Black House

#2 Talisman

Stephen King, Peter Straub

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Gollancz
31 July 2012

Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy; Urban Fantasy; Gothic

Children are disappearing, lost to the world, horrifically murdered. The best clue the detectives have - a serial killer from a century ago. Jack Sawyer, retired from the LAPD at 35, plagued by visions of another world. As a child, Jack visited the Territories, a menacing place of violence and madness, to save his dying mother. Now, if the latest child victim is to be saved, Jack must retrieve his lost childhood memories, and revisit the one place he hoped never to see again.

By: Stephen King, Peter Straub
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9781409103899
ISBN 10: 1409103897
Pages: 832
Publication Date: 31 July 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.peterstraub.net

Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, and won a scholarship award to the University of Maine and later taught English. It was the publication of his first novel, CARRIE, and its subsequent adaptation that set him on the way to over twenty years of world-wide bestsellerdom and his acclaimed position as the master of horror and suspense. Stephen King lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife Tabitha. www.stephenking.com Peter Straub was born and educated in Wisconsin, and lived in Dublin and London before settling in New York. Author of a string of bestselling novels, he is the recipient of five BRAM STOKER AWARDS and the two-times winner of the International HORROR GUILD AWARD. www.peterstraub.net