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The Talisman
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 28 hrs
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Insomnia
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Not sure about this one
- By joanne on 2018-05-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Fairy Tale
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
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Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when Charlie is 17, he meets a dog named Radar and his aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.
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couldn't finish it- returned halfway through
- By A. Perry on 2022-12-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Duma Key
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: John Slattery
- Length: 21 hrs
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A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else.
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I absolutely LOVED this!
- By hdamoca on 2019-03-14
Written by: Stephen King
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Desperation
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
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Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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Good, but not great
- By Sally on 2018-10-01
Written by: Stephen King
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, William Hurt
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.
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great book, bad useless music
- By Clint McNab on 2018-12-12
Written by: Stephen King
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The Tommyknockers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
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Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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Narrator elevates a so-so book
- By Kelly Brianna on 2019-04-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Insomnia
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Not sure about this one
- By joanne on 2018-05-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Fairy Tale
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
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Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when Charlie is 17, he meets a dog named Radar and his aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.
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couldn't finish it- returned halfway through
- By A. Perry on 2022-12-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Duma Key
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: John Slattery
- Length: 21 hrs
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A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else.
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I absolutely LOVED this!
- By hdamoca on 2019-03-14
Written by: Stephen King
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Desperation
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
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Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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Good, but not great
- By Sally on 2018-10-01
Written by: Stephen King
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, William Hurt
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.
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great book, bad useless music
- By Clint McNab on 2018-12-12
Written by: Stephen King
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The Tommyknockers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
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Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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Narrator elevates a so-so book
- By Kelly Brianna on 2019-04-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Under the Dome
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Raul Esparza
- Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins
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On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away.
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Great book recommend !
- By George w. on 2018-12-07
Written by: Stephen King
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The Dark Half
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his best-selling novels. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it - and signs its crimes with Thad's bloody fingerprints?
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The King Of Horror Does Not Disappoint
- By Goodie Two Shoes on 2018-09-20
Written by: Stephen King
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Dreamcatcher
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
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A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia. In it, four young boys stand together and do a brave, good thing, an act that changes them in ways that they hardly understand. A quarter-century later, as grown men who have gone their separate ways, these friends come together once a year to hunt in the woods of Maine.
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Hard to follow
- By Rob and Trevor on 2018-01-25
Written by: Stephen King
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Bag of Bones
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins
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Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. He moves into his isolated house by the lake, which becomes the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?
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Slow and Uneventful
- By John on 2018-06-21
Written by: Stephen King
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Needful Things
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 25 hrs and 11 mins
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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed", usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control, and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
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Fantastic Narration from Stephen King
- By Michael Kolasa on 2018-10-13
Written by: Stephen King
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Rose Madder
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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Rosie Daniels leaves her husband, Norman, after 14 years in an abusive marriage. She is determined to lose herself in a place where he won't find her. She'll worry about all the rest later. Alone in a strange city, she begins to make a new life, and good things finally start to happen. Meeting Bill is one, and getting an apartment is another. Still, it's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason. Norman is a cop, with the instincts of a predator.
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Ok, kind of disappointing.
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-11-02
Written by: Stephen King
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The Regulators
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.
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Very underrated
- By Mosin Mochaccino on 2019-03-15
Written by: Stephen King
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The Dark Tower I
- The Dark Tower, Book 1
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces listeners to one of his most powerful creations: Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake.
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Hard to listen to
- By Jason on 2019-08-05
Written by: Stephen King
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Billy Summers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
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Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
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Absolutely Wonderful
- By Anonymous User on 2021-08-11
Written by: Stephen King
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Skeleton Crew
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace - here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills.
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Great stories, presentation needs works
- By Priscilla on 2020-01-09
Written by: Stephen King
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'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-in)
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Stephen King
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work and that his hometown is under siege by forces of darkness far beyond his control.
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great
- By Tawny on 2018-03-23
Written by: Stephen King
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11-22-63
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
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On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
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#Audible 1 review of 11.22.63 by Stephen King
- By Jerry Kiviluoma on 2018-09-20
Written by: Stephen King
Publisher's Summary
On a brisk autumn day, a 13-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 America - and 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 mother's 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....
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- hdamoca
- 2018-03-27
Fabulous book and excellent narration.
I read this many years ago, and loved it. After losing my eyesight, the world of books were closed to me for awhile, until I found Audible. I’ve been listening to many of Stephen Kings book, and have thoroughly enjoyed them ,but this one stands out for the incredible narrative skills of the narrator. He became Wolf(who I named my first German Shepherd for) and he became Speedy, Morgan, all the characters had their own voices and he thoroughly brought this book alive to me again. I have sat with rapt attention for the last 3 days, listening to this wonderful book and this incredible narrator. Buy it. You will love it like I do!
