In case you haven't seen it yet, this is from Gauntlet about Harbingers:
Set for publication Spring 2006
"No more coincidences for you."
That was what the lady with the dog told Jack at the end of Hosts.
Was she right?
In Harbingers, F. Paul Wilson's 10th Repairman Jack novel, it starts off so simply: Jack, still down from the tragic events of Infernal, is hanging in Julio's when a regular named Timmy asks him for help. His teenage niece has been missing since this morning; the police say it's too early to worry, but Timmy knows something bad has happened. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street.
This simple request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life.
At the end of Gateways Rasalom told him:
". . . Killing you now might be something of a favor. It would spare you so much pain in the months to come. And why should I do you a favor? Why should I spare you that pain? I don't want you to miss one iota of what is coming your way . . . A strong man slowly battered into despair and hopelessness . . . That is a delicacy. In your case, it might even approach ecstasy."
That pain is no longer in the future. It is here. Jack is desperate . . . And the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die.
A hang-onto-your-hat-and-heart thriller of triumph and tragedy that barrels along at F. Paul Wilson's trademarked breakneck pace.
Set for publication Spring 2006
"No more coincidences for you."
That was what the lady with the dog told Jack at the end of Hosts.
Was she right?
In Harbingers, F. Paul Wilson's 10th Repairman Jack novel, it starts off so simply: Jack, still down from the tragic events of Infernal, is hanging in Julio's when a regular named Timmy asks him for help. His teenage niece has been missing since this morning; the police say it's too early to worry, but Timmy knows something bad has happened. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street.
This simple request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life.
At the end of Gateways Rasalom told him:
". . . Killing you now might be something of a favor. It would spare you so much pain in the months to come. And why should I do you a favor? Why should I spare you that pain? I don't want you to miss one iota of what is coming your way . . . A strong man slowly battered into despair and hopelessness . . . That is a delicacy. In your case, it might even approach ecstasy."
That pain is no longer in the future. It is here. Jack is desperate . . . And the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die.
A hang-onto-your-hat-and-heart thriller of triumph and tragedy that barrels along at F. Paul Wilson's trademarked breakneck pace.
fpw Wrote:Ah, but Nightworld is being revised. And Gia was present only in the opening chapters, so excising her would be no problem. A few of the ladies here won't mourn her passing.
Harbingers is a watershed novel. It changes everything. And just because someone was around in the old Nightworld doesn't mean he/she will be around in the revision.
That's why the revision should NOT be read before Harbingers. In fact, I'm going to see about adjusting the schedules so that the revision is published after Harbingers.
NightWorld was my introduction to your writing (leave it to me to be bassackwards) So all this time I thought I knew the outcome and who would be there at the end with Jack. Ya just put a big ol' smile on my face. Many thanks!
"The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led." - Edgar Allan Poe
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Agent K
Okay! Have ya'll had all your fun? So I mispelled HARBINGERS. I never thought A small infraction would cause such a whirlwind of chaos. Now a quote from Chevy Chase. "It take a big man to admit when he's wrong. I'm NOT a big man".
:p A good horror story will keep you up at night
jaybird Wrote:Okay! Have ya'll had all your fun? So I mispelled HARBINGERS. I never thought A small infraction would cause such a whirlwind of chaos. Now a quote from Chevy Chase. "It take a big man to admit when he's wrong. I'm NOT a big man".
LOL. Spelling counts .... at least in thread titles. People make typos and massacre spelling, grammar and punctuation with impunity here, though inwardly some of us probably cringe at what's written.
But a thread title...well, folks will take you to task if it's wonky, especially if it's the name of one of FPW's books.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd
Maggers Wrote:People make typos and massacre spelling, grammar and punctuation with impunity here, though inwardly some of us probably cringe at what's written.
Know I don"t$
KRW
jaybird Wrote:Okay! Have ya'll had all your fun? So I mispelled HARBINGERS. I never thought A small infraction would cause such a whirlwind of chaos. Now a quote from Chevy Chase. "It take a big man to admit when he's wrong. I'm NOT a big man".
I thought Hardingers was a porno. :confused:
KRW
Maggers Wrote:LOL. Spelling counts .... at least in thread titles. People make typos and massacre spelling, grammar and punctuation with impunity here, though inwardly some of us probably cringe at what's written.
Lisa used to be the old board's Ayatollah of the Word, issuing Grammar Fatwahs left and right. The careless would cringe in terror as they clicked the POST button. But the board was much less busy then (and so was Lisa, I assume). Not even she could keep up with all the gaffs these days.
FPW
FAQ
"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
jaybird Wrote:I feel a little better now. At least I know I wont be dragged from my house and burned at the stake.......I don't think.
Don't worry, jaybird, a single typo doesn't land you on my list... or at least not close to the top of it. And believe me, there IS a list. I may not have time to comment, but I'm keeping track. Oh, yes, I am.
Lisa
fpw Wrote:[SIZE=3]Ah, but Nightworld is being revised. And Gia was present only in the opening chapters, so excising her would be no problem. A few of the ladies here won't mourn her passing.
Harbingers is a watershed novel. It changes everything. And just because someone was around in the old Nightworld doesn't mean he/she will be around in the revision.
So, does that mean people not around in the old Nightworld might be in the revision? Someone who might have strong maternal instincts but previously "died" in the Pine Barrons?
"Think for yourself and question authority" Leary
By the way, How are things in your town?