{"product_id":"other-worlds-than-these-a-talisman-novel-9781668233092","title":"Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel by King, Stephen","description":"\u003cb\u003eJack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling collaboration between \"master craftsmen\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) Stephen King and Peter Straub. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Stephen King and Peter Straub's epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels \u003ci\u003eTalisman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack House\u003c\/i\u003e) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King's iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic. It is also a magnificent stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to King's Constant Readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOther Worlds Than These\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and \"the territories\" to save his mother's life, and met again in \u003ci\u003eBlack House\u003c\/i\u003e, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In \u003ci\u003eOther Worlds Than These\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack must stop a rampaging gang of infected teenagers from America-side, and the forces of the mysterious Gullet at the edge of Mid-World, before it destroys our world and all worlds. Jack is older now; his Ka-tet (echoing the world of Roland) is fraying; and his task, nearly impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humor, \u003ci\u003eOther Worlds Than These\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacular, propulsive adventure, and features thirty-six exclusive black-and-white illustrations by artist Gabriel Rodriguez. The title instantly announces to readers who already know these other worlds that King has returned to them. \u003ci\u003eOther Worlds Than These\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to new King readers and his Constant Readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen King,Peter Straub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668233092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker (\u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003etop ten horror book of 2024), \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2023), \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Straub (1943-2022) was the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e, which he cowrote with Stephen King. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his novels \u003ci\u003eLost Boy Lost Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Room\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for his collection \u003ci\u003e5 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Straub was the editor of the two-volume Library of American anthology \u003ci\u003eThe American Fantastic Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49011529875609,"sku":"9781668233092","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781668233092.jpg?v=1789161009","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/other-worlds-than-these-a-talisman-novel-9781668233092","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}