Twelve-year-old Jack is desperate. His mother is dying and they are also being hunted by Morgan Sloat, his late father's archenemy. That's when Jack discovers that there is a parallel world that is very similar to his own, but magical. Almost every person in this world has a counterpart, a 'Twinner'. Jack's Twinner died at an early age, but his mother, the queen of this parallel world, is also dying. In addition, the counterpart of Morgan Sloat threatens the existence of the entire 'territories', as that other world is called. Jack learns that only a magical talisman can save everyone. He goes on a search, both in the USA and in the territories. He can switch between both worlds by so-called 'flipping'. Biography (Stephen King) Stephen King, born in 1947 in Portland, Maine, first worked as an English teacher before he made his breakthrough in 1973 with his first novel 'Carrie'. Since then, he has been considered one of the most successful writers in the world. In November 2003, he received the National Book Foundation's Special Lifetime Achievement Award. Stephen King lives with his wife Tabitha in Bangor, Maine.