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The iconic and terrifying collaboration from two of the greatest storytellers of our time...
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.
'Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end' Washington Post
'The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft' Independent
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.
'Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end' Washington Post
'The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft' Independent
Ratings and reviews
4.6
47 reviews
steve ecob
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April 23, 2020
how can anyone not find the wonder, the wide eyed wonder of where this tale takes us, 35 years ago I read this for the 1st time and now for the 2nd time it transported me to the territories in wide moist eyed amazement, truly magnificent in every way and left me wanting a wolf of my own
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Pro_ Jay54
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March 1, 2016
fantasy, mild horror, thrilling, romantic, just kept getting better, great cast of characters, excellent grammar, descriptions, not overdone, well worth the read.
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Pj Edwards
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January 27, 2015
One of the best books read from Stephen king and peter straub if you want to get lost in a book this is the one.
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About the author
Stephen King is the author of more than 40 novels and 200 short stories. In 2003 he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, in Bangor, Maine.
Peter Straub was the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, most recently of A DARK MATTER. LOST BOY LOST GIRL and IN THE NIGHT ROOM are winners of the Bram Stoker Award. He died in 2022.
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