The Talisman
On sale
16th July 2026
Price: £12.99
World Fantasy Award, 1985
Genre
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
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
Reviews
One of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times ... a thrill-a-minute ghost train ride of a novel, filled with astonishingly vivid characters. Reading it is like holding on to a live electric wire. You may want to put it down, but you find that you can't
Fabulous ... the ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft
Chilling horror story or fantastic journey through a strange world ... the book works like ... well, like magic