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- Wyvern30
- 2018-09-13
Don't Listen to this one at Night
I use Audible to lull my brain to sleep. This book was incredibly exciting, tension filled and addictive. The reader had a great voice and his characters were all individual, recognizable, and very believable. This is a King/Straub tour de force. I was immediately caught up in the story. The protagonist is easy to like and I found myself empathising with him and his travails. I can recommend this audio book whole heartedly, Just dont listen at night. I kept waking up when the Sleep timer turned it off and resetting for another hour.. I was exhausted, in that great way that you cannot wait to get back to the story. #Audible1
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- Desiree Bauer
- 2021-05-22
Terrible Narrator
Terrible narrator. Story is interesting but story teller killed it. Too bad. Will watch for further readings by Frank Muller.
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- Magnus Sterr
- 2019-06-19
Best credit I ever spent
This book was amazing! I laughed, I cried, I was spooked. This is definitely the best Stephen King book I've ever read/listened to and this is coming from an avid King fan. Now to listen to some more of Peter Straub's work! Frank Muller does a fantastic job bringing each character to life and I found myself wishing the story would never end. I will recommend this to all my friends and family. Many thanks to all involved!
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- Catherine Garrett
- 2020-12-08
One of my all time faves now.
I loved this book so much that I was terribly disappointed when it ended. Just the weirdest story ever, but with an edgy gruesomeness that just kept me wanting more.
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- Timo Spingat
- 2020-01-26
Weak characters
Are you tired of listening to characters getting beat up, abused and mangled for hours on end? Then this book is not for you. Despite having seemingly special powers and abilities that are hinted at during the story, our main character is one helluva punching bag with zero spunk at all in him. It's as if though he's a passive observer to his own misfortune, without any agency to do anything about it. And although he meets many interesting characters along his journey, many of whom possess extraordinary skills and physical strength, he utilizes none of them to his advantage. This boy is a glutton for getting punishment. And he's utterly helpless to do anything at all to change his fate or improve his situation . I can't say I enjoy this, because it goes on for the vast majority of this story, and it gets rather tiresome. There's nothing smart or cunning, no wit or schemes, just literally rolling with the punches.
Whatever there is to the overarching plot or story gets lost in the abuse that goes on for hours and hours. You wouldn't know what jack was trying to do if you picked up the story after an hour or so. I'm rather disappointed, considering King gave us such epic and grand tales like The Gunslinger.
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- Dorie Hunter
- 2018-10-24
worst book l ever downloaded.
listened to 22 chapters and decided not to finish. it was the worst book l ever down loaded..
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- William T.
- 2018-04-09
Talisman is a Classic Tale
A blast from the past I had read when I was a teen. So engaging. The bad guys are really bad, and so few good guys. It was a great stroll down memory lane with classic lines like Fushing Feef, Bad Smells Jackie, It's Axiomatic, A Manner O' Things Will Be Well, and more. It makes you wonder, which is a hall mark of any great novel, about the territories, worlds within worlds, the multiverse as it has been come to be known. I could not put it down when I was a youngling, and I tore through it voraciously in the Audiobook format. I love it, and always will.
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- Laurie Horton
- 2018-03-05
Wow
This is one of my favorite books EVER and will now start listing to Black House to conti i.e. this amazing journey!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-05-16
I binge listened to this one
Magnificent,,,, I had read this book, "twice", ages ago. One of my favorite offerings, out of the King library.. And my fav, from Peter Strubb. Such amazing characters they created,, Wolf was the one I remembered, (and loved), the best.
Five stars seems hardly adequate praise of this strory
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- Bill S.
- 2010-03-24
Still Good
I read this book when it first came out in the 80s. This was before the sci-fi world took the theme of multi-dimensionality to it ad-nauseumal limit. (I know, not a word.) Even so, it's still an excellent story by these two excellent authors.
I love the fact that when you read these reviews you get both ends of the spectrum and everything in-between. One compared this to Beyond the Dome which I thought doesn't even come close to The Talisman.
I also suggest Audible listeners get used to Frank Muller. He's all over this place and you're going to miss out on a lot of great books if you try to avoid him. His style always puts me off at first, but it always ends up growing on me.
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- Peggy
- 2004-02-14
This is The Greatest Adventure Story Ever
Looking for Adventure?...need suspense?...want to have fun?...need a vacation?..Well this is the book for you. It is long but the action and the different adventures inside one. You will find the strange and the funny so charming that you will not want to miss a thing. The beginning sets up the story and you may want to skip ahead. Don't do it this book builds you up to the task. You will need to hold on to your seat at times and remember some of the early charpters to get the full impact of some events. You will want the story not to end! It does end but... At that time get the book "Black House" to go on yet another adventure with Jack out hero.
