Stephen King and Peter Straub. First edition, later printing. New York: Viking/G.P. Putnam Sons, 1984. Both the unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Dust jacket design by Ned Stuart. Some areas of edge of jacket are worn, otherwise looks great. No ex-libris bookplate, markings or writing found in the book, 644 pp.
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer embarks on an epic quest--a walk from the seacoast of New Hampshire to the California coast--to find the talisman that will save his dying mother's life. Jack's journey takes him into the Territories, a parallel medieval universe, where most people from his own universe have analogs called "twinners."
Nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1985. Listed on several year-end bestseller lists in 1984 and 1985.
