Black House: A Novel
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman , “an intelligent…suspenseful page-turner” ( The Wall Street Journal ) from “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game” ( The Washington Post ). Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a parallel universe called the Territories to save his mother and her Territories “Twinner” from an agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, Wisconsin. He has no recollection of his adventures in the Territories, and was compelled to leave the police force when an odd, happenstance event threatened to awaken those memories. When a series of gruesome murders occur in western Wisconsin that are reminiscent of those committed several decades ago by a madman named Albert Fish, the killer is dubbed “the Fishman,” and Jack’s buddy, the local chief of police, begs Jack to help the inexperienced force find him. But are these new killings merely the work of a disturbed individual, or has a mysterious and malignant force been unleashed in this quiet town? What causes Jack’s inexplicable waking dreams—if that is what they are—of robins’ eggs and red feathers? It’s almost as if someone is trying to tell him something. As this cryptic message becomes increasingly impossible to ignore, Jack is drawn back to the Territories and to his own hidden past, where he may find the soul-strength to enter a terrifying house at the end of a deserted tract of forest, there to encounter the obscene and ferocious evils sheltered within it. Review: The dust cover tells everything - Wow! Awesome book... I just got this for rs.226/- only.A brand new hardcopy.. the book is perfect as i expected Review: King - Enough said - Not as good as The Talisman but still good.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,147 Reviews |
S**I
The dust cover tells everything
Wow! Awesome book... I just got this for rs.226/- only.A brand new hardcopy.. the book is perfect as i expected
S**N
King - Enough said
Not as good as The Talisman but still good.
S**N
Okay
I love King's work, but this book is a bit confusing and bored me a little
D**A
A Collector's Edition!
A book of this calibre at such a throwaway price! Excellent seller, very professional and quick. Sent exactly what was promised. Good robust packaging and prompt delivery by Amazon. Thanks so much! Love it.
F**T
Much better than The Talisman
A pleasant surprise, and far superior to Talisman, which was one of my least favourite Stephen King books. This was much better, loved the characters, the Dark Tower connections, and I can’t wait to finally reach the end of my journey to the Dark Tower itself. Got a problem with Stephen King endings? Black House has one of the best endings he’s possibly ever written! A copycat serial killer is replicating the original Albert Fish murders in Wisconsin. Jack Sawyer, the 12-year old from Talisman, is now a retired albeit young police detective. He finds himself unwillingly in the middle of the investigation. Unlike Talisman, this felt almost entirely like a Stephen King book. And full credit to Peter Straub, because the book is strongly linked to King’s Dark Tower series, and at no point did I find any aspect jarring. The story flowed seamlessly, as did the dialogue and descriptions. The plot, characters, setting, are all excellent. Jack Sawyer makes new friends and acquaintances, and meets an older friend or two as well. Almost every character will leave a lasting impression on the reader, one in particular is perhaps one of the best King has ever written. Love them or hate them, you will feel strongly about them. Given my lukewarm response to Talisman, I wish I could recommend people ignore it and read Black House straightaway, but it probably wouldn’t be a good idea. Very strongly recommended, even if you didn’t like Talisman, do read Black House. Right now, with recency bias, it’s entered my all-time top five Stephen King.
M**Y
A great sequel to The Talisman
For those who loved The Talisman, you won't be disappointed. Jack's back, although now he's an adult and drawn into the hunt for an horrific serial killer.
K**Y
Loved it 😍
I first read The Talisman in 1986 and I still have that battered old book. It was amazing how so many years later I just slipped back into the journey with Jack and friends, thank you very much for a wonderful instalment and eager for the next one 📖 ✌️
K**R
as always, satisfying unto perfection.
Just read it. You will enjoy it. Unless you are against stories of good and evil where magic happens and worlds collide and terrible, wonderful, awful things happen and some things turn out alright and many terrible things are done as well. In which case, you may be having some issues with reality.
G**N
Bonito
Una edición muy bonita de Casa Negra
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