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- Nate_D
- 2014-03-26
Had no idea.....
I consider myself a Stephen King fan...a Constant Reader, if you will. However, I had never read this novel and was quite excited to begin this endeavor. I won't say that The Talisman is my favorite King story, but it would definitely merit an honorable mention in that discussion! This was a great book. I loved how different this story is ... the unbelievable creativity that went into the prose of this novel. I have never really read Straub, but will be looking him up as well, due to this great story.
I loved the Jack and the Wolf characters. I have always been a sucker for the humble hero... The unwilling hero. Jack takes on this quest because he really has no other choice. Wolf is sucked into the narrative in much the same way, but they both are true and faithful to the light and integrity that is needed to reach their goal.
Frank Muller is simply the best narrator I have ever heard. Especially for this type of novel...you simply cannot get anyone better. His characterization is amazingly consistent, and spot on with each and every character. No one has ever committed to narration like Mr. Muller. I often buy books simply because he is the narrator. He will be missed over and over again.
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- Daniel DeBlock
- 2003-04-10
On a mission.
This is the first Steven King novel I have read and I plan to read many more. I couldn't stop listening. The book was not what I expected. There is a connoisseur like after taste that is liberating. From the reviews of others it bothered the politically correct crowd; however, theirs is not the last word. What an adventure Jack Sawyer had compared to his name sake of Tom. If you liked Tom Sawyer and his adventures you will find this listen intriguing. Just like Tom Sawyer disturbed the people of his day, Steven King's Talisman makes the same impact. I love it and want more of it.
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- Erik N
- 2004-09-26
There was a little girl...
This book is like the little girl from the nursery rhyme: When she was good, she was very very good, but when she was bad she was horrid. Slow to start, it starts to get good just before you might think of giving up. Quite exciting for long sections, but with just plain dull sections stuck in for good measure. Imaginative in places, quite flat in others.
Many characters are stock King (and possibly stock Straub, though I haven't read as much of his work). Old black people are wise and somewhat mystical (see also The Shining and The Stand). Folks in small rural towns are ignorant and racist (see most anything). Large slow witted people are good and loyal friends (see also The Stand).
And the book is long. Much too long. Filled with characters saying the same things over and over again in a long string (literally: see the main villains "what does it gain you to win the world" inner and interminable monologue and Jack's "I am the herd" stuff). Characters talk in irritating ways (Speedy's old bluesman patois gets old quickly, and Wolf's need to say "right here and now" and "wolf" in the middle of sentences gets old very very very quickly."
Finally, there's the narration. Good in places, but sometimes the narrator sounds like he's trying out for a Clint Eastwood role, with breathy drawn out sibilants at the end of sentences. But overall good.
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- Michael Rowan (mtr@cutaway.com)
- 2003-12-27
Wonderful...
Disgard the few bad reviews -- this book is wonderful, and Frank Muller was one of the greatest readers of all time...This isn't your "typical" King book, but if you loved the Dark Tower books, you will love this (and vice versa). I have forced over a dozen people to read this book, and have given away 4 tape copies over the years. I'm buying it on Audible so I won't lose it again ;-)
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- Jennie
- 2003-04-25
Simply a classic
This story has it all: evil men, magic, adventure, a boy and his mother who are linked to another world and a dying queen, creatures of wonder as well as horror, and the best and worst of humankind. All of these headed across the continent on a collision course to the California coast.
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- Mano Perez
- 2018-11-01
Horrible Narrator
I love this book but the narrator is atrocious! Whispering the end of every sentence.
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- Derek B.
- 2012-11-02
What a story!
This story is entertaining from the start to the end! I know little of Straub and only bought it because of King but this book has me wanting to know more about him. I would love to tell you about the story but it would be unfair as it would likely rob the book of vital moments, so I will just say that in my opinion this book will be LOVED by any fan of King and Muller. Not only loved but read again and again in due time. I know, it's alot of hours to pledge to a book but as always King never wastes our time and always rewards us for the lost sleep. What a story!
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- Rich
- 2010-01-31
Great
I don't know what some people are complaining about; Frank Muller is one of the best narrators I've listened to, and he doesn't let us down in this great novel.
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Performance

- CK
- 2019-07-07
horrible narrator
I could not bear more than 5 mn this horrible narration. Sounds like this "actor" reads a horror story to some little kids, trying to be suspenseful and scary at every end of sentense, finishing every single one of them with a dramatic, hissing sound, totally ridiculous and unbearable to listen.
This version is a waste of money.