Within this #1 national bestseller, “professional storyteller” (Houston Chronicle) Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale from the contestants of the grueling walking competition where presently there can only be one winner-the one which survives.

“I give my congratulations to the champion among your amount, and my acknowledgements of valor to the losers.”

Against the wishes of his mom, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as The about The Long Walk Long Walk. One hundred males must keep a steady pace of four miles each hour without ever preventing…using the winner being awarded “The Award”-anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national competition that sweeps through a dystopian America every year, there are some harsh guidelines that Garraty and ninety-nine others must abide by to be able to beat out the rest. There is no end line-the winner may be the last guy position. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Decelerate under the rate limit and you’re given a warning. Three warnings and you’re from the game-permanently….