Stable event identity
passstephen-king-other-worlds-than-these-2026 is tied to Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3); category Release Book; status confirmed.
Already happened
Yes — Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) happened.
It took place on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (30 days ago).
Event date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Finale to the Talisman trilogy and a wrap-up of the Dark Tower epic. King wrote alone using Straub's prepared material. 624 pages, with 30 illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez.
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DID answer evidence
Why this answer is safe to show
This audit checks the stored event identity, source, decision date, uncertainty posture, related-event context, and archive behavior behind the yes/no answer.
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Stored decision date
passTuesday, October 6, 2026 is the date compared against Thursday, November 5, 2026 (2026-11-05 UTC).
Primary source link
passThe answer keeps a direct citation to stephenking.com; late changes are not inferred from the page copy.
Answer calculation
passThe stored date is 30 days behind the static decision date, so the answer is yes.
Timing precision boundary
passNo verified start time is retained, so this page stays date-first instead of implying a midnight launch.
Uncertainty handling
passNo estimated-window flag is attached; scheduled/confirmed status is still source-checkable.
Entity specificity
passcountry Global, region Global, creator Scribner / Simon & Schuster, and platforms Hardcover, Audiobook, Ebook
Context depth
passReference context is attached from The Talisman (King and Straub novel).
Related-event cluster
pass6 related tracked events are linked or summarized for crawl context.
Index lifecycle
passCurrent render posture for this locale is index, follow; past English DID pages remain indexable only for 30 days.
Decision row coverage
pass10 decision rows are rendered, covering answer state, source confidence, timing precision, status, uncertainty, entity shape, aliases, and related context.
Schema and citation posture
passArticle schema cites The Talisman (King and Straub novel); FAQ schema stays limited to answer and verification questions.
Answer lifecycle
How this DID page changes over time
Before the date
Answer remains no
Upcoming records point users to /countdown/stephen-king-other-worlds-than-these-2026/ when the canonical countdown is still inside the index window.
On the date
Date-current answer
The static answer avoids claiming completion by hour when no verified end state is stored; use the source for live access or release status.
After the date
Answer flips to yes
The page becomes an archived yes/no answer and keeps source, date, entity, and nearby-event context together.
30-day archive boundary
Still inside index window
Older DID answers remain reachable for users and internal context but leave the index after 30 days to avoid stale long-tail clutter.
Claim boundaries
What the yes/no answer does and does not claim
What the answer proves
It compares the retained event date for Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) with a static decision date and answers the direct did-it-happen query.
What it does not prove
It does not confirm ticket access, livestream availability, release rollout timing by region, venue admission, cancellation handling, or local time unless those fields are explicitly stored.
When to use the source
Use stephenking.com for late changes, exact access details, event postponements, regional releases, or organizer-specific status updates.
Why it is separate from countdown
The countdown page serves planning intent; this page serves answer intent and keeps the claim narrower so it can archive safely after the event passes.
Background
About Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3)
1984 novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub
The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. The Talisman was nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1985. King and Straub followed up with a sequel, Black House (2001), that picks up with a now-adult Jack as a retired Los Angeles homicide detective trying to solve a series of murders in the small town of French Landing, Wisconsin.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Last verified: May 2026
Answer context
Why this answer for Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3)
This page is intentionally direct, but the answer still depends on the tracked date, source status, category, and whether a real start time exists.
Direct answer boundary
Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) is already past; this page now answers a historical yes/no query and hands users to the archived countdown context. The date stored for the record is Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Source confidence
Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) is stored as confirmed, with the primary source linked for last-minute changes. This page intentionally separates the yes/no answer from broader speculation and commentary.
Timing detail
No verified start time is attached to this yes/no page, so the answer stays date-first and avoids implying a midnight launch.
Entity context
Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) sits in Release Book with Global. That gives the page a real event fingerprint instead of only repeating the event name and date.
Catalog-specific details
creator Scribner / Simon & Schuster and platforms Hardcover, Audiobook, Ebook
Series and expectation notes
Closes a 40-year fantasy saga; King and the late Straub's final collaboration.
Decision record fields
12/12 answer-evidence checks pass, robots posture index, follow, decision date Thursday, November 5, 2026 (2026-11-05 UTC), and schema status EventScheduled
Index lifecycle
Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) is still inside the DID index lookback window or remains upcoming, so the answer page can support searchers without keeping stale archives open indefinitely.
Related context
Related tracked pages in the same neighborhood include Rebecca Yarros - Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four), George R.R. Martin - The Winds of Winter, Brazil General Election 2026 — First Round, and Saturn at Opposition — October 4, 2026.
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Decision record
Decision fields for Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3)
Stored date, status, source, category, timing, and related-event fields behind the answer.
Answer state
Stephen King & Peter Straub - Other Worlds Than These (Talisman 3) is past. The stored date is Tuesday, October 6, 2026; the static answer is yes, with 30 days elapsed at render time.
Source confidence
confirmed date backed by stephenking.com.
Timing precision
Tracked span: Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Start-time field: No verified start time stored; this answer is intentionally date-first.
Decision threshold
Static render date is Thursday, November 5, 2026 (2026-11-05 UTC). The answer flips to yes only when the stored event date is before that UTC calendar date; same-day events remain date-current until the next static calculation.
Record status
Catalog status confirmed; schema eventStatus EventScheduled. Category release-book; region Global; country Global.
Uncertainty and revisions
No estimated window, expected-status flag, previous-start override, or signal tracker is attached.
Past-event archive facts
elapsed 30 days and indexable detail path /did/stephen-king-other-worlds-than-these-2026/
Entity shape
region Global, creator Scribner / Simon & Schuster, and platforms Hardcover, Audiobook, Ebook
Series and aliases
No series, installment, or alternate-name metadata is attached.
Nearby event cluster
Rebecca Yarros - Untitled Empyrean (Not Book Four) [release-book, confirmed, 2026-09-29] · George R.R. Martin - The Winds of Winter [release-book, expected, 2027-10-15] · Brazil General Election 2026 — First Round [election, scheduled, 2026-10-04] · Saturn at Opposition — October 4, 2026 [space, scheduled, 2026-10-04] · OpenAI DevDay 2026 [keynote, expected, 2026-10-06]
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