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An edition of ↪ /works/OL15119769W (1984)

The talisman

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.08 ·
  • 39 Ratings
  • 206 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 63 Have read

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. The Talisman was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1985. King and Straub followed up with a sequel, Black House (2001).

Followed by: Black House

Publish Date
Publisher
Viking, Putnam
Language
English
Pages
644

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Previews available in: Spanish English German French

Subjects
Fantastique, Romans, Talismans, Mothers and sons, Fiction, Quests (Expeditions), Boys, Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, horror, Mothers and sons, fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fantasy fiction, Fictional Works
People
Ella, Elroy, Gloria, Henry, Jason, Larry, Lewis, Lori, Margaret, Midnight, Morgan of Orris, Osmond, Rudolph, Rushton, Scout, Silver Lady, Simon, Snowball, Stephen, Timmy, Wolf, Peter Abelson, Billy Adams, Anders, Carlton Atwell, Mr. Balgo, Minette Banberry, Hector, Bast, Jerry Bledsoe, Nita Bledsoe, Diamond Jim Brady, Haystack Calhoun, Tom Cassidy, Lily Cavanaugh, Lorette Chang, Bob Darrent, Bruce Davey, Jason DeLoessian, Laura DeLossian, Alan Destry, Asher Dondorf, Mr. Dufrey, Andrew Duggan, Jack Elam, Andy Ellis, Rafe Ellis, Ernest Fairchild, Lewis Farren, Mrs. Feeney, tom Ferguson, Coach Frazer, Reuel Gardener, Sunlight Gardener, Joseph Gargan, Randy Glover, Dexter Gordon, Michael Hagen, Judge Hallas, George Hatfield, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Haywood, Robert Heidel, Mrs. Henry, Albert Humbert, Mr. Hunkins, Will Hutchins, George Irwinson, Ferd Janklow, Donald Keegan, Myles P. Kiger, Brandon Lewis, Emory W. Light, Bill Martin, Buster Oates, Mr. Olafson, Mrs. Owdersfelt, Roy Owdersfelt, Elbert Palamountain, Mrs. Palamountain, Jack Parker, Lester Parker, Billy Parkins, Buddy Parkins, Emmie Parkins, Lester Parkus, Bobby Peabody, Theodore Rasmussen, Jack Sawtelle, Philip Sawtelle, Jack Sawyer, Philip Sawyer, Arnold Schulkamp, Hank Scoffler, Mrs. Scoffler, Sonny Singer, Vernon Skarda, Gordon Sloat, Morgan Sloat, Richard Llewell Sloat, Inger Stevens, Victor Temkin, Andrew Thayer, Elder Thayer, Thomas Thielke, Bill Thompson, Morgan Thudfoot, Smokey Updike, Armin Van Pelt, Helen Vaughan, Clint Walker, Andy Warwick, Jerome Wild, Frank B. Williams, Philip Jack Wolf, Thomas Woodbine, Benny Woodruff
Places
New Hampshire, California, The Territories, Alhambra Hotel, Oatley Tap, Sunlight Gardener's School, Thayer School, Agincourt Hotel, New York, Point Venuti, Springfield, Illinois, Indiana
Times
1981

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El Talisman
2002 September 17, Plaza y Janes
Hardcover in Spanish
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The Talisman
2001 08, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Ballantine Books edition (7)
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Der Talisman: Roman
1988, Heyne
Paperback in German
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Le talisman: des Territoires
1986 April, R. Laffont
Paperback in French - L. 806; Impression No. 358
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The Talisman
1985 November, Berkley Books
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The Talisman
1985 November, Berkley Books
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The Talisman
1985-11, Berkley Books
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The Talisman
1985 November, Berkley Books, Berkley
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The Talisman
1984, Viking, G. P. Putnam & Sons
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The Talisman
1984, Viking / G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Book Details

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New York, N.Y

Edition Notes

Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3561.I483 T3 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 644 p. ;
Number of pages
644

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3185354M
Internet Archive
talisman00king
ISBN 10
0670691992
LCCN
83040677
Library Thing
6057
Goodreads
13444

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On September 15th, 1981, a boy named Jack Sawyer stood where the water and land come together, hands in the pockets of his jeans, looking out at the steady Atlantic. He was twelve years old and tall for his age.
added by Lisa. "first sentence"

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