{"product_id":"the-talisman-paperback","title":"The Talisman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a Netflix series!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe iconic, \"extraordinary\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub--an epic thriller about a young boy's quest to save his mother's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman--the only thing that can save Jack's dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and menacing parallel world of the Territories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Territories, Jack finds another realm, where the air is so sweet and clear a man can smell a radish being pulled from the ground a mile away--and a life can be snuffed out instantly in the continuing struggle between good and evil. Here Jack discovers \"Twinners,\" reflections of the people he knows on earth--most notably Queen Laura, the Twinner of Jack's own imperiled mother. As Jack \"flips\" between worlds, making his way westward toward the redemptive Talisman, a sequence of heart-stopping encounters challenges him at every step. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unforgettable epic of adventure and resounding triumph, \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most influential and highly praised works of fantasy ever written.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale, Billy Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Straub was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-wrote with Stephen King. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his novels \u003ci\u003eLost Boy Lost Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Room\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for his collection \u003ci\u003e5 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Straub was the editor of the two-volume Library of American anthology \u003ci\u003eThe American Fantastic Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. 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