I've sort of forgotten the purpose of the compendium. Is it solely a place to list the many cross-references that can be found amongst all of FPW's books and stories? Or is it something more?

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Sorry about that. The cross-references is only going to be one section of the compendium. We plan on having an illustrated bibliography, plus many essays about F. Pauls work. That's off the top of my head. I know other ideas were bandied about. Hm... bandied... is that even a word, did I spell it right? Bandied. Just sounds strange.

If nobody else steps forward to lead this project by the end of April, I'll take the reigns and start putting it together.

(Announcer Voice) YOUR RIGHT MAGGERS, IT'S SOOOO MUUUCH MOOORE!

Sorry about that. The cross-references is only going to be one section of the compendium. We plan on having an illustrated bibliography, plus many essays about F. Pauls work. That's off the top of my head. I know other ideas were bandied about. Hm... bandied... is that even a word, did I spell it right? Bandied. Just sounds strange.

If nobody else steps forward to lead this project by the end of April, I'll take the reigns and start putting it together.

Bandied is the perfect word.

Essays about FPW's work? Sounds very cool. Written by whom?

Boy oh boy, this will be one huge project.

Essays about FPW's work? Sounds very cool. Written by whom?

Members of the board, mostly. When it comes to that stage we'll list topics and see who volunteers to write something on them. One topic that stands out would be a piece on the weapons RJ uses. It seems to invite a lot of discussion on this board and the old one. I figured somebody who is familiar with it might want to do a piece on it.

We (read: I) would like this project to be by the fans for the fans. Nobody will be compensated for their time and work monetarily, it will be strictly volunteer work.

Another section could be fan art. Yet another could be the collective unconscience of the adversary as it compares to the winged migration of the swallow.

Hmm...I like that. Of the fans for the fans by the fans.

I wish I could find the little piece I wrote comparing "Demon Song" and "Black Wind." It earned a nice comment from FPW. Unfortunately, it disappeared from the board during the update a couple of months back. You guys don't happen to have a copy somewhere by chance?

Hmm...I like that. Of the fans for the fans by the fans.

I wish I could find the little piece I wrote comparing "Demon Song" and "Black Wind." It earned a nice comment from FPW. Unfortunately, it disappeared from the board during the update a couple of months back. You guys don't happen to have a copy somewhere by chance?

I don't. I have no idea if Flyboy was copy/pasting the contents of this thread elsewhere. I figure he's gotta show up sooner or later, I just hope he understands that we continued this project without him.

Okay, it's May and I promised that if nobody else came forward that I would take over this project. That is, unless Flyboy shows up again and has been working behind the scenes all this time.

It seems that posts that began this thread were lost with the database upgrade earlier this year. From Flyboy's last post it does seem that people were e-mailing him with connections and error's.

****Could any of you who e-mailed Flyboy possibly find those e-mails and re-send them to: aphew88@hotmail.com (Put FPW or Compendium in the Subject so I know it's not junk mail).****

From this point on send all new connections and such to the previous e