RhoneRanger Wrote:In the original Night World, Kalabati and Glaeken and RPJ barely knew each other, the new reissue would of course need to change.
What I would really like to see is the last Rakosh! It has been just not there... each book comes out and I expect to see the Rakosh, and yet no Rakosh. Are you hoping we forget about it? Jack let it go in a state of weakness, and the Rakosh returned the favor in Jack's state of weakness... they respect each other.. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LAST RAKOSH? I need this F. Paul!!!
BTW, I am new here too, just finished Fatal Error. I was lucky enough to get an autographed first edition! Have been an FPW fan since I read "The Tomb" first edition.
JACKFAN123 Wrote:I have always been confused about Glaeken and Jack's mortality. If Glaeken is no longer immortal, why hasn't his strength and power passed to Jack? Would this prompt an attack about Rasalom? A small detail that an explanation of would be fascinating.SPOILERS:
Quote:One of the drivers to Rasalom's character is that he is introduced so seldomly in the novels. While a lot of the stories revolve around his actions as a puppetteer, we never get to walk around in his head. What a great addition this would be, and I think it creates a great mood in these last novels. Here is evil incarnate, why don't we take a peak behind the curtain? Dark, creepy and sophisticated could be interesting.
Markie Wrote:"The Secret History of the World" encyclopedia would be a very interesting read.
After reading Nightworld (after each time I've read it actually) I always feel myself wanting to know what happens next to all the survivors, how they rebuild thier lives and if they are called on again to fight the Otherness.
I wish F.P.W. books were easier to get hold of in my part of the U.K.
Mike Hanson Wrote:**Spoiler Alert** (References to NIGHTWORLD)
Sorry for beating a dead horse (though, certainly, it is a better alternative to beating a live one), and yes, I know this probably cannot be addressed within any of the remaining Repairman Jack novels...but....just a friendly reminder that you created a wonderful character in KOLABATI, with a TON of unused and unaddressed backstory to her entire life (not to mention the amazing apocalyptic journey she must have had travelling from Hawaii to New York City in NIGHTWORLD).
Hoping and praying that when you wrap up the RJ series, you can write a Kolabati novel...one which jumps back and forth from her Nightworld journey from Hawaii to New York, and her complete life story from birth to death...kind of a "Secret History of Kolabati."
I'm not suggesting a RetCon, but saying it is easy to imagine that she is so much more (perhaps dramatically more) than the few actions she's shown doing, and the few thoughts she expressed in RAKOSHI and NIGHTWORLD.
Yes...another Fanboy rant. But, there you have it.
Kind regards,
Michael
The_Texan Wrote:---------
I, too, was fascinated by Kolabati and would love to read a little more about her. I always thought Jack dismissed her a little too easily, after they had an awesome time together early in the novel. I guess in the final analysis, FPW saw it as mostly a physical attraction and not much more. That, and Gina is the natural choice as the kind of 'all American woman.' But Kolabati admired Jack from the start for who and what he was, while it took Gina a long while to come around and accept him.
If there was ever going to be another revision of the The Tomb, I would lobby for a little gentler parting of the two of them. To my mind, the fact that she didn't show remorse over her brother's death -- who, if I recall correctly, raped her as well as bred Rakosh for evil purposes -- doesn't automatically make her a despicable person.
That's my take on it, anyway. Looking forward to her appearance in Nightworld either way.
-The Texan
Ken Valentine Wrote:You had better read THE TOMB again.
Firstly the name is Gia, not Gina.
Secondly, you don't recall correctly: Kolabati wasn't raped by her brother, she seduced him!
Thirdly, Kolabati saw the results of Jacks actions directly while Gia didn't -- until the end of the book. Then again, Jack explained to Kolabati what he did and how he became Repairman Jack, while Gia misunderstood him (which wasn't difficult when you consider Jacks "sort of" answers.)
Ken V.