The Talisman
$28.71
- Paperback
992 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2012
Summary
Twelve-year-old Jack spends his days alone in a deserted coastal town, his father gone, his mother dying. Then he meets a stranger - and embarks on a terrifying journey. For Jack must find the Talisman, the only thing that can save his mother.
His quest takes him into the menacing Territories, a parallel world where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409103868 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409103862 |
| Author: | Stephen King |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 992 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 668g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 52mm |
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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 * DAILY MAIL *Fabulous … the ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Chilling horror story or fantastic journey through a strange world … the book works like … well, like magic * DAILY MIRROR *
About The Author
Stephen King
Stephen King (Author)
STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include Fairy Tale, Holly, and If It Bleeds, all number one Sunday Times bestsellers.
Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) 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 (Author)
Since rocketing to fame with his acclaimed Ghost Story, Peter Straub has constantly featured in the bestseller lists, most recently with The Throat
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