Peter Straub

Eeppisen Talismaani-trilogian viimeinen osa saattaa päätökseen paitsi Jack Sawyerin myös Musta torni -sarjan tarinan. Samalla se on kiehtova itsenäinen romaani kauhun kuninkaan uusille ja vanhoille ystäville. Stephen Kingin ja Peter Straubin yhteistyönä syntynyt Toiset maailmat yhdistelee kauhua, paranoidia satua ja vetävää jännitystä. Talismaanissa 12-vuotias Jack Sawyer löysi rinnakkaismaailman, jonne hänen oli matkattava pelastaakseen kuolemansairas äitinsä. Uudelleen hänet tavattiin 37-vuotiaana Pimeyden talossa, missä hänen oli taltutettava Purppurakuningas. Nyt, 20 vuotta myöhemmin, Jackin on pysäytettävä liki mahdoton vastustaja sekä meidän maailmassamme että siellä toisessa. Luvassa on niin mustaa seikkailufantasiaa, että Stephen Kingin täytyy kai olla toisesta maailmasta.

Sedan barndomen har Jack Sawyer kunnat röra sig mellan vår värld och den mystiska spegelvärld som kallas Territorierna, och som i själva verket är en del av något mycket större: Mittvärlden. Jack är pensionerad som kriminalare, han är ärrad av sina upplevelser och numera till största delen fast i Mittvärlden, vars magiska energi är det som fortfarande håller honom vid liv. Under en av sina korta utflykter till det vanliga Amerika upptäcker Jack oroväckande ekon mellan de båda världarna. En av hans närmsta vänner förs bort av två kallblodiga seriemördare, och när samma Bonnie & Clyde-liknande par sedan dyker upp i Mittvärlden, inser Jack att världarna håller på att kollidera. En mörk kraft, som livnär sig på kaos och död, växer allt snabbare i styrka. För att stoppa den måste Jack samla sin ka-tet – sin av ödet utsedda grupp med smått hopplösa följeslagare – och ge sig av på ett farofyllt uppdrag, djupt in i Mittvärlden. ”Andra världar än dessa” är en fristående final på den trilogi som Stephen King och Peter Straub inledde med ”Talismanen” 1984 och fortsatte med ”Svarta huset” 2001. Det är också den roman som slutgiltigt binder samman trilogin med Kings stora fantasyepos ”Det mörka tornet”.

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.

Sedan barndomen har Jack Sawyer kunnat röra sig mellan vår värld och den mystiska spegelvärld som kallas Territorierna, och som i själva verket är en del av något mycket större: Mittvärlden. Jack är pensionerad som kriminalare, han är ärrad av sina upplevelser och numera till största delen fast i Mittvärlden, vars magiska energi är det som fortfarande håller honom vid liv. Under en av sina korta utflykter till det vanliga Amerika upptäcker Jack oroväckande ekon mellan de båda världarna. En av hans närmsta vänner förs bort av två kallblodiga seriemördare, och när samma Bonnie & Clyde-liknande par sedan dyker upp i Mittvärlden, inser Jack att världarna håller på att kollidera. En mörk kraft, som livnär sig på kaos och död, växer allt snabbare i styrka. För att stoppa den måste Jack samla sin ka-tet – sin av ödet utsedda grupp med smått hopplösa följeslagare – och ge sig av på ett farofyllt uppdrag, djupt in i Mittvärlden. ”Andra världar än dessa” är en fristående final på den trilogi som Stephen King och Peter Straub inledde med ”Talismanen” 1984 och fortsatte med ”Svarta huset” 2001. Det är också den roman som slutgiltigt binder samman trilogin med Kings stora fantasyepos ”Det mörka tornet”.

'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 The 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 wonderful stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to King's Constant Reader. 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 is fraying; and his task, nearly impossible. Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humour, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is a spectacular, propulsive adventure, and features 30 exclusive black and white illustrations by artist Gabriel Rodriguez.

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.

