Overview
- Stephen King, who announced the novel Tuesday on Instagram and his official site, set the release for October 6, 2026.
- Other Worlds Than These concludes the Jack Sawyer/Talisman saga, with King drawing on ideas and notes from the late Peter Straub.
- Publisher materials fold the story into the Dark Tower multiverse and even label it the ninth Dark Tower novel.
- The official synopsis raises cross‑world stakes as Jack confronts infected teenagers and a force called the Gullet near Mid‑World.
- The book will arrive in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook with 30 black‑and‑white illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez, while Collider notes Mike Flanagan’s separate Prime Video series remains in early development without a cast or date.