The running man / King, Stephen

In 2025, America's favorite TV game show features contestants attempting to evade death at the hands of the Hunters. Thirty days of survival takes the prize--one billion dollars.

Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. He cannot afford a doctor for his eighteen-month-old daughter. So he becomes a contestant on one of the Network's game shows, where you can win more money than you've ever dreamed of---or die trying. But Ben figures the chance to solve all of his problems at once is worth it. Or is it?.

In 2025, America's favorite TV game show features contestants attempting to evade death at the hands of the Hunters. Thirty days of survival takes the prize--one billion dollars.