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The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman (1978)
★3.87(570)
Like 'The Running Man', this Bachman novel features a deadly competition with high stakes for survival.
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The Running Man
by Richard Bachman (1982)
★3.69(396 ratings)
In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives... Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. His eighteen-month-old daughter is sick, and neither Ben nor his wife can afford to take her to a doctor. For a man from the poor side of town with no cash and no hope, there's only one thing to do: become a contestant on one of the Network's Games, shows where you can win more money than you've ever dreamed of—or die trying. Now Ben's going prime-time on the Network's highest-rated viewer participation show. And he's about to become a prey for the masses...
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Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (2022)
★4.23(280)
This novel shares 'The Running Man's' grim look at a dystopian society using violent spectacles for entertainment.
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The Tetradome Run
by Spencer Baum (2018)
★3.00(1)
Similar to 'The Running Man', this book features convicted felons in a televised, deadly race against monstrous creatures.
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Battle Royale
by Koushun Takami (1999)
★4.05(291)
This novel echoes 'The Running Man' with its premise of a brutal, televised kill-or-be-killed game among teenagers.
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Red Rising
by Pierce Brown (2014)
★4.16(2.1K)
Like 'The Running Man', this book explores a harsh dystopian society where survival and rebellion are paramount.
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