När ett brutalt mord skakar en stillsam småstad i Wisconsin dras utredaren Jack Sawyer in i ett fall som inte liknar något annat. Det som först verkar vara ett enskilt våldsbrott visar sig vara betydligt mörkare. Jack har försökt lämna sitt tidigare liv bakom sig, men när spåren pekar mot krafter han mött förr tvingas han tillbaka in i en verklighet där gränsen mellan gott och ont är lika tunn som den är farlig. Ju djupare han går, desto tydligare blir det att någon, eller något, fortfarande jagar honom. "Svarta huset" är en mörk och intensiv fortsättning på historien om Jack Sawyer, som inleddes i "Talismanen". Skräck möter fantasy i Stephen Kings och Peter Straubs trilogi, som avslutas med "Andra världar än dessa" och även hänger samman med Kings fantasyepos "Det mörka tornet".

När tolvårige Jack Sawyer ger sig ut på en desperat resa för att rädda sin döende mamma upptäcker han att världen inte är vad den verkar vara. Bakom den välbekanta verkligheten finns en parallell värld fylld av skoningslösa faror, där mörka krafter gör allt för att stoppa honom. Där finns också Talismanen, ett mytomspunnet föremål som sägs kunna hela det som är förstört. I den storslagna äventyrsromanen "Talismanen" väver Stephen King och Peter Straub ihop fantasy, skräck och coming-of-age till en intensiv och oförglömlig berättelse, fylld av oväntade allierade och skrämmande fiender. Tillsammans med "Svarta huset" och "Andra världar än dessa" bildar "Talismanen" en trilogi, som även hänger samman med Stephen Kings fantasyepos "Det mörka tornet".

Talismaanin veret seisauttava jatko-osa Hyytävää rikosjännitystä ja kihelmöivän kiehtovaa fantasiaa yhdistelevä Pimeyden talo jatkaa Talismaanin tarinaa, kun menneisyyden arvoitukset kietoutuvat salaperäisiin tapahtumiin French Landingin kaupungissa. Kaksikymmentä vuotta sitten Jack Sawyer matkasi toiseen universumiin pelastaakseen äitinsä. Nyt hän on entinen etsivä, joka ei muista seikkailustaan mitään. Kun idyllisessä French Landingin kaupungissa sitten tapahtuu sarja petomaisia murhia, poliisipäällikkö Dale Gilbertson joutuu pyytämään avuksi Jackin, jonka poikkeukselliset kyvyt ovat hänelle tuttuja vuosien takaa. Mutta Gilbertson ei osaa aavistakaan, millaisia kykyjä juuri näiden rikosten ratkaiseminen vaatii. Pian Jack alkaakin nähdä ja kokea outoja. Lopulta hänen on astuttava Pimeyden taloon ja kohdattava pahat henget, jotka suunnittelevat maailman tuhoa. Amerikkalaisen kauhukirjallisuuden kärkinimet Stephen King ja Peter Straub pitivät toistensa kirjoista jo ennen kuin olivat tutustuneet toisiinsa. Kun he tapasivat Lontoossa vuonna 1977, syntyi ajatus kirjoittaa yhdessä. Lopputuloksena syntyi siihen asti mittavin koskaan nähty kauhukirjallisuuden yhteistyöprojekti: Talismaani. Vuonna 1984 ilmestyneellä teoksella on suora yhteys Kingin magnum opukseen, kahdeksanosaiseen Musta torni -sarjaan. Sen jatko-osa Pimeyden talo ilmestyi 2001.

The iconic, 'extraordinary' (Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub - an epic No. 1 bestselling fantasy thriller about a young boy's quest to save his mother's life. Twelve-year-old Jack spends his days alone in a deserted coastal town, his father gone, his mother dying. Then he meets a stranger - and embarks on a terrifying journey. For Jack must find the Talisman, the only thing that can save his mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories, a parallel world where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape. 'Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end' Washington Post

A comfortable, solid, middle-American town - inhabited by a serial killer... Children are disappearing, lost to the world, horrifically murdered. The best clue the detectives have is a serial killer from a century ago. And Jack Sawyer, retired from the LAPD at 35, plagued by visions of another world. As a child, Jack visited the Territories, a menacing place of violence and madness, to save his dying mother. Now, if the latest child victim is to be saved, Jack must retrieve his lost childhood memories, and revisit the one place he hoped never to see again.

WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - After a grotesque accident, a famous author discovers that her reality is not what it seems in this "imaginative, intricate, and electrifying" (Associated Press) horror novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story. "A powerful and arresting foray into the dark fantastic."--The Washington Post Book World Willy Patrick, respected author of the award-winning young adult novel In the Night Room, thinks she is losing her mind. She is drawn helplessly into the parking lot of a warehouse, knowing somehow that her daughter, Holly, is being held in the building. But this is impossible--Willy's daughter is dead. On that same day, author Timothy Underhill, who has been struggling with a new book about a troubled young woman, is confronted with the ghost of his nine-year-old sister, April. Soon after, he begins to receive eerie, fragmented emails from people he knew in his youth--people now dead. Like his sister, they want urgently to tell him something. When Willy and Tim meet, the frightening parallels between Willy's tragic loss and the story in Tim's manuscript suggest that they must join forces to confront the evils surrounding them.

WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - While investigating his nephew's disappearance, a man discovers a twisted web of secrets that threatens everything he holds dear in this "masterful tale of ultra horror" (Entertainment Weekly) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story. "A nuanced, layered reworking of the haunted house story."--The Philadelphia Inquirer A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son--beautiful, troubled fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill--vanishes from the face of the earth. To his uncle, horror novelist Timothy Underhill, Mark's inexplicable absence feels like a second death. After his sister-in-law's funeral, Tim searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help him unravel this mystery of death and disappearance. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and that shortly before his mother's suicide Mark had become obsessed with an abandoned house where he imagined the killer might have taken refuge. No mere empty building, the house on Michigan street whispers from attic to basement with the echoes of a long-hidden true-life horror story, and Tim comes to fear that in investigating its unspeakable history, Mark stumbled upon its last and greatest secret: a ghostly lost girl who may have coaxed the needy, suggestible boy into her mysterious domain.

Soon to be a Netflix series The iconic, "extraordinary" (The Washington Post) collaboration between bestselling authors Stephen King and Peter Straub--an epic #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy thriller about a young boy's quest to save his mother's life. Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman--the only thing that can save Jack's dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and menacing parallel world of the Territories. In the Territories, Jack finds another realm, where the air is so sweet and clear a man can smell a radish being pulled from the ground a mile away--and a life can be snuffed out instantly in the continuing struggle between good and evil. Here Jack discovers "Twinners," reflections of the people he knows on earth--most notably Queen Laura DeLoessian, the Twinner of Jack's own imperiled mother. As Jack "flips" between worlds, making his way westward toward the redemptive Talisman, a sequence of heart-stopping encounters challenges him at every step. An unforgettable epic of adventure and resounding triumph, The Talisman is one of the most influential and highly praised works of fantasy ever written.

The fourth issue of Penumbra, Hippocampus Press's acclaimed journal of weird fiction, criticism, and poetry contains an abundance of short and powerful tales from such leading writers as Geoffrey Reiter, Michael Aronovitz, Joe Pan, and Scott J. Couturier. The issue also highlights the work of weird writers around the world, from Harris Coverley and Dmitri Akers (Australia) to Norbert G ra (Poland) to Arthur Staaz (Northern Ireland). Among the articles in the issue, Deborah Bridle studies two stories by China Mi ville for their probing of the fraught issue of climate change. Peter Straub's work is analyzed by John C. Tibbetts; his article includes extracts of an interview with Straub. James Goho discusses the weird work of the Irish writer Dorothy Macardle, Marcos Legaria examines lesser-known writings by C. L. Moore, and David Rose illuminates the work of Brian McNaughton. Darrell Schweitzer presents a groundbreaking interview with leading contemporary weird writer John Langan. In a special section, the pulp writer Anthony M. Rud's story of Australian terror, "Bunyips in the Mulga," is reprinted, with analyses of that work by the Australian scholars Ellen J. Greenham and Duncan Norris. This issue of Penumbra also features the verse of a dozen poets, including Ann K. Schwader, John Shirley, Leigh Blackmore, Wade German, and DJ Tyrer. All in all, the issue provides a rich and varied feast for the devotee of the weird.