The Running Man

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Kevin Kenerly

In the reality TV show The Running Man, the only objective is to stay alive.

This “slam-bang action suspense” (Gilbert Cruz, Vulture) from Stephen King is now a major motion picture coming from Paramount on November 14, 2025.

Ben Richards has no job, no money, and a young daughter who urgently needs medical attention. Desperate, out of options, he signs up for The Running Man, “the biggest show in the country.” It’s an ultraviolent competition where the stakes could not be higher. Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. If he can survive for a month, he wins a billion dollars. No contestant has ever lasted longer than eight days. Can Ben Richards win this ultimate game of life and death?

Skip the intro

If you haven't read/heard the story before, skip the Stephen King introduction as it contains spoilers.

Awesome, another great by Stephen King

This is one of those fast paced, can't stop listening thriller. I am rather new to audible due to physical limitations of "holding a book". The narrative is awesome and another great story by the great author! I was pleasantly surprised how wonderful the experience was having it read out loud. If you get this book, put on your headphones and get ready for a ride!

Stephen King by another name still smells as sweet

If you could sum up The Running Man in three words, what would they be?

Enthralling. Entertaining. Excellent.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ben Richards was very well written and his story was believable.

Have you listened to any of Kevin Kenerly’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

It was excellent especially when he said "maggot!"

Awesome

Amazing story from start to finish. Movie was way to Hollywood compare to this real life drama.

Kevin Kenerly is amazing.

Kevin Kenerly is my favorite narrator and plays off the counter hero so well. I found him in heroes die and am always excited to see a book with his name on it. Stephen King classic delivers as always. Distopian future and foreshadow of human nature.

I wish I knew about this sooner.

This book is still relevant today in 2021. It was way ahead of its time and in some ways prophetic. Richard Backman / King have a great writing style in this, I love how it counts down to the final act. The narration is excellent and Kevin's voice is one of the best in my opinion. The book is lightyears ahead of the movie and should be referenced as the best source material whenever someone brings up the movie. I would SKIP THE FIRST CHAPTER, not sure why they would give away the ending in chapter one with the preface by King but it should be at the end of the book not the beginning... just my thoughts.

Slow but good

I don't know why this took me as long as it did to finish but it never "grabbed" my attention and therefore I picked at it. Narrator was great

Great book great reader!

Kevin Kenerly is an amazing reader. Such a good performance! Very entertaining and the story is epic. Not LIKE THE MOVIE AT ALL

Excellent, quick listen

I am a huge Steven King Fan, to the point I read very little else. I am Also a huge Arnold Schwarzenegger, you see the conundrum this puts me in.
The heart of the book is in the movie but nothing much else. I found myself wishing that the book had elements from the movie and vise versa.
I think it picked up pace very nicely, I couldn’t stop listening the last two hours. And honestly after just finishing “the Stand” which had such a fall flat ending, this ending kicks ass! Like a lot of ass, Ben Richards is one of my favorite Steven King hero’s.
Overall great listen, tense and exciting book.

Loved it!

I have never read the Running Man before. My exposure was only the film that came out with Richard Dawson. The book is so much better than the movie. I don’t know who decided to completely change the story for the film, but they should’ve stuck with the original. I would love to see a modern day version of this on the big screen. The narration was wonderful as well. He kept me completely engaged the entire time. Very well done, thank you!