Hello everyone! Kenji is baaaack!!!

I don't know why, until now, I couldn't login, but finally I could. Now let's talk begin!!


Kenji Asakura

In the paperback version of THE HAUNTED AIR, Paul writes, "And thanks to Blake Dollens, typo master, for his help with this edition." And righteously so. Blake did a fine job. But the typo gremlin, like the Devil, will not be mocked. I imagine it was perched on Paul's shoulder as he wrote those words and thought, "Oh, really...we'll just see about that!" It couldn't subvert Blake's clean copy, so it took a subtler tack. On the "Also by F. Paul Wilson" page, the Adversary Cycle has become the Adversary Circle. And owners of the hardcover will rejoice in the thought they possess
an artifact from the future, as the copyright page assures us that the First Edition was published in September 2004! And that gets us into time-paradox difficulties you really have to be in harmony with the Cosmic Nyuk-Nyuk-Nyuk to fathom.

...err...I mean The Incredibles.

I know that it is not a new movie, but I watched Cronos last night for the first time and was mesmerized. It is by far the best horror movie I've seen recently. It has an original premise, which earns it kudos automatically in my book, that it carries off with great aplomb. I will be watching it again this evening.

Scott

P.S. It is a foreign film, so those convinced that reading subtitles detracts from the viewing pleasure shall be missing out a wonderful little gem.

The Libertarian Futurist Society just announced Prometheus Award finalists for Best Novel, and Prometheus Hall of Fame finalists for Classic Fiction. The winners will be announced at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon Four, in Boston, Massachusetts, September 2-6, 2004.

2004 Prometheus Award finalists for Best Novel: (For novels published in 2003.)
(Alphabetized by author.)

Naked Empire, by Terry Goodkind (TOR Books)
The Pixel Eye, by Paul Levinson (TOR Books)
Spin State, by Chris Moriarity (Bantam Books)
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic Press)
Sims, by F. Paul Wilson (Forge Books)

Fourteen novels were nominated for this years Prometheus Award for best novel.
The other nominees were:

The Anguished Dawn, by James P. Hogan (Baen Books)
State Of Disobedience, by Tom Kratman (Baen Books)
Crossfire, by Nancy Kress (TOR Books)
Hecate's Glory, by Karen Michalson (TOR Books)
Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson (Harper Collins)
Ruled Brittania, by Harry Turtledove (Roc/NAL/ Penguin)
Gateways, by F. Paul Wilson (Forge)
The Holy Land, by Robert Zubrin (Polaris Books)

The awards honor outstanding science fiction/fantasy that explore the possibilities of a free future, champions human rights (including personal and economic liberty), dramatizes the perennial conflict between individuals and coercive governments, or critiques the tragic consequences of abuse of power -- especially by the State.

The Prometheus Award was established in 1979, making it one of the most enduring awards after the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and one of the oldest fan-based awards currently in science fiction.

For a list of past winners see:

http://www.lfs.org/awards.htm

Notice who won the very first Prometheus Award. And two Hall Of Fame Awards -- back to back.

Ken V.

Maybe my memory is flaky, and I've loaned out my copy of The Tomb, but isn't Vicky allergic to chocolate? I could swear she was. And yet, in Crisscross, there's been at least two bits where it's mentioned that she loves, or is eating chocolate.

Like I said, maybe I'm wrong; I could be confusing books here.

Congratudolences!

See how fast and far the word gets around. Even in Iraq!

http://www.ryano.net/iraq/?618540



Best Wishes,

Ken V.

Hi all. I had read a long time ago on the old board that FPW would sign books that you sent to him, provided that you included postage back, etc. I was wondering if this is still the case.

I would have directed this to FPW himself, but I just saw that he was out of town til Monday, and I wanted to post while it was on my mind.

Thanks!

Is it a van? or a delivry truck? I've never been quite sure. Just asking :confused:

Hello all,

First just want to say That I am becoming more and more a rabid FPW fan every new book I read.

I am trying hard to find the older books, but have only found The Keep so far,
liked it alot,

I think you are a highly inventive writer and most every book oozes with style, be it a repairman jack novel or even the keep had a certian flair that would have been lost if it was just "another vampire book" .

Now on to my question, and I apologize if you've answered this countless times before, but I couldn't find it using search.

Where did you come up with the idea for Repairman Jack?
did it all develop at once or have you just pieced it together as you write.

Really just curious but I love the way that all the books tie together and flow
almost as a continuation of his life vs. one chapter ends and another begins.

anyways enough gushing keep up the good work look forward to reading more.

-Mitch Green