...who preordered or bought Ground Zero that first week. I got advance word from the publisher last night (they get the word earlier than the rest of us) that once again Jack has made the NY Times Bestseller list.

It couldn't have happened without you folks here and the F-Files readers.

Thank you again.

I'm guessing I should direct this one toward FPW himself as he would be the one who holds the leash on the rights (I think).
With all of the remakes being done these days (hell, sometimes the movies being remade aren't even a decade old), I was wondering if the idea of doing a complete "do-over" with "The Keep" had ever come up. I have completely purged the Michael Mann Mess from my brain but every time I go back and read The Keep, I can't help but think how great it would be if someone like Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile) or the guy who directed "The Prisoner of Azkaban" got their hands on this classic tale.
There is probably another thread kicking around that adresses this issue and if there is, I apologize.

I know that FPW has said that Jack would now end with #15, so we have two normal novels and two of the Young Jack novels left and a revised Nightworld to look forward to.

However, I was wondering if anyone else would think it was cool to have a few more Jack novels prior to The Tomb?

I know FPW has said he doesnt want to run Jack into the ground, but with The Conflict becoming such a large part of the recent RJ novels, there has seriously been less time for the minor "fixes" that used to be in the books.

I liked Ground Zero, but Jack has become a little too Jake Fix in terms of action IMO. The way he manipulated his various enemies in BTS was just excellent, the same with how he got to Jeremy Bolton in Bloodlines, but there is really none of that in GZ. I am down for the Conflict taking center stage, I was just enjoying it more when he was utilizing those skills he had acquired over the years as RJ to get the job done, not just shooting people in the head and chest.

So I would seriously be very interested in a pre-Tomb era book. One that did not even have anything to do with The Otherness necessarily, just Jack making a name for himself doing the kind of small ordinary "fixes" that used to provide subplots to the books.

anyone else?

I saw this at Wal-Mart. Judge for yourself.

http://www.toywiz.com/secretraksh.html

So, just got back from the signing with the Man. The taco place around the corner that I've hearing about on this site and from the Man was indeed very good. To those I met at the signing, it was great to meet you.

Scott Glenn, who played glaeken in "the keep", will take a role in the upcoming Zack Snyder (one of my favorite directors since 300 & watchmen) movie Sucker Punch.

source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=59221

Anyone planning on getting together after the Burbank signing Sunday? I was reading some old posts and saw that the Man likes to go to Mucho Mas. I'm down for that or some In n' Out if the Man or anyone is interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcSmjyclYYA

This is the first show of the nom commercial The Keep Game, based on F. Paul Wilson´s best seller THE KEEP. Will be a complete game. This first version to show alpha stages on Dinu Pass, Village and a draft of the The Keep geometry. I am on this more than 2 years. I think I got the right way now. This will be playable on PC, Mac, If i got budget, I will export for the Iphone.

More videos and a playable version before christmas. Of course it will be Multiplayer, you can chat with your friends inside the Keep.

Would Jack carry with an empty chamber? I'm almost finished reading ground zero and this keeps popping up. Why in the world would Jack carry without having a round chambered? Especially on a Glock?

For somebody in Jacks position, who has been using and depending on firearms to carry in such a manner seems downright unlikely and insane. In fact, I feel that jack would consider that to be a death sentence.

Am I the only one who feels this is out of character?

Also, Jacks choice of a Glock 19... The Glock 23 ( what I currently carry) is chambered in 40. It is the exact same dimensions as the 19, but has more power. ( I'm not looking to get into a take-down power debate here. I know many feel there is no such thing). Sure, there is a difference of two rounds ( the 19 holding 15+1, the 23 holding 13+1), but I don't see that as two much of a problem, especially since Jack is a good shot, and if he can't get the job done with 13 rounds, two more probably won't matter.

In the begining of the series, Jack was carrying a Semerling, chambered in 45. It was his baby and the books often mentioned it being a 45, as that was his preferred round. I honestly don't see Jack going down to a 9mm, especially when a 40 is available in what is essentially the exact same gun.

Thoughts, opinions? Gunnies, I'm hoping to really hear from y'all on this one, as these are becoming a bit of a pet peeve of mine with the series.

Without spoiling it for me, can anyone who has read both books suggest to me which I should read first. Ive read all the repairman jack series, and just bought GZero and Secre Histories and i noticed a reference to Secret Histories in the intro to ground zero. Thanks for the suggestions.