Books like The talisman
12 books with a reading profile close to The talisman by Stephen King, Peter Straub. Escapist; a moderate read.
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Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In this third volume, Sam Lesser’s death leaves the Locke family struggling to manage the escalating supernatural threats within Keyhouse.
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Sleeping Beauties
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In a near-future setting, a biological phenomenon known as Aurora affects every woman on Earth.
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The Stand
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
A weaponized strain of influenza nicknamed Captain Trips escapes a military research facility, killing over ninety-nine percent of the global population within weeks.
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Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
by Mike Mignola
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In 1944, a group of Nazi occultists led by Grigori Rasputin attempts a ritual to summon the Ogdru Jahad, the Seven Gods of Chaos, to turn the tide of World War II.
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Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Set against the backdrop of the Mexican-American War in the 1840s, the story follows Nena, a curandera and daughter of a ranchero, and Néstor, a vaquero driven by guilt after a childhood tragedy.
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The Blade Itself
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
The story follows three central figures in a decaying kingdom called the Union.
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Mistborn
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In a world buried under falling ash, the immortal Lord Ruler maintains a thousand-year stranglehold on the oppressed skaa population.
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Dawnshard
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rysn Ftori, a merchant owner who lost the use of her legs, accepts a dangerous naval commission to sail to the hidden island of Akinah.
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To the Blight
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
This volume covers the second half of the narrative originally published as The Eye of the World.
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A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7)
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the aftermath of the battle at Dumai’s Wells, Rand al'Thor consolidates his rule over Cairhien and Caemlyn while recovering from his imprisonment by the Aes Sedai.
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