lostinthot Wrote:Before I really say anything I'm totally a newb and have very little idea of how this all works. I tried looking at how the books fit together and it gave me a headache ^_^;
If you're referring to the site, I too had quite a few problems with it at first. I attribute those problems to a combination of inexperience with computers, and geezerhood . . . geezerness? . . . geezeridity?
Quote:I've read the repairman jack novels and just finished reading Harbingers and I'm sorry if I missed it or it's been said somewhere but is there going to be more repairman jack novels?
Yes. Harbingers is the tenth novel in the series, and the eleventh novel -- which will be published later this year -- will be entitled BLOODLINE. I gather that there will be about fourteen RJ novels in all, and then FPW intends to write a series of YA (Young Adult) RJ stories. These will be stories about a much younger Jack, and will tell of his early adventures and of how he came to be the "Repairman."
Quote:I've read that they are leading up to the Adversary Cycle, (sorry if this is wrong) but how do these tie together? Do we find out what happened to Tom? Does the war continue somewhere else? Is there a book that tells who wins? I love these books and have questions but even if someone could point me in the right direction (like a previous post or such) it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Actually, the RJ novels
parallel the Adversary Cycle -- the second half of it anyway.
It works like this:
In chronological order -- which isn't
published order -- the first book is THE KEEP. It takes place in 1941.
The Second book is REBORN, which -- If I remember correctly -- takes place in 1968.
The next novel in the series is REPRISAL (which happens a number of years after REBORN, brings back a character in REBORN, and covers a period of about five years) . . . and while this is going on, THE TOMB, THE TOUCH, and the rest of the RJ novels are taking place elswhere.
Finally, everything comes together in NIGHTWORLD.
THE TOMB is the first of the Repairman Jack (RJ) novels, and is part of the Adversary Cycle.
After THE TOMB (in the RJ series) comes LEGACIES. Then there is CONSPIRACIES, ALL THE RAGE, HOSTS, THE HAUNTED AIR, GATEWAYS, CRISSCROSS, INFERNAL, HARBINGERS, and the soon-to-be-published BLOODLINE. These books should really be read in that order.
As to what happens to Tom, whether the war continues elswhere, and who wins . . . we don't know. Paul has definitely stated that he will
not write a follow-up novel to NIGHTWORLD. So, I expect that this will be left up to our imaginations. (As for Tom, there are still a few RJ novels to come, so we don't know yet.)
Something to watch for: when you read THE TOUCH, remember the names of the characters . . . and things like the kind of cars they drive. You will find mention of them in ALL THE RAGE . . .
but you have to look closely.
Paul has this fascinating quirk; he loves to put little things mentioned in other books into the RJ novels. Like one of the houses in LEGACIES -- it's the same house that was used in another, non-RJ novel. When you read VIRGIN, you'll notice that the same Church is used in an RJ novel as well.
There are lots of fascinating little links between novels, and discovering them is part of the fun that he provides for us fanatics.
By-the-way . . . welcome to the board.
Ken V.