The Talisman by Peter Stroud

The author of the book is Peter Stroud. He was a poet and novelist, best known for his horror and supernatural works. In 2016, King said that he and Stroud planned to write a third talisman book. Unfortunately, Stroud passed away, and that never happened. It seems like while the ideas were there, the will to do it, or the time involved in doing it might not have been available to Stroud.