Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel (The Talisman Trilogy)

Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 New York Times bestselling collaboration between “master craftsmen” (The Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub.

“I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name.” —Stephen King

This is Stephen King and Peter Straub’s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels Talisman and Black House) 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.

Other Worlds Than These 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 Black House, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In Other Worlds Than These, 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.

Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humor, Other Worlds Than These 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. Other Worlds Than These will appeal to new King readers and his Constant Readers.

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes NEVER FLINCH, YOU LIKE IT DARKER (a New York Times Book Review top ten horror book of 2024), HOLLY (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), FAIRY TALE, BILLY SUMMERS, IF IT BLEEDS, THE INSTITUTE, ELEVATION, THE OUTSIDER, SLEEPING BEAUTIES (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: END OF WATCH, FINDERS KEEPERS, and MR. MERCEDES (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by the New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works THE DARK TOWER, IT, PET SEMATARY, DOCTOR SLEEP, and FIRESTARTER are the basis for major motion pictures, with IT now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of 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.

Praise for The Talisman and Black House

“Two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game.”—The Washington Post

“An intellingent suspenseful page-turner.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Overflows with dark wit . . .”—The New York Times Book Review

“Extraordinary… makes your hair stand on end.”—The Washington Post

“Rare and dazzling . . . A journey to rival the greatest adventure stories ever told.”—New York Daily News

Praise for Never Flinch

“The murders are swift. Unceremonious. Random. Executed with a chilling detachment . . . the cinematic style we crave from a Stephen King novel.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Classic . . . Readers will enjoy the very Kingly ending.”—Associated Press

“The master of horror has proven to be scarily good at the mystery thriller, too. He’s not the King for nothing.”—USA Today

“A real narrative fireworks show… a page-turner.”—Vanity Fair

“Cinematic, propulsive.”—The New York Times

“Holly is, in a way, the quintessential King protagonist: an ordinary (albeit quirky), unprepossessing person who, in the clutch, discovers untapped reserves of smarts and, most important of all, courage.”—Slate

“Gripping . . . the master of the macabre has done it again with his latest novel—Never Flinch is a pulpy, fast-paced mystery in King’s unmissable style.”—AARP

“You always get your money’s worth with mega-bestselling author Stephen King.”—The Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Stephen King writes too many books for so many of them to continue to be this good . . . witty and propulsive.”—The Boston Globe

“A nailbiter . . . the propulsive plot will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime. King’s evocative prose still makes characters come alive and ensures that they linger long after their stories are over . . . I couldn’t put it down.”—The Washington Post