Stephen King The Long Walk - Who will win this years race?

Description: One of the Bachman books about a walk where the winner gets the ultimate prize - anything they want for life, and the losers get punished with death!

The rules are simple - If you walk too slow, you get a warning, 4 warnings and you are shot. There is only one winner, and the story concentrates on a loosely held group of individuals that become friends and enemies during this inhumane walk.

One by one Ray Garraty sees the people around him die, and he faces the truths of his own entry into the Long Walk, and those of his new "friends". He is aware that only one will survive all the way, but it is not until the end that he realised the finality of his situation, and he slowly looses his sanity piece by piece.

? Curley	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 7. First killed. Skinny.
?, Carolyn	Girl from brickyard Hill that once dated Ray Garraty
?, Gwendoline	Daughter of the king in Ray Garraty's story
?, Hattie	Aunt of Ray Garraty.
?, Janice (Jan)	Ray Garraty's 16 year old girlfriend
?, Joe	Competitor of the Long Walk. Brother of Mike. Hopi Indian.
?, Mike	Competitor of the Long Walk. Brother of Joe. Hopi Indian. Sat down with Scramm and was shot.
?, Percy	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 31. Tried to escape, but was shot.
?, Priscilla	McVries girlfriend that cut his face with a letter opener.
?, Ralph	Worked on the picker at a pyjama factory with Peter McVries. They had a big fight
Aaron, Hank	Baseball player who hit 730 home runs (or so)
Aaronson, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 1. Short.
Abraham, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 2 17 Year old redhead.
Adderley, Cannonball	Musician mentioned in passing
Astair, Fred	Dancer mentioned in passing
Baker, Arthur (Art)	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 3
Baker, James	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 4
Barkovitch, Gary	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 5. The first competitor to get 3 warnings. He ripped out his own throat.
Bradbury, Ray	Writer mentioned in passing.
Bredes, Don	Writer mentioned in passing
Brubeck, Dave	Musician mentioned in passing
Carter, John	Fake name Henry Olson used to Barkovitch
Collins, Wilkie	Wrote "The woman in White"
Cotter, Regie	Previous winner of the long walk from Maine. He died of a blood clot in the brain a week after the walk finished. Lisbon St in Lewiston was renamed Cotter Memorial Avenue after him.
D'Allessio, George (Freaky)	Ray Garraty went to his funeral after he was hit and killed by a car. Had funny eyes.
Davidson, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 8. Had bad acne.
Dorgen, Amelia	Ran a modern dance school that Ray Garraty attended.
Elwell, Mr	Neighbour of Ray Garraty as a child. He held Ray after he fell while packing Hay.
Elwell, Mrs	Gave Garraty a drink of cold water when younger. His neighbour
Ewing, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 9 From Texas, black, and developed bad blisters on his feet.
Fenter, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 12
Fenum, Roger	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 13. 50th person shot on the walk.
Field, Charlie	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Fielder, Georgie	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Fields, W C	Writer mentioned in passing
Foster, Stephen	Composer mentioned in passing
Gallant, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Garraty, Jeff	Brother of Ray that died of pneumonia at 6 years old
Garraty, Jim	Ray's father who was taken away by the squads when Ray was 5.
Garraty, Mrs	Ray Garraty's mother
Garraty, Raymond Davis	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 47. 16 year old that eventually wins the Long Walk, but at the expense of loosing his mind. Boyfriend of Jan.
Grange, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 81
Gribble, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 48. Called the Major a murderer
Harkness, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 49. Writing a book on the walk
Harlan, ?	Worked in the dye shop where McVries worked
Hough, Bill	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Howard, Ron	Actor mentioned in passing
Jackson, Shirley	Writer mentioned in passing
Jensen, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Keats, John	Writer mentioned in passing
Kirkwood, James	Writer mentioned in passing
Klingerman, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 59. Had appendicitis during the walk.
Klipstein, Eddie	Friend of Ray Garraty that saw Freaky D'Allesio killed.
Knowles, John	Writer mentioned in passing
L'Antio, Dom	Gave free watermelon to competitors
Larson, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 60. Sat down when climbing a hill and was shot.
Major, The	The person in charge of the walk each year. Both the competitors and the spectators hold him in awe.
McVries, Katrina	Peter McVries 4 year old sister
McVries, Peter	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 61. Had a scar on his face from his ex-girlfriend Priscilla.
Milligan, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Tall and well built.
Milligan, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Mitchum, Robert	Actor mentioned in passing
Monk, Thelonius	Musician mentioned in passing
Monroe, Marilyn	Actress mentioned in passing
Morgan, Frank	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 64
Olson, Henry (Hank)	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 70. He climbed the halftrack and was shot in the stomach. He was not killed quickly.
Owens, Jimmy	Friend of Ray Garraty as a child.
Parker, Collie	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Paster, Bruce	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Patterson, Dr	Ray Garraty's mothers friend
Pearson, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk.. He brought 99 pennies in one pocket and transferred one to another pocket each time someone died. His brother liked enema's.
Petrie, Miss	One of Garraty's teachers
Poe, Edgar Allan	Author mentioned in passing
Popham, Davey	Friend of Arthur Baker that burnt off his hair when lighting farts.
Quince, Harold	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Randy	The robot on the shirt of a child
Rank, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Tried to punch Barkovitch
Roosevelt, Eleanor	Mentioned in passing
Salinger, J D	Writer mentioned in passing
Scramm, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 85. The only married competitor. Sat down with Mike and was shot.
Scramm, Cathy	Wife of competitor number 85. 18 and pregnant.
Sheila	The Majors Dog (Bedlington Terrier)
Sledge, Bobbi	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Stebbins, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 88. Illegitimate son of the Major that got the first warning of the walk.
Swinburn, ?	Writer mentioned in passing
Toland, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk.
Travin, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Had Diarrhea. Early leader.
Tressler, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 92. Got sunstroke and fainted before being shot.
Tubbins, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Went insane during the walk.
Wayne, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 94
Wyman, Marty	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 97
Yannick, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 98
Zuck, ?	Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 100. Fell over on railway crossing and cut his knee real bad. Red hair and "Volcanic" complexion