The Dark Tower books and the Territories being a fantastical universe from The Talisman books, it was unclear whether the story would be more connected to The Dark Tower or The Talisman.

On Threads, King has now confirmed that he is writing a third Talisman novel. He revealed that "Straub had a terrific idea before ing away" about how to continue The Talisman series. King is now writing a sequel based on this idea and shared that Straub will be given co-author credit, just as with The Talisman and Black House. He also emphasized that the third Talisman book "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, but the third Talisman book is now the most exciting of his releases. This is not the only Talisman story to look forward to, as a Stranger Things season 5, now in post-production, there will hopefully be forward movement on The Talisman television series soon.

The Talisman fans now have a third book and a television adaptation to look forward to in the coming years. Even though King says the third Talisman book "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 third Talisman book and doing Straub's sequel idea justice. Meanwhile, the Talisman show 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 after Black House is not the first time King has written a sequel decades later. In 2013, he published Doctor Sleep, a sequel to The Shining, 36 years after the iconic horror novel was published. He also published the eight main Dark Tower books between 1982 and 2004, and then in 2012 published The Wind Through the Keyhole, which begins in the middle of the series. Just like with Doctor Sleep and The Dark Tower, the third Talisman book will undoubtedly be another great Stephen King story and worth the wait.

Source: Stephen King (Threads)