#92 in Horror
The Talisman
- 769
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer embarks on an epic quest--a walk from the seacoast of New Hampshire to the California coast--to find the talisman that will save his dying mother's life. Jack's journey takes him into the Territories, a parallel medieval universe, where most people from his own universe have analogs called "twinners." The queen of the Territories, Jack's mother's twinner, is also dying.
Reading order · The Talisman
Full order & progress →- The TalismanThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Black HouseBlack House–Not ranked yet
- Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman NovelOther Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 401 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 13 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 388 | 97% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“So long, and the plot is alright. I don't think I'll remember this book after a few months though to be honest.”
“This was a good book with shocking moments and interesting ideas well excited like the parallel worlds and ‘twinners' being the same person of two different worlds and the magic and the story was well done and the parallel worlds was well explored too.”
Frequently asked
How long is The Talisman?
It has 769 pages — longer than 94% of the ranked books in Horror.
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