The Talisman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book_series
gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
in development
film rights sold
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:The_Talisman_(upcoming_series)
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkbp:author gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Peter_Straub
gptkbp:awards World Fantasy Award nomination
gptkbp:character gptkb:Wolf
gptkb:Benny
gptkb:Lenny
gptkb:The_Beast
gptkb:The_Queen
gptkb:Sally
gptkb:Lottie_Sawyer
gptkb:Richard_Sloat
gptkb:Dudley
gptkb:Teddy
gptkb:The_Crimson_King
gptkb:The_Man_in_Black
gptkb:The_Dark_Man
gptkb:Morgan_Sloat
Lily Cavanaugh
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Jack_Sawyer
gptkb:The_Dark_Man
gptkb:Morgan_Sloat
gptkbp:cover_artist gptkb:Bernie_Wrightson
gptkb:Michael_Whelan
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
generally positive
positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
cult following
inspired video games
inspired adaptations
inspired merchandise
inspired fan art
inspired fan fiction
influenced fantasy literature
inspired role-playing games
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:1984
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Black_House
gptkbp:format gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:e_Book
hardcover
paperback
gptkbp:genre gptkb:fantasy
gptkb:horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Talisman
gptkbp:influence gptkb:The_Dark_Tower_series
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:fantasy_literature
gptkb:popular_culture
horror literature
other authors
other fantasy authors
other fantasy literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:C._S._Lewis
gptkb:Ray_Bradbury
gptkb:Richard_Adams
gptkb:Anne_Rice
gptkb:Robert_Louis_Stevenson
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:J._R._R._Tolkien
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Stephen_R._Donaldson
gptkb:Clive_Barker
gptkb:Richard_Matheson
gptkb:The_Dark_Tower_series
gptkbp:influences gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Oz
gptkb:Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Talisman_(TV_series)
gptkb:The_Talisman_(film_adaptation)
gptkb:The_Dark_Tower_series
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:video_games
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:films
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Oz
gptkb:Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:fantasy_literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-345-39180-3
978-0-345-34680-4
0-670-80224-0
0-670-82845-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Jack_Sawyer
gptkb:Morgan_Sloat
gptkbp:motif gptkb:magic
gptkb:monsters
gptkb:sacrifice
redemption
journey
parallel worlds
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
third-person
gptkbp:page_count 640
gptkbp:plot travel between worlds
quest for a talisman
saving a dying mother
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:none
gptkbp:published gptkb:1984
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1984
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1982
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Viking_Press
Putnam
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Stephen_King's_multiverse
gptkbp:sales over 1 million copies
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Black_House
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Talisman_series
gptkbp:setting gptkb:California
gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkb:Earth
parallel universe
The Otherworld
The Territories
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Black_House
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:the_Talisman
the quest
the Territories
gptkbp:theme gptkb:friendship
good vs evil
courage
coming of age
gptkbp:themes gptkb:friendship
good vs evil
courage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sonia_Delaunay
gptkb:The_Outsider
gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Peter_Straub
gptkb:Transformers:_The_Last_Knight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4