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- The Talisman Trilogy
2012
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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...
Ghost Story
the acclaimed novel from the co-author of The Talisman, Black House and Other Worlds Than These
2012
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'The best thing of its kind since Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House'NewsweekIn the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories: some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives.But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifyi...
Other Worlds Than These
A Talisman Novel
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- The Talisman Trilogy
2026
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OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is a spectacular, propulsive fantasy adventure from the bestselling collaboration between 'master craftsmen' (Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub.It is the story of Jack Sawyer who first travelled between America and the Territories to save his mother's life as a twelve-year-old boy. Many years later, as a retired policeman, he returns to face a serial killer.Now, he must undertake a dangerous journey, to stop bot...
A Dark Matter
the acclaimed novel from the co-author of The Talisman, Black House and Other Worlds Than These
2010
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GHOST STORYForty years ago, Spenser Mallon led a group of young students to witness a brutal, ritual murder. The survivors never recovered. Now, it seems, he's back...It is the 1960s and the charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favours of his young acolytes. After he invites his most fervent followers to attend a secret ritual in a local...
2012
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, “an intelligent…suspenseful page-turner” (The Wall Street Journal) from “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game” (The Washington Post).Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a parallel universe called the Territories to save his mother and her Territories “Twinner” from an agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world....
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- The Talisman Trilogy
2012
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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 ...
Other Worlds Than These
A Talisman Novel
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- The Talisman Trilogy
2026
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Stephen King’s Other Worlds Are Waiting for You**“Thrilling…simultaneously an escape from real life and an insightful reminder of what matters…a roller-coaster ride.” —Esquire"Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humor, Other Worlds Than These is a spectacular, propulsive adventure.” —USA TODAY**Other Worlds Than These is a magnificent stand-alone novel from Stephen King and Peter Straub that will appeal to n...
2015
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub’s classic tale of horror, secrets, and the dangerous ghosts of the past...What was the worst thing you’ve ever done?In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories—some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives.But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tal...
2010
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Peter Straub’s most acclaimed and biggest-selling novel – a visceral thriller with its roots in Vietnam – now reissued in a different cover style and making its first appearance on the HarperCollins list.‘KOKO… ’ Only four men knew what it meant. Vietnam vets. One was a doctor. One was a lawyer. One was a working stiff. One was a writer. All were as different as men could be – yet all were bound eternally together by a single shattering secret. And now they are joined together agai...
The Talisman
A Novel
2012
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The iconic, “extraordinary” (The Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub—an epic #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy 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...
The Hellfire Club
the breath-taking novel from the acclaimed co-author of The Talisman, Black House and Other Worlds Than These
2016
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'Moves like an express train - very fine work indeed'STEPHEN KINGWealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb are dying, one by one, and their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim.Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story about the Hellfire Club, where years before he met an obsessed fan of Chancel House's most...
2015
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“As if Harry Potter was written for grown-ups, Peter Straub’s Shadowland delivers carnage, blood, pain, fairy tales, and flashes of joy and wonder, just like real magic.”—Grady HendrixYou have been there...if you have ever been afraid.Come back. To a dark house deep in the Vermont woods, where two friends are spending a season of horror, apprenticed to a Master Magician.Learning secrets best left unlearned. Entering a world of incalculable ...