The Talisman

<p><b>The iconic and terrifying collaboration from two of the greatest storytellers of our time...</b><br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <b>'Extraordinary . . . makes your hair stand on end' <i>Washington Post</i></b><br> <br> <b>'The ultimate in storytelling by two masters of the craft' <i>Independent</i></b></p>