AlvinFox Wrote:Just finished this last night. Great stories. The interstitial material is almost as good as the stories. (Not better than though.) I went to them same E3 as FPW. Well, one of the many E3's I've been to. I am such a nerd. What are the three 'missing' stories? Also, any chance of the script for Syzygy ever being put online? I'd like to read that as well. How about a DVD (or two or three) that collects all of the FTL Newsfeeds?The 3 removed were "Bugs," "Night Dive" and "Performance." Posting them as free downloads might not be a bad idea. Same with "Syzygy," if Matt agrees.
As for FTL, Sci-Fi Channel owns those rights...and it would take ten DVDs, I believe.
FPW
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fpw Wrote:[SIZE=3]The 3 removed were "Bugs," "Night Dive" and "Performance." Posting them as free downloads might not be a bad idea. Same with "Syzygy," if Matt agrees.
What happened with "The Wringer?" I don't see it in any collection, nor mentioned in the new book, yet I thought it appeared in the mid-1990s?
Anders
Anders Monsen Wrote:What happened with "The Wringer?" I don't see it in any collection, nor mentioned in the new book, yet I thought it appeared in the mid-1990s?
Anders
"The Wringer" wasn't included because it's being written into one of the remaining RJ novels.
AlvinFox Wrote:"The Wringer" wasn't included because it's being written into one of the remaining RJ novels....at present, it can only be found (used) in 2 publications: in NIGHT SCREAMS (NAL/ROC) (January 1996) edited by Gorman & Greenberg and in Gauntlet #17 (October 1999). The first one can usually be found for as little as $1.00 on Abebooks.com
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
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
Wapitikev Wrote:...at present, it can only be found (used) in 2 publications: in NIGHT SCREAMS (NAL/ROC) (January 1996) edited by Gorman & Greenberg and in Gauntlet #17 (October 1999). The first one can usually be found for as little as $1.00 on Abebooks.com
-Wapitikev
Thanks. I actually read a copy in a store once - I would have bought the book but it was in horrible shape. Since only the bookstore would have profited from my purchase and I just wanted to read the FPW story, I sat down and read through it right there. I was not aware it was being folded into a forthcoming RJ book. Two of the Midnight Mass stories that became part of the novel were mentioned, but not this one (and I don't recall the three that were excised being mentioned either; I shall have to locate copies)
Anders
Wapitikev Wrote:...at present, it can only be found (used) in 2 publications: in NIGHT SCREAMS (NAL/ROC) (January 1996) edited by Gorman & Greenberg and in Gauntlet #17 (October 1999). The first one can usually be found for as little as $1.00 on Abebooks.com
-Wapitikev
It's my second favorite RJ short.
t4terrific Wrote:It's my second favorite RJ short....and your favourite is?
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
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
Wapitikev Wrote:...and your favourite is?
-Wapitikev
"A Day in the Life". It's my favorite story period.
fpw Wrote:from PW:
Aftershock & Others: 19 Oddities F. Paul Wilson. Forge, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1277-8
Bestseller Wilson (By the Sword) displays an expert grasp of storytelling mechanics and an impressive breadth of themes and approaches in what he says in an afterword is his last collection. The title tale is a moving meditation on love and loss, built on the unlikely premise of lightning-strike survivors seeing the spirits of their dear departed at their near-death moment of electrocution. “Dreams” riffs on the Frankenstein theme with its speculation on how the monster might act were its brain to have retained aspects of its predeath personality. In “Interlude at Duane's,” urban mercenary hero Repairman Jack must foil a four-man holdup with found weapons fashioned from consumer goods on the shelves of the drugstore where it takes place. In all these efforts, Wilson establishes characters with a few deft strokes, quickly sets up a tricky plot, and then masterfully maneuvers the reader to a well-orchestrated (and sometimes surprising) ending. Fans will hope they haven't seen the last of Wilson's short fiction. (Mar.)
Just wondering if there are any limited editions of Aftershock & Others.
I finally gave up on waiting for it to come out on the Kindle and bought a hard copy. The next week it came out on the Kindle.
I haven't quite finished it yet, but awesome read so far. The stories are great, but I almost find myself looking forward to the real life exploits in between more than the stories themselves.
I'm a bit over halfway. So far I think my favorite is *&S%(%.
I haven't quite finished it yet, but awesome read so far. The stories are great, but I almost find myself looking forward to the real life exploits in between more than the stories themselves.
I'm a bit over halfway. So far I think my favorite is *&S%(%.