The iconic, "extraordinary" (The Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub--an epic thriller about a young boy's quest to save his mother's life.

Jack 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.

In 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.

An unforgettable epic of adventure and resounding triumph, The Talisman is one of the most influential and highly praised works of fantasy ever written.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: King, Stephen
ISBN: 9781501192272
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.20 x 2.00
Number Of Pages: 784
Publication Year: 2018

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Dana E. - 7 months ago

The name Stephen King conjures to mind all sorts of nasty imagery. Monsters, ghosts, murder, but there's a lot more to be explored with him, namely The Territories. Jack is 12 and his B movie actress mom is dying. His father died many years ago and his uncle Morgan is just itching to take whatever is left from this broken family. Everything seems bleak and hopeless until an unassuming janitor named Speedy Parker comes into Jack's life and offers him the thing he needs most: hope. Speedy tells Jack all about The Territories, a world that mirrors our own in many ways, except the fantastic is not only possible there, but it's real. This includes a way to save Jack's mother, the titular Talisman. What follows is his adventure across our world and it's parallel. Jack grows and learns and loses and every moment of it is beautiful and wonderful and horrible. I read this book when I was 14 and come back to it every few years and it always makes me feel something. Please give this a look and don't let the author's name scare you.
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Philip K. - 4 years 7 months ago

A great book. Kind of like The Stand but more magical journey ish
We’re all mad here

Tim B. - 4 years 11 months ago

Like Huckleberry Finn meets Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland #SpringPicks
The Talisman is a book of a hard and long journey that is packed with many different challenges.

Caitlin F. - 5 years 10 months ago

Jack is a boy trying to save his mother from lung cancer. Jack's mother is one of the only things stopping an evil man from taking over an un-known land. He must travel through the land to find a creature willing to save his mother's life. #SummerReading

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Travellin' Jack

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We’re all mad here

The Talisman is a book of a hard and long journey that is packed with many different challenges.