Welcome, IanSF
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
IanSF Wrote:I've only recently been introduced to F Paul Wilson by a colleague and friend at work. I can't remember the last time I've been so captivated by an author or a character.
Although my tastes are more towards Sci-Fi and Fantasy, particularly the darker variety, I'd never found the Horror genre exactly appealing.
We were discussing book to film adaptations and this was when my friend mentioned he was eagerly awaiting a film about 'Repairman Jack' but was worried about another debacle like 'The Keep', as he is a fan of FPW and RJ in particular.
I was intrigued. Who is this character? What are the books like? He loaned me Conspiracies, All The Rage and Hosts. I was hooked and since August there ensued a 'feeding frenzy'. I scoured eBay and Amazon's used books and managed to get all of the Adversary Cycle and more of the RJ series.
I'm now waiting for The Haunted Air to be delivered. I should have it by the end of the week and I can hardly bear it. Just to keep me from climbing the walls I'm reading 'The Foundation'.
Welcome! FPW's books are amazing. My favorites are Black Wind, The Fifth Harmonic, Rakoshi (formerly The Tomb), The Select (The Foundation for the Brits), and Implant.
Enjoy!
Susan
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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.~Nietzche
Conspiracies was one of my favorites too, although my first Wilson book was The Tomb, seems like most of people I know read Conspiracies first. I remember reading The Tomb for the first time, and flying through it like there was no tomorrow. Right after that I drove up to library, unfortunatly this was before Conspiracies was out, and grabbed the next book by Wilson. Got to tell you if you havn't read Select yet... well all I can say is WOW!! I remember the creepy bookcover, yes I know you can't judge a book by a cover, but it was so intriguing. Well, needless to say Select had just the same calibar as Tomb all the way through. Hope you get around to Select too, and enjoy the RJ series!