I got into Saving Grace a couple of seasons in and played catch up. Played long enough to reach the finale, which was tonight. Two hours to wrap things up. First off, Grace is a hard-boiled detective in the post-noir sense, breaking the rules to get justice; however, typical of a noir hero, Grace's private life is filled with tragedy. Going into the finale tonight: Grace has accidentally run over a young girl and cannot do her job anymore. In the finale's first hour: Grace must choose between obvilion and survival; poignant ending shows Grace walking into the ocean at night with Stand By Me playing in the background. Second hour: No, she didn't drown. She returned to the shore to find Earl, her guardian Angel waiting. Earl, the fantasy element that drew me to the show, guides Grace in all decisions save suicide; here she must make her own choice. She chooses to survive. Then she gets the ultimate case: To bring down the Devil himself. Even her fellow detectives cannot decide if they are hunting a man or pure evil itself. Well, The Devil meets Grace in a grand finale, and let's just say, it was a very satisfying finale. Loose ends were tied up and Grace got justice in a big way. Left me wanting more, which is a good thing.

AC

Hi all - I'm reading Aftershock & Others right now and was surprised when Paul described The Select. In spite of it being in his bibliography, I completely missed it! I started reading Paul with The Keep and have now read all the Repairman Jack novels and a bunch of others (I loved Midnight Mass).

For the past decade at least, I have been doing the majority of my reading on electronic devices (palm pilot - windows mobile - iphone - kindle & sony ereaders). Alas, Paul's publishers haven't seen fit to release many of his early books as ebooks. The Select appears to be one of those books. Has anyone seen it for sale as an ebook?

Also, are there any plans for re-release of Paul's older works in ebook form? I know I'd buy all the ones I haven't read. :adore:

Thanks!

EDIT: Oh crap... I see Paul replied to post below indicating that The Select is going to be released this summer by Amazon for the Kindle. Good news! My apologies for littering up the threads with a redundant question.

I am curious if there is anyway to find out a more specific date for the release of the signed first edition of Fatal Error. All it says on Gauntlet is Summer 2010. I could be wrong but I thought before it said Spring 2010. Was there some type of set back? It doesn't matter too much when it comes out, but It always seems easier to wait for something if you know when to expect it. The last month or so of waiting for the new RJ novels have always been the hardest.

A quick search didn't turn up any reviews for this excellent politically-incorrect comedy. Peter(Paul Rudd) is getting married but he doesn't really have any guy friends and has to scramble to find some so that they can stand up at his wedding. After a series of hilarious 'dates' he finally meets the man of his dreams in Sydney(Jason Segal)who introduces Peter to his inner man. This of course creates problems between Pater and his fiance. It's a nice twist on the romantic comedy and very raunchily funny.

Lately in several books I've been reading (latest being Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth, which isn't even real horror) I have come across certain key phrases such as "Secret Historiesn and especially "Other or Otherness". Whenever I read these phrases I freeze and feel myself go cold for a moment much as when I find a Cthullu reference.

I realized, despite the Adversary Cycle not being true Horror for the most part, FPW has manged to instill me with absolute terror at the thought of such things. For this I must say Thank You, Paul. From the bottom of my heart, Thank You. You've given me an honest unintentional emotion due stemming from ink on a page. This is rare these days.

So thanks

Just received word from Cemetery Dance that this was about to ship...I think I ordered it before my son was born...and he's 9 now!

Variety.

The long-brewing feature version of author Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" has begun shooting in Los Angeles as a $5 million indie produced by John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow.

