Other Worlds Than These

By (author) Stephen King; By (author) Peter Straub
Short description/annotation:
Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring protagonist, returns in the final book of the Talisman Trilogy, the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling collaboration between ''master craftsmen'' Stephen King and Peter Straub (The Washington Post).
Description:

''I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name'' - Stephen King

This is Stephen King and Peter Straub''s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels The Talisman and Black House) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King''s iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic. It is also a wonderful stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to King''s Constant Reader.

OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and ''the territories'' to save his mother''s life, and met again in Black House, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE Jack must stop a rampaging gang of infected teenagers from America-side, and the forces of the mysterious Gullet at the edge of Mid-World, before it destroys our world and all worlds. Jack is older now; his Ka-tet is fraying; and his task, nearly impossible.

Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humour, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is a spectacular, propulsive adventure, and features 30 exclusive black and white illustrations by artist Gabriel Rodriguez.

Review quote:
The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft
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Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end
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An intelligent . . . suspenseful page-turner
Biographical note:

Stephen King is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the Sunday Times No. 1 bestsellers Never Flinch, Holly and Fairy Tale. Many Kingtitles are also the basis for major motion pictures, TV series and streamed events, including IT, The Long Walk and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb''s top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, 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 Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

Peter Straub authored numerous bestselling novels, including Ghost Story, A Dark Matter, Floating Dragon and Koko - as well as The Talisman and Black House which he co-authored with Stephen King. He also published short fiction, poetry and a graphic novel. For the Library of America, he edited the volume H.P. Lovecraft: Tales and the anthology American Fantastic Tales.

A prolific Grand Master of Horror, he received numerous literary honours including the British Fantasy Award; the Bram Stoker Award; the World Fantasy Award, and the International Horror Guild Award. He was also the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards. He passed away in 2022.

Review quote: previous work:
The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft - Independent on The Talisman

Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end - Washington Post on The Talisman

An intelligent . . . suspenseful page-turner - Wall Street Journal on The Talisman