“The Talisman,” Stephen King’s 1984 collaboration with Peter Straub, stands as a singular artifact in the horror–fantasy canon: a bildungsroman wrapped in a dark fairytale, threaded through with the tropes of quest mythology and King’s signature exploration of childhood peril. At its heart is twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer, whose journey from an American suburb into the … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub
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