# The Talisman

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- Book: [The Talisman](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king/the-talisman) ([The Talisman.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king/the-talisman.md))
- Authors: [Stephen King](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-king), [Peter Straub](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-straub)
- Publisher: Turtleback
- ISBN: 978-06-0602-450-1
- Pages: 770
- Published: 1985-01-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The iconic, 'extraordinary' (Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub - an epic No. 1 bestselling fantasy thriller about a young boy's quest to save his mother's life. 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