All TALISMEN stories are co-plotted
by Steve and Barb and published in both Young Adult
novel and graphic novel formats. Steve will write
and Barb will draw original illustrations for each
novel.
The first TALISMEN novel, THE KNIGHTMARE KNIFE, will
be published in winter 2006 by Mundania
Press. THE KNIGHTMARE KNIFE tells Colin, Reggie,
Ollie, Timmy, and Jennifer's first adventure when
the boys discover that they are exiles from the Land
of Dreams on their 12th birthday. Work on the second
TALISMEN novel, CAP'N OLLIE'S COIN, is scheduled to
begin soon.
There will also be a shorter TALISMEN adventure between
each novel called tweeners. The first TALISMEN tweener,
"Calling
the King,"(Click to read) is a five-page
comic book story that occurs immediately after THE
KNIGHTMARE KNIFE. The second TALISMEN tweener, "Boy
In the Well," is a novella that occurs immediately
after CAP'N OLLIE'S COIN. It can be purchased at Café
Press.