Cameras began rolling over the weekend on a five-week shoot for "Atlas Shrugged Part One" with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O'Toole's script. Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn't in production by Saturday.
A spokesman for Aglialoro -- the CEO of exercise equipment producer Cybex -- said there will be at least one more "Atlas Shrugged" shot after the current film's completed. Rand's massive novel is divided into three parts, each consisting of 10 chapters.
"Atlas," published in 1957, takes place in a dystopian version of the U.S. in which society has collapsed as the government gains increasing controlover industry. The decline occurs while the most productive citizens, led by John Galt, begin vanishing.
Johansson ("One Tree Hill") portrays Galt. The lead role of railroad executive Dagny Taggart has gone to Taylor Schilling ("Mercy) and the part of Henry Reardon is being played by Grant Bowler ("Ugly Betty").
Michael Lerner ("A Serious Man") portrays lobbyist Wesley Mouch and director Nick Cassavetes has signed on for the Richard McNamara role. Other key cast include Matthew Marsdan as James Taggart and Graham Beckel as Ellis Wyatt.
"Atlas" also stars Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Rebecca Wisocky, Ethan Cohn, Patrick Fischer, Neill Barry, Christina Pickles and Nikki Klecha.
There have been unsuccessful attempts to bring "Atlas Shrugged" to the bigscreen and TV dating back to the 1970s. In 2007, Angelina Jolie was to star in a Lionsgate version, with Vadim Perelman directing and rewriting "Atlas Shrugged" from a script penned by Randall Wallace. Husband-and-wife team Howard and Karen Baldwin and Media Talent Group's Geyer Kosinski were set to produce.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020...=2431&cs=1

Ken V.

I peruse the used book sites. I came upon The Book of Skaith by F Paul Wilson and Leigh Brackett. Anyone know about this one?

So yeah, new member, figured I'd start things off with a bang. I read The Tomb about a month ago, and I've pretty much zoomed through the series to date. I usually laze through books, take a week or so to finish it. About the only authors I read quickly are King and Koontz. And then I found Wilson. I was first recommended by my mother, and let me say I haven't regretted it yet.

Let me start off simple. Some people think it might be an insult to read through a book quickly. I usually prefer it if I really like the author. It's so very easy to miss subtle things on your first read, so I do my best to finish it as quickly as I can, and then come back when I'm free, to really appreciate the complex stuff. If I take forever to finish a book, then I spend more time on the plot than on the good stuff. And with Wilson's nuanced books, there's no way I'm going to get everything on one read.

So far, I've been thoroughly impressed. Repairman Jack has drawn me in, for all the good reasons. Just as Wilson said in his article about King; I'm a mutant, and proud of it. I've always voraciously sought horror flicks and books, and I take every chance I can to watch the classics; Dracula,The Blob...Needless to say, I got hooked after just a bit. The Otherness, our good friend R, and even The Lady, have instilled me with nothing but a sense of wonder at such a finely crafted world, with such great influences.

More than just the story itself, I've been constantly impressed by the author. Wilson is staggeringly good, not just at writing a story, but at being thorough. He clearly does his research with the guns, among other things(if not him, we do). He's quite good at detailing things so they flow smoothly, and so things make sense. Even manages to keep a character like Jack firmly rooted in the real and the possible, against such an unreal enemy. I've always loved people that could stay real, when it's so easy to 'cheat'; to give Jack something besides his tenacity and his contacts, to make him clearly a cut above the rest.

And, even more than his writing, his sheer personality. I'm always amazed by how caught up he is with the times. For a 64 year old man, Wilson still knows how things go. Clearly he's accustomed to the internet, or he wouldn't be here. He's shockingly good at making even the most passing moments of young, saggy-pantsed teenagers in his literature convincing. Every time he makes use of younger characters, from his con-men in All The Rage to his young, "Balls in your mouth" Kickers of Bloodlines, I feel as if I'm being played, as if the man we're reading isn't even half the age he reports; there's no denying it, Wilson isn't by any means your usual old man. And I hope we can look forward to many more years, and I can only hope I'm as much fun when I'm in my sixties.

This drink's on me, guys. Here's to plenty more, both beers and books. :cheers:

I was rereading "Conspiracies" recently. I may actually have to agree with Lisa as this being the best novel of them all. As I was rereading this novel I noticed so many clues to the future events. (Hell, when they talked about the Lady I thought they meant Olive) But I found a couple of sentences in this book dealing with "Ladies and Dogs" that I don't see rearing it's head again until "The Haunted Air".

I'll quote, ""Good job Frayne" Melanie said as Cainfield squatted beside her like a dog. Jack almost expected her to pat Cainfields head"

Like I said, I've just recently reread the novel and have seen in several instances FPW is alluding to future novels. I find it interesting that his first allusion toward a woman and a dog was so heavily depicted by the Otherness.