Ken Valentine Wrote:You're definitely going to love Dydeetown World. The main character is a sort of futuristic Phillip Marlowe. Great book!I did love it. "Dydeetown World" was great. I am glad though that I read it after I finished "The LaNague" series, it seemed to make more sense to me. I finished this little gem this past week-end. Now I'm reading "Sibs".
Ken V.
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cobalt79 Wrote:I did love it. "Dydeetown World" was great. I am glad though that I read it after I finished "The LaNague" series, it seemed to make more sense to me. I finished this little gem this past week-end. Now I'm reading "Sibs".Sibs is awesome. Prob my favorite non-RJ/AC along with The Select .... and Black Wind ... and ..... here we go again .... :p
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
jimbow8 Wrote:Sibs is awesome. Prob my favorite non-RJ/AC along with The Select .... and Black Wind ... and ..... here we go again .... :pNo, please continue on. I'm just discovering what great books these earlier works are. I truly LOVED "Black Wind". The "Fifth Harmonic" was good and "Virgin" was a great read. I still have "Masque", "Mirage", "The Select", "Nightkill" and few others to go. My copy of "The Tery" won't be coming in until some time next week. Then "Freakshow" is coming in. So opinions will always be welcome!
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cobalt79 Wrote:No, please continue on. I'm just discovering what great books these earlier works are. I truly LOVED "Black Wind". The "Fifth Harmonic" was good and "Virgin" was a great read. I still have "Masque", "Mirage", "The Select", "Nightkill" and few others to go. My copy of "The Tery" won't be coming in until some time next week. Then "Freakshow" is coming in. So opinions will always be welcome!
I think most titles have already been mentioned except Implant and Deep As The Marrow which are both excellent.
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cobalt79 Wrote:No, please continue on. I'm just discovering what great books these earlier works are. I truly LOVED "Black Wind". The "Fifth Harmonic" was good and "Virgin" was a great read. I still have "Masque", "Mirage", "The Select", "Nightkill" and few others to go. My copy of "The Tery" won't be coming in until some time next week. Then "Freakshow" is coming in. So opinions will always be welcome!Of those, I haven't read Mirage and The Tery and Freakshow. Nightkill was intense (I still hope that Jake Nacht shows up elsewhere).
What ever happened with the Masque video game, Paul? Anyone?
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
I just started "Sibs" tonight after dinner. Got through about 50 pages and found a link to the world of RMJ!!!! The character Connie mentions Julio's to Rob. "It's called Julio's. This place is really declasse--determinedly so. It's a working man's bar left over from pre-gentrification days. It's grungy, the owner's the bartender, and the service is surly at best"
I kept reading to see if she mentioned the dead plants in the window or the guy that conducts buisiness in the back booths. It wasn't mentioned but, NEAT!!!
Jimbow, after I read "Mirage", "Freakshow" and "The Tery", I'll let you know how much I enjoyed them..........I'm sure I will.
I kept reading to see if she mentioned the dead plants in the window or the guy that conducts buisiness in the back booths. It wasn't mentioned but, NEAT!!!
Jimbow, after I read "Mirage", "Freakshow" and "The Tery", I'll let you know how much I enjoyed them..........I'm sure I will.
This post was last modified: 10-02-2006, 09:07 PM by cobalt.
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cobalt79 Wrote:I did love it. "Dydeetown World" was great. I am glad though that I read it after I finished "The LaNague" series, it seemed to make more sense to me. I finished this little gem this past week-end. Now I'm reading "Sibs".
It's impossible for me to accurately place Dydeetown World within the LaNague time line. The only thing I can say is that it takes place sometime around -- or after -- the time Peter LaNague visits earth to confirm the existence of Chlor-Cows.
So, I agree. The LaNague series first.
Ken V.
the Keep at our supermarket when it was known as Alpha Beta (That's been some years now)
It was on the discount rack as the manager explained it was the only copy they had ever received and he just wanted to sell it.
The cover caught our eyes and since then we have enjoyed reading F Paul's
work. The line "about something murdering my men" made us want to know the how/why of it
My favorite RJ - The Tomb as it was originally born in 1984 (I believe it was)
and while the definitive version was an entertaining read, it will never surplant the original's in my literary heart. There's also a place for Enemy of the State..........)
It was on the discount rack as the manager explained it was the only copy they had ever received and he just wanted to sell it.
The cover caught our eyes and since then we have enjoyed reading F Paul's
work. The line "about something murdering my men" made us want to know the how/why of it
My favorite RJ - The Tomb as it was originally born in 1984 (I believe it was)
and while the definitive version was an entertaining read, it will never surplant the original's in my literary heart. There's also a place for Enemy of the State..........)
My first RJ book was Conspiracies. I had seen (if I remember correctly) a Repairman Jack novel in a bookstore, towards the front of the store, but it never really caught my attention. I had never heard of RJ or F. Paul Wilson before so I paid it no heed. About a year later I had moved to where I currently live now and, out of boredom, complained about not having anything to read. My mom said she knew their were books lying around the house so she kinda dug up a bunch and gave them to me to look through.
I can't really remember any of the other books but the one that caught my attention was the book 'Conspiracies'. Didn't really bother to read the synopsis that was on the back, but just the title alone caught my attention, so I picked it up and started reading it... and absolutely fell in love with the story. And thus.. I made ventures to the book store to pick up the books that were prior to Conspiracies so I knew where the story started.. and I've been hooked on RJ and other F. Paul Wilson books since.
I can't really remember any of the other books but the one that caught my attention was the book 'Conspiracies'. Didn't really bother to read the synopsis that was on the back, but just the title alone caught my attention, so I picked it up and started reading it... and absolutely fell in love with the story. And thus.. I made ventures to the book store to pick up the books that were prior to Conspiracies so I knew where the story started.. and I've been hooked on RJ and other F. Paul Wilson books since.
furin Wrote:My first RJ book was Conspiracies. I had seen (if I remember correctly) a Repairman Jack novel in a bookstore, towards the front of the store, but it never really caught my attention. I had never heard of RJ or F. Paul Wilson before so I paid it no heed. About a year later I had moved to where I currently live now and, out of boredom, complained about not having anything to read. My mom said she knew their were books lying around the house so she kinda dug up a bunch and gave them to me to look through.
I can't really remember any of the other books but the one that caught my attention was the book 'Conspiracies'. Didn't really bother to read the synopsis that was on the back, but just the title alone caught my attention, so I picked it up and started reading it... and absolutely fell in love with the story. And thus.. I made ventures to the book store to pick up the books that were prior to Conspiracies so I knew where the story started.. and I've been hooked on RJ and other F. Paul Wilson books since.
Welcome to the board, Furin! Are you in Higginsville, MO??
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