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sheepcrywolf   07-01-2008, 02:12 AM
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I just bought Bloodline a few hours ago and read the first chapter. Can't wait to read more. I was wondering, since there are other Repairman Jack Novels is there a particular order I should be reading, before I get to far in Bloodline.
Maggers   07-01-2008, 02:26 AM
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sheepcrywolf Wrote:I just bought Bloodline a few hours ago and read the first chapter. Can't wait to read more. I was wondering, since there are other Repairman Jack Novels is there a particular order I should be reading, before I get to far in Bloodline.

Welcome, sheepcrywolf, you might want to take a look at the FAQ on the very top of the screen. BLOODLINE is fairly far along in the Repairman Jack series. But read the FAQ, it will help in sorting out the order of FPW's books.

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bones weep tedium   07-01-2008, 05:20 AM
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Although Bloodline is quite far along in the Repairman Jack series, I don't think it matters too much which order you read them in. They're all good stand alone adventures, and Jack's overall story-arc is ended in the last novel of the Adversary Cycle, Nightworld.

So even die-hard fans who read the books as they are released all know how RJ's story-arc turns out in the end.


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cobalt   07-01-2008, 08:55 AM
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Welcome aboard sheepcrywolf. You can read any of the books alone. Bloodline will give you a lot of questions that you can go back into the series to answer. Most of the books are available in paper back and are available on line. But then you could be like a few of us and HAVE to have the limited signed versions. Enjoy!

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sheepcrywolf   07-01-2008, 09:02 AM
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Thank you, you all are very helpful.
mkmfpwfan   07-01-2008, 11:34 AM
#6
Hi Sheep, welcome to the board. My suggestion is to read them in order starting with the Tomb, that is how my husband and I did it and it worked out really well. We learned about Jack and how he grows in character and begins to be molded into what he needs to be with each new book in the series. Keri
XiaoYu   07-02-2008, 01:12 AM
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I agree with the others, read them from the beginning if you can! It helps you get to know Jack and his world, and to pick up on subtle connections that FPW has taken time and effort to insert into the novels as the series progresses. You won't be sorry Big Grin

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Wapitikev   07-02-2008, 01:43 AM
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Getting paul's books 101 (in case you need it).

Buying: Check your local bookstores (or online at Amazon, Borderland's Press, Gauntlet Press or AbeBooks) for copies still in print...check your local used bookstores for those that aren't (or online at AbeBooks).

Borrowing: [assumes you are in North America or Great Britain] If you can't wait to find the previous copies used (or can't afford to buy them...no shame in that), you should be able to get them from your local library or if they don't stock them then have them borrow it from another library for you through their library's interlibrary loan system (they likely have a free lending policy with other libraries across the country).

As far as the short stories go, there seem to be used copies of most of the short story collections floating around for sale on the net. That's where I procured Heroic Fantasy (for "Demonsong") and Night Screams (for "The Wringer"). My library had The Barrens and Others (for "A Day in the Life") and Thriller (for Interlude at Duane's). I downloaded the e-book (e-story?) of "The Long Way Home" from Amazon for an extremely reasonable price.

Cheers.

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Why he does what he does: "I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either." Bruce Wayne, Identity Crisis

On Rasalom: "Water's wet, the sky is blue...and good old Satan Claus, Jimmy...he's out there...and he's just gettin' stronger." Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boyscout
WGB   07-02-2008, 08:10 AM
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Welcome to the board sheepcrywolf! While you CAN read them in any order, especially the first 5. I recommend, if at all possible, that read in order of release. There are references in the later books that you might not understand if you jump around. The books are working toward a predetermined ending and there is a definite line of progression. Especially in Paul’s later books.
jonledon   07-02-2008, 11:44 AM
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Hi, I'm new to the board as well. (First Post!) Hosts was my first Repairman Jack novel, and after reading it I went mad trying to find every RJ novel. I eventually found The Tomb and read everything in order; including Hosts again. I just finished Harbringers and I'm buying Bloodline today.
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