The Talisman (the Talisman Book 1)

By (author) Peter Straub; By (author) Stephen King
Short description/annotation:
The iconic, ''extraordinary'' (Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub - an epic No. 1 New York Times bestselling fantasy thriller about a young boy''s quest to save his mother''s life.
Description:

YOU ARE ABOUT TO TAKE AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY . . .

Join Jack Sawyer on a terrifying trip across America in search of the Talisman, the only thing that can save his dying mother.

His quest takes him into the menacing Territories where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.

An iconic collaboration between two world bestselling writers, The Talisman is an epic tale of fantasy, adventure and odyssey.

''Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end'' Washington Post

''Chilling horror story or fantastic journey through a strange world . . . the book works like . . . well, like magic'' Daily Mail

''A classic. . . a journey to rival the greatest adventure stories ever told . . . rare and dazzling'' New York Daily News

Review quote:
One of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times ... a thrill-a-minute ghost train ride of a novel, filled with astonishingly vivid characters. Reading it is like holding on to a live electric wire. You may want to put it down, but you find that you can''t
Review quote:
Fabulous ... the ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft
Review quote:
Chilling horror story or fantastic journey through a strange world ... the book works like ... well, like magic
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, Fairy Tale and The Dark Tower novels. Many King titles 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:
Fabulous! It''s the best of the best. No argument! The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft - Independent on Sunday