Stephen Kingis writing a sequel toBlack House.The Talismanand its sequel,Black House, were co-written by Peter Straub, and respectively published in 1984 and 2001. Straub later passed away in 2022. In 2024,Stephen King teased a new story, sharing on X/Twitter that he was"back in Mid-World…and the Territories.“With Mid-World being fromThe Dark Towerbooksand the Territories being a fantastical universe fromThe Talismanbooks, it was unclear whether the upcoming story would be more connected toThe Dark TowerorThe Talisman.
On Threads,Kinghas nowconfirmed that he is writing a thirdTalismannovel. He revealed that"Straub had a terrific idea before passing away"about how to continueThe Talismanseries. King is now writing a sequel based on this idea and shared that Straub will be given co-author credit, just as withThe TalismanandBlack House. He also emphasized that the thirdTalismanbook"has a long way to go.“When asked if he is channeling his inner Straub for the novel, he replied,“Absolutely.“Check out King’s posts below:
What This Means For The Talisman
There Are Now Plenty Of Talisman Stories To Look Forward To
King is a prolific author who has numerous releases on the way, butthe thirdTalismanbook is now the most exciting of his upcoming releases. This is not the only upcomingTalismanstory to look forward to, as aTalismantelevion seriesadaptation was announced in 2021 and is still in development with Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin Entertainment, andStranger Things' the Duffer Brothers. With the final season of the Duffers' hit Netflix series,Stranger Thingsseason 5, now in post-production, there will hopefully be forward movement onThe Talismantelevision series soon.
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The Talismanfans now have a third book and a television adaptation to look forward toin the coming years. Even though King says the thirdTalismanbook"has a long way to go,“there is a good chance that it will release sooner than the television series. King usually publishes more than one book per year and is intently focused on the thirdTalismanbook and doing Straub’s sequel idea justice. Meanwhile, theTalismanshow continues to be a long-gestating project that has not made much progress since it was announced in 2021.
Our Take On A Third Talisman Book
It Continues A Stephen King Trend
Writing a third Talisman book more than 20 years afterBlack Houseis not the first time King has written a sequel decades later. In 2013, he publishedDoctor Sleep, a sequel toThe Shining, 36 years after the iconic horror novel was published. He also published the eight mainDark Towerbooksbetween 1982 and 2004, and then in 2012 publishedThe Wind Through the Keyhole, which begins in the middle of the series. Just like withDoctor SleepandThe Dark Tower, the thirdTalismanbook will undoubtedly be another greatStephen Kingstory and worth the wait.
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