Talisman Trilogy – serie

Could the past he thought he'd escaped be reaching out to him from the Black House . . . Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called the Territories in search of the talisman to save his mother's life.Now Jack is a former Los Angeles homicide detective living in the quiet town of French Landing in Wisconsin. But a series of murders involving young children force him out of retirement.If Jack is to save the latest victim, he must retrieve his childhood memories and revisit the one place he never wanted to see again . . . 'Epic . . . impossible to put down' Sunday Express'One of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times' Daily Mail'It's the best of the best. No argument! The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft' Independent on Sunday

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

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