'The Talisman' is the second of Walter Scott's two classic 'Tales of the Crusaders' novels, the first one being 'The Betrothed' (these two books can be read in any order, however.) 'The Talisman' is set in Palestine at the end of the Third Crusade, and counts larger-than-life historical figures such as Saladin and Richard the Lionheart among its colourful cast of characters.
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'The Talisman' is the second of Walter Scott's two classic 'Tales of the Crusaders' novels, the first one being 'The Betrothed' (these two books can be read in any order, however.) 'The Talisman' is set in Palestine at the end of the Third Crusade, and counts larger-than-life historical figures such as Saladin and Richard the Lionheart among its colourful cast of characters.
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Stephen King's & Peter Straub's The Talisman (1984) is a horror story. This is Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman (1825), a Crusaders' tale of religion, war, and romance. If you can leave behind your 21st-century prejudices of what constitutes a good novel, you may find yourself swept away by this narrative (a relatively short one for the verbose Scott) and come to understand why Scott was so popular in his time. Occasionally slow at first, it eventually picks up the pace and becomes a true page-turner. There are better-written, more engaging Scott novels (e.g., Ivanhoe and The Heart of Midlothian), but The Talisman is an enjoyable introduction to the works of this inventor of the modern historical novel.
