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The Bachman Books is a collection of novels by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The book was published by King in 1985 in order to introduce Bachman's work to fans who did not know about his pseudonym's work and wanted to be able to get copies of them (few of Bachman's early novels were still in circulation at the time). It opens with an introduction by King called "Why I Was Bachman", explaining how and why he took on the persona of Bachman, as well as how it was found out by the public. Another version with a new introduction to coincide The Regulators with the title "The Importance of Being Bachman" was published in 1996.
These are the novels that are in The Bachman Books, appearing in the following order:
Note that this is not a complete collection of Bachman's works. Thinner (1984), The Regulators (1996) or the recently announced Blaze (2007) were not included in this collection.
[edit] Going out of print
Due to the similarities between Rage and the Columbine High School massacre, the US editions of this collection and the aforementioned novel were allowed to go out of print by the author. The remaining three novels are still in print and are published as separate books.
The Bachman Books is still in print in the United Kingdom [1] and can still be found at some used book stores in the United States.
[edit] Editions
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Novels:
- Carrie (1974)
- ’Salem's Lot (1975)
- Rage (as Richard Bachman) (1977)
- The Shining (1977)
- The Stand (1978; revised edition, 1990)
- The Dead Zone (1979)
- The Long Walk (as Richard Bachman) (1979)
- Firestarter (1980)
- Cujo (1981)
- Roadwork (as Richard Bachman) (1981)
- The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (1982; revised edition, 2003)
- The Running Man (as Richard Bachman) (1982)
- Christine (1983)
- Pet Sematary (1983)
- Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
- The Talisman (1984, written with Peter Straub)
- Thinner (as Richard Bachman) (1984)
- It (1986)
- The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)
- Misery (1987)
- The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
- The Tommyknockers (1988)
- The Dark Half (1989)
- Needful Things (1990)
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991)
- Gerald's Game (1992)
- Dolores Claiborne (1993)
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- Insomnia (1994)
- Rose Madder (1995)
- The Green Mile (1996)
- Desperation (1996)
- The Regulators (as Richard Bachman) (1996)
- The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)
- Bag of Bones (1998)
- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)
- Dreamcatcher (2001)
- Black House (2001, written with Peter Straub)
- From a Buick 8 (2002)
- The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)
- The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004)
- The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004)
- The Colorado Kid (2005)
- Cell (2006)
- Lisey's Story (2006)
- Blaze (as Richard Bachman) (2007)
- Duma Key (2008)
Non-fiction:
- Danse Macabre (1981)
- Nightmares in the Sky (1988)
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000)
- Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing (2000)
- Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (2005, written with Stewart O'Nan)
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Short fiction:
- Night Shift (1978, collection)
- Different Seasons (1982, collection)
- Skeleton Crew (1985, collection)
- Dark Visions (with George R. R. Martin and Dan Simmons) (1988, collection)
- "Dolan's Cadillac" (1989, chapbook)
- "My Pretty Pony" (1989)
- Four Past Midnight (1990, collection)
- Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993, collection)
- "Umney's Last Case" (1995, booklet)
- Six Stories (1997, limited edition collection)
- "The New Lieutenant's Rap" (1999, chapbook)
- Hearts in Atlantis (1999, collection)
- "Riding the Bullet" (2000, ebook)
- Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (2002, collection)
Audiobooks:
- L.T.'s Theory of Pets
- Blood and Smoke (2000)
- Stationary Bike (2006)
Other:
- The Dark Tower series and comics
- The Bachman Books (novel collection) (1985)
- The Plant (2000)
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