Is there an audiobook of Other Worlds Than These?

Yes. Other Worlds Than These has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Stephen King and Patton Oswalt.

How long is the Other Worlds Than These audiobook?

The Other Worlds Than These audiobook runs 22 hr 45 min.

Is Other Worlds Than These on Kindle+?

No. Other Worlds Than These was not included with Kindle+ when we last checked on October 25, 2026.

What formats is Other Worlds Than These available in?

On Amazon, Other Worlds Than These comes as a Kindle ebook and a hardcover.

Our review

Other Worlds Than These

Name: Other Worlds Than These
Author: Stephen King & Peter Straub

Stephen King & Peter Straub

4.6/ 5 · Outstanding

Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub closes the Talisman Trilogy and ties it to the Dark Tower's Mid-World. Jack Sawyer, older now, faces a gang of infected teenagers and the Gullet in a fast, emotional dark fantasy with a horror pulse.

Narrated by Stephen King and Patton Oswalt

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Jack Sawyer was twelve when he crossed America and the Territories to save his mother's life. In Other Worlds Than These, the finale of the Talisman Trilogy by Stephen King and Peter Straub, he is older, his ka-tet is fraying, and the job in front of him looks close to impossible. Two threats close in at once: a gang of infected teenagers tearing through America-side, and the forces of the Gullet, out at the edge of Mid-World. Either could end every world there is. Put together, they make a dark fantasy with a horror engine under the hood, and the book knows how to use the pressure.

The opening is almost modest. Mundane trouble, ordinary-sized problems, the way King has always lowered a reader's guard. Then the road bends, and keeps bending, into stranger country. After that the thing moves. A book this long goes by like a long weekend, and readers talk about finishing it in a day or two. Gabriel Rodriguez's thirty-six black-and-white illustrations break up the run and give the odder places a face. A gang of infected kids is a hard menace to keep at arm's length, and the book doesn't let you.

The Dark Tower link is the main draw for people who have been waiting years. King has said Mid-World was always the Territories under another name, and the novel acts on that, folding Jack's story into the larger structure of the Dark Tower epic. The join is smooth enough that fans of both series talk about it as one design rather than a crossover. The fair reservation is Roland. Anyone hoping the gunslinger's journey slams into Jack's will find the two stories passing each other at a distance, neighbors more than partners. The ending draws a little grumbling as well. After a long build, the main narrative wraps up fast, a late twist feels pinned to the present day, and a few side characters get less closure than devoted readers wanted. Most of them forgive it. The landing holds.

Can a newcomer start here? Yes, with a footnote. King supplies the backstory as he goes, and Jack's history from The Talisman and Black House, where he faced a child killer and the Crimson King, arrives in enough pieces to follow the plot. But the emotional force comes from having known Jack at twelve and again in the second book. Read cold, this is a good fantasy-horror adventure. Read in order, it is the one that makes grown readers cry, and several admit to doing it more than once. Humor shows up too. The characters, flaws included, are easy to cheer for, and the book leans on that.

Why you should read

Readers finishing the Talisman Trilogy
Dark Tower fans who want Mid-World tied in
Fans of King's big-hearted horror-fantasy
Anyone after a fast, emotional doorstop of an adventure

What to expect

A mundane start that veers into fantasy
Quick pacing despite the length
Thirty-six black-and-white illustrations
A brisk ending with a few loose threads
Tears and some humor

It reads like a close cousin of the first two books more than a direct descendant, and it carries the old road-quest structure forward without feeling like a reprint. The last feeling is the one a finale should leave: sadness that it's done, and a wish for more of it. Ka is a wheel, the saying goes. This book rides it all the way around.

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4.6/ 5

Outstanding

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Is there an audiobook of Other Worlds Than These?: Yes. Other Worlds Than These has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Stephen King and Patton Oswalt.
Listen free with Audible
We earn from qualifying Amazon purchases.
How long is the Other Worlds Than These audiobook?: The Other Worlds Than These audiobook runs 22 hr 45 min.
Is Other Worlds Than These on Kindle+?: No. Other Worlds Than These was not included with Kindle+ when we last checked on October 25, 2026.
What formats is Other Worlds Than These available in?: On Amazon, Other Worlds Than These comes as a Kindle ebook and a hardcover.

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What is Other Worlds Than These about?: Jack Sawyer was twelve when he crossed America and the Territories to save his mother's life. In Other Worlds Than These, the finale of the Talisman Trilogy by Stephen King and Peter Straub, he is older, his ka-tet is fraying, and the job in front of him looks close to impossible. Two threats…
Is Other Worlds Than These worth reading?: We scored Other Worlds Than These 4.6 out of 5. Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub closes the Talisman Trilogy and ties it to the Dark Tower's Mid-World. Jack Sawyer, older now, faces a gang of infected teenagers and the Gullet in a fast, emotional dark fantasy with a horror pulse.

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