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The Talisman - Stephen King, Peter Straub
The Talisman
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On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called 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 Jack... show more
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called 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 Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across 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, must search for a prize across an epic landscape of innocents and monsters, of incredible dangers and even more incredible truths. The prize is essential, but the journey means even more. Let the quest begin. . . .
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN: 9780345444882 (0345444884)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 735
Edition language: English
Series: The Talisman (#1)
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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it
4.0 The horror of Vulnerability
Well, this is my last night in Phuket and even though I wrote this review a couple of years ago I still need to go over it again just to iron out all of the little spelling and grammatical mistakes that I may have made. Okay, you are probably asking me why, since it is my last night and it is a Satu...
LittleBookCove
LittleBookCove rated it
5.0
“Everything goes away, Jack Sawyer, like the moon. Everything comes back, like the moon.” ― Stephen King, The Talisman Wow...Just wow. I normally have a patten with book's But this book. went "Everywere" I went. i just couldn't put it down. I'm ahead of myself because i'm trying to think of a...
So Many Books. So Little Time.
So Many Books. So Little Time. rated it
4.0 The Talisman
A great adventure story that had me at times in tears and wondering why I hadn't read this a long time ago.
MUNDO NO ESCRITO
MUNDO NO ESCRITO rated it
5.0 The Talisman
Este libro es un viaje epico sin desperdicio alguno. La historia de Jack Sawyer es atrapante y maravillosa, hay momentos durante la lectura donde me reí, llore, grité, donde quería ser parte de esta travesía entre el mundo de Jack y los Territorios. Es imposible no amar a sus protagonistas ya sea Ja...
JacobScott
JacobScott rated it
4.5 Talizman
Mimo wielu negatywnych opinii jakie otrzymała ta książka, osobiście uważam ją za wspaniałe, przeciekawe dzieło. Magiczna, trzymająca w napięciu historia, powinna spodobać się szczególnie czytelnikom zafascynowanym podróżami astralnymi, równoległymi wymiarami itp. Niesamowity klimat i wielowątkowość ...
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