Overview
- Scribner will publish the 624-page novel, completing the trilogy that began with The Talisman and continued with Black House.
- Peter Straub receives dual credit based on a concept he developed before his death in 2022, as King previously explained.
- The story brings back Jack Sawyer as an older protagonist confronting threats from infected teenagers and a force called the Gullet at the edge of Mid-World.
- The book includes 30 black-and-white illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez, known for Locke & Key.
- Longstanding adaptation efforts continue to linger, with Steven Spielberg holding film rights and a Duffer Brothers-led Netflix series having stalled in development.