Publisher Description
On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across Americaand into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery. Jack Sawyer, on a desperate quest to save his mothers life, must search for a prize across an epic landscape of innocents and monsters, of incredible dangers and even more incredible truths. The prize is essential, but the journey means even more. Let the quest begin. Download and start listening now!
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ExtraordinaryMakes your hair stand on end. – Washington Post Rare and dazzlingA journey to rival the greatest adventure stories ever told. – New York Daily News Award-winning reader Frank Muller continues his long string of superlative performancesA must for current fiction collections. – Library Journal (audio review)
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