Castle Houska (Czechoslovakia)

Allegedly built to keep something in, not out.
Allegedly taken over by Nazis at some point during WWII.
Allegedly built to over a mouth to hell.

When I heard them describing the place on TV I couldn't help but laugh out loud. The other person in the room watching it with me is also a fan of FPW, and was just leaning sideways in his chair, chuckling at each legend in turn.

She makes and sells pendants and also does custom work. I thought she did a great job. (Rats - put this in the wrong section. Sorry - I meant to put it in the Off-Topic)

I just went to Amazon in hopes of downloading all of Wilson's Repairman Jack novels to my Kindle, but only 2 of them are available on Kindle.

Does anyone know when the entire series will be available? I don't buy books any more -- I carry my Kindle everywhere with me... and I desperately want the entire Repairman Jack novels on my Kindle!

Please, author: please put all the Repairman Jack novels on Kindle.

Jack is one of the best fictional characters created in a long time!

Hey, guess what was in my mailbox today? I got number 235, anyone here get number 1 or 500?

Let me preface this with "I am not trying to be a conspiracy theorist!"

I reread The Tomb this weekend and noticed a strong resemblance to a scene in it and in the movie Aliens...

Picture Jack and Vicky trying to get away from the rakoshi in the ship, him carrying her, walking among the creatures, carrying a flame thrower, getting on an elevator, one lone creature following, jumping and hanging on the bottom of the lift...

I just thought it was interesting...that's all.

For those of you that don't know, I am waiting until the appropriate time in the RJ series to read the rest of the AC (having previously read The Keep and The Tomb.) Paul has updated The Touch in a beautiful trade paperback edition that is on sale now. It is finally time!

I love this book. I don't know how else to say it. It was a very relaxing and quiet read. It wasn't the same frenetic pace as the RJ books are seeming to be lately - moving all the pieces into place for Nightworld - and it wasn't Paul's earlier style of the LaNague series, which is distinct in its own right. I'd have to say that this book is in a class of its own. Black Wind read like this too. I very much enjoyed it.

This updated version takes place during the events of Ground Zero, so now is the time to read it.

Paul, I have to say that your references to events that took place in By The Sword and Ground Zero were very well done. (One of them was a little sad.) Intellectually, I knew you wrote this book many years ago, and I was pleased that you integrated them so seamlessly. Thank you for that. This book definitely feels contemporary the the RJ series, and is a must read for any fan.

Thank you.

Stephanie

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If anyone is interested in getting the Christmas Thingy I found it on Ebay where the seller didn't list Our Hosts name in the head of the listing - It is a Publishers Copy of the Lettered Edition - I would get it myself but am broke - but with Less than 2 days left it is still only bid up to $20

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Christmas-Thingy...1|294%3A50

Where do things stand right now with the Marc/Paul collaboration of the filming of SIBS? If you have a good grantwriter, I could steer you toward some money to finance the endeavor as long as the budget doesn't exceed 2 million bucks. For good or bad, Obama has opened the door for Arts Funding; it's a bit of bureaucracy to get it, but it's reachable. I just got 1.1 million for a Greening Project for solar panels for a theater. Anyway, what's up?

AC

P.S. I bring this up because I like the spirit of the posters on the Repairman Jack movie thread: Let's do it ourselves. Starting with SIBS seems more logical as we do have all the components here and now on the board to get the ball rolling. Writer. Director. Whatchathink?

I've been watching this movie, LOST IN AUSTEN, the past few nights as it is just under three hours and I must replay some scenes as the British accents are a bit diificult for me to follow. But I must say, this is a damn fine movie.

In short, a Jane Austen fan finds a "magic" door in her bathroom that transports her into her favorite book, Pride and Prejudice, and Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine of P & P, is hurled into modern London. No, this is not a comedy, but a drama (with a shade of fantasy/sf). If you're a Jane Austen fan, as am I, you will thoroughly enjoy this movie. If you think Jane Austen writes "chick" books, you'd best pass on this and go see Bruno.

AC

P.S. My jaw dropped when we are jolted back into modern day London after spending virtually all our time in the 19th century. Seamless.