行榜小说类上斯蒂芬·金的小说总是名列榜首，久居不下，这部原版作品是斯蒂芬·金的恐怖小说之一，让我们在惊悚刺激中体味他小说的独特魅力！

Every night they tuned in to the nation"s favourite prime-time TV game show.They all watched, from the sprawling polluted slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich.They all watched the ultimate live death game as the contestants tried to beat not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion dollar jackpot - that was the promise.But the odds were brutal and the game rigged.Best score so far was eight days.And now there was a new contestant, the latest Running Man, staking his life while a nation watched.