First edition paperback.
Blaze is the 56th book published by Stephen King; it was his 45th novel, and the seventh written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. The book, described as a "trunk novel" like its predecessor The Regulators, was released by Scribner on 12 June 2007 with an introduction by King.
Plot[]
The story concerns the mentally-challenged small-time crook Clayton "Blaze" Blaisdell as he attempts to carry out a high-profile kidnapping planned by his now-deceased partner-in-crime George Rackley. Interwoven through the crime story are flashbacks to Blaze's past, revealing the many experiences that shaped the man he would become.
Additional contents[]
Included in the book was the short story "Memory," which would become, with revision, the beginning of King's novel Duma Key.
| The Bachman Books |
| Rage • The Long Walk • Roadwork • The Running Man • Thinner • The Regulators • Blaze |
Trivia[]
- It is currently the last Stephen King novel to be written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, as the rest has been King's own name.