The Talisman
- Published
- 8 November 1984
- Pages
- 768
- ISBN-13
- 9780345444882
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Talisman, published November 8, 1984, opened King and Straub's collaboration at 768 pages, sending twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer across America -- and into the parallel medieval Territories -- to find an object that can save his dying mother.
Key facts about The Talisman
The Talisman is a novel by Peter Straub and Stephen King. Readers have had it since 8 November 1984. It runs to 768 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Talisman. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780345444882 to find the main one.
The Talisman is book 1 of 3 in The Talisman series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Other Worlds Than These is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 6 October 2026.
Additionally, Stephen King writes The Shining, The Dark Tower and The Green Mile, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our horror, epic fantasy and fantasy horror shelves. Meanwhile, Other Worlds Than These is the latest published Stephen King book on file, from 6 October 2026.
About Stephen King
Stephen King is one of the best-selling and most influential American novelists of the modern era, known primarily for horror but ranging freely across suspense, science fiction, and fantasy across a bibliography of more than sixty novels. See every Stephen King book in order.
Its place in The Talisman
The Talisman is book 1 in the The Talisman series. It is followed by Black House. See the full The Talisman reading order.
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer sets out across America to find the Talisman, a mystical object that can save his dying mother -- and quickly discovers he can 'flip' into the Territories, a parallel medieval world where every person in his world has a double. The Talisman (1984), King's first collaboration with fellow horror novelist Peter Straub, is a cross-country coming-of-age quest crossed with dark fantasy, its structure indebted as much to The Wizard of Oz as to either author's usual horror. Black House (2001)…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345444882