Dear FPW,
At the risk of sounding ungrateful for what you *have* done to make your books accessible, would you please give some thought to making more of your books available through non-proprietary and non-region-locked websites, like (say) Smashwords?

As a non-Kindler, I genuinely appreciate your willingness to make the ebook versions of your work non-DRM so they can be readily converted to epub (even though, sorry to say, the resulting formatting is often a bit ugly), but also as a non-Kindler I'd really prefer not to have to wade into the Amazon and all its clutching bogginess just so I can buy Amazon-controlled books to read on a non-Amazon system. Even putting my wariness of Amazon's system aside, as I'm not in either the US or the UK I am frequently locked out of being able to buy your books electronically because of distribution issues.

I know the situation is not of your making, and is no doubt a pain for you as well. I don't want you to have to spin your wheels, but I'd be grateful if there were other buying possibilities.

Now, while I'm here, huge congratulations on the publication of the revised Nightworld and finishing the RJ cycle! I can't wait to read the last few RJ books so I can appreciate the culmination in all its glory.

I preordered Nightworld for my Kindle months ago and its finally here! I can't wait to start on it tonight. I wonder how it ends??? lol :p

Headed up to NYC for Memorial Day weekend! Along with the other normal touristy things (like visiting Central Park and chowing down in Chinatown!), I'm gonna see if I have time to check out some buildings/landmarks/places mentioned in the Jack books, just for fun. Like a Duane Reade! (Although people from NY don't seem particularly excited about them )

If any NY residents here have suggestions for particular places of note from the series, throw 'em out here!

And if he does, do we want him to write another story/book set in his "Healer" universe?

I'm new to RJ, and started with The Tomb, then circled back and read the young Jack books. I'm on Conspiracies now and spotted an odd inconsistency. In the chapter where Jack and Lew Ehler are devising a cover story before registering at the conspiracy theorist convention, Lew and Jack briefly discuss odd lights or "lumens" in the Pine Barrens. Jack states unequivocally he's never seen them. But I distinctly remember Jack chasing the "lumens" on his bike in one of the young Jack books, I think the last one. Small detail, just curious if anyone else noticed, and if there are any other inconsistencies in future books.

Oh Good Lord. I realized that my post about an inconsistency has a major inconsistency right in the title of the thread! I meant Inconsistency in Conspiracies, not Legacies. I guess that's karmic justice for you. Never point out another's gaffe without making sure your announcement is gaffe-free itself!

So, this post is after reading all of the Cycle except Nightworld and nearly all of the rest of the Secret History.

It's mentioned repeatedly that The Otherness despises humanity, and Rasalom devours sadness and despair. I think there was one mention of Rasalom being unsure of The Otherness because his power was growing slowly right there, but one thing hit me: if The Otherness gains sustenance and glee from sadness and despair, what's to stop it from taking away Rasalom's power after he attains total global domination.

Imagine this line of thought: Rasalom conquers all of Earth making The Ally lose all interest. He controls Earth completely, then in a final act of conquest, The Otherness removes his power. Imagine the pain, fear, sadness, hate, and utter despair Rasalom would feel after millenia of working for this spot only to have no way to maintain it. I don't think any despair could ever compare to that.

It was a random thought I had while idling away for Nightworld's rerelease.

If Obamacare goes through, it will require rationing; "Offshore" will follow "Lipidleggin'" out of fiction and into reality with the help of projects like this.

Has anybody seen this show? Creator of LOST; J.J. Abrams's new work, "Alcatraz" is mysterious action/crime drama.

In 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz. In the present day, they resurface and a secret agency are tasked with re-capturing them...


I just saw first 2 episodes only, but I definitely love it!

We're giving away 5 signed copies of NIGHTWORLD courtesy of the good doctor. Head on over and enter. Contest ends midnight on the 31st!

http://www.horrorworld.org/nightworld.htm :drum:

p.s. I thin Jim Caviezal would make an awesome RJ - has anyone seen him in Person of Interest? The last episode, when he dispatched the bad guy - he gave Harold a glare that would do Jack proud. JMHO - please don't flame me. :target:

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