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Peter Straub authored numerous bestselling novels, including Ghost Story, Floating Dragon, Shadowland, and Julia-as well as The Talisman and Black House, which he co-authored with Stephen King. He also published short fiction, poetry, and a graphic novel. A prolific Grand Master of Horror, he won the British Fantasy Award; ten Bram Stoker Awards; three International Horror Guild Awards; ten World Fantasy Awards; and was the recipient of several Lifetime Achievement Awards. He passed away in 2022.

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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