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On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores ofthe gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resortcalled the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone,his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jackeverything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey backacross America—and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written,The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror,and mystery. Jack Sawyer, on a desperate quest to save his mother’s life, mustsearch for a prize across an epic landscape of innocents and monsters, ofincredible dangers and even more incredible truths. The prize is essential, butthe journey means even more. Let the quest begin.
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Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A 2002 Audie Award Finalist
Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
A 1985 Locus Award Nominee
A 1985 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel
On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores ofthe gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resortcalled the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone,his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jackeverything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey backacross America—and into another realm.
One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written,The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror,and mystery. Jack Sawyer, on a desperate quest to save his mother’s life, mustsearch for a prize across an epic landscape of innocents and monsters, ofincredible dangers and even more incredible truths. The prize is essential, butthe journey means even more.
Let the quest begin.
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Author
Author Bio: Stephen King
Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker Awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story “The Man in the Black Suit.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.
Author Bio: Peter Straub
Peter Straub (1943-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his two of his novels and a short story collection, 5 Stories; he has also won a World Fantasy Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He received a BA degree in English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MA from Columbia University.
Details
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Runtime: | 28.00 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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