The Other Worlds Than These

<B>An astonishingly good novelFans of the earlier Talisman novels will absolutely love this one, and because King is a wizard at providing backstory, new readers can thoroughly enjoy it. <i>Booklist </i>(starred review)</B><BR> <BR><B>Constant Readers Rejoice! (<I>The Baltimore Sun</I>). Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling collaboration between master craftsmen (<i>The Washington Post</i>) Stephen King and Peter Straub.</B><BR> <BR><B>I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name. Stephen King</B><BR><BR>This is Stephen King and Peter Straubs epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels <i>Talisman </i>and <i>Black House</i>) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in Kings iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic. It is also a magnificent stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to Kings Constant Readers.<BR> <BR><i>Other Worlds Than These</i> is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and the territories to save his mothers life, and met again in <i>Black House</i>, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In <i>Other Worlds Than These</i>, 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.<BR> <BR>Magnificent, riveting, full of heart and humor, <i>Other Worlds Than These</i> is a spectacular, propulsive adventure that 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. <i>Other Worlds Than These</i> will appeal to new King readers and his Constant Readers.