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The Talisman Paperback – March 15, 1987

by Stephen King (Author)

4.6 8,356 ratings

Book 1 of 2: Talisman

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Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer braves the mysterious dangers of the Territories, a surreal parallel world, in his quest--across the United States--for the Talisman, the only hope for his dying mother and for his own survival

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; Unabridged edition (March 15, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 770 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0425105334
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425105337
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.75 x 7 inches

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Peter Straub is the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include Ghost Story, Koko, Mr. X, In the Night Room, and two collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America’s edition of H. P. Lovecraft’s Tales and the forthcoming Library of America’s 2-volume anthology, American Fantastic Tales. He has won the British Fantasy Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, two International Horror Guild Awards, and three World Fantasy Awards. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA’s Life Achievement Award. In 2008, he was given the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award by Poets & Writers. At the World Fantasy Convention in 2010, he was given the WFC’s Life Achievement Award.
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Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.
King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.
King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.
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Holly Borah

Awesome, just like I remembered it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

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Reading King for most of my life, (I started at the tender age of 12 thanks to my mother whom is also a huge fan, or maybe it all started when a 7 yr old girl watched another young girl who had no choice but to set her world on fire) it was like coming home from a long journey. I don't think I can pick a favorite book, I luv them all for all different reasons. Some scary, some fantastical and inspiring, some mysterious or even cruel, that's where this book lands, at a happy medium. Thank you Steve, you have taken me on many, many journeys to many, many places without leaving at all or have made me forget about my problems while having one of your books in my hand!

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Ruth Potter

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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024

Good read

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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Stephen King and Peter Straub wrote an outstanding book. This book grabs you and doesn't let go. It is a fantastic adventure and horror story in one. The follow-up "Black House" isn't quite as good it kind of heads in Stephen King gunslinger world. Good reads nonetheless.

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Heather Bower

An All Time Favorite

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024

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This book is an epic adventure novel with a twist of horror, fantasy, and sci-fi for good measure! It will always be one of my very favorite books.

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Emma hall

Came perfect

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024

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Can’t wait to start this one! You always have to re-up before finishing what you’ve got 😂:).

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024

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Purchased this for my son. He is a huge fan of King novels. He said this book was all over the place, a slow read, and disappointing.

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Dan use

One of my favorite King novels

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024

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Love how Jack flips through the territories. I plan on re reading this every couple of years!

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Jacob

Exactly what I needed

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022

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This book was exactly what I needed. I was trying to find a good fantasy novel and was let down by Eragon, couldn’t get into Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiars, and decided to hold off on Dragonlance Chronicles until winter. This book was an incredible fantasy/road trip/sci fi story with Medieval and horror elements that captivated me from the beginning. As a long time King fan I always toyed with the idea of reading this novel but (admittedly) never did until I found out the creators of Stranger Things were developing it into a series. You can definitely see that those guys took a lot of inspiration from King, and in this book in particular in regards to the upside down. Personally, having read at least 40 King novels in my life, I could tell the difference between the Straub chapters and the King chapters. Straub seems to have a penchant for long, sometimes overly so, details of landscapes and surroundings. King’s trademark dialogue and grimy characters show through more than ever within this contrast. It got a little sluggish around pages 450 to 600 or so but then it picks right back up and doesn’t let off. Wolf is also one of the greatest literary characters of all time, right here and now. Can’t wait to read Black House to find out how Jack forgot all of this incredible journey. Those looking for ties to the Dark Tower may find a few fun Easter eggs here and there but some may go over the heads of those who didn’t complete the journey to the beam.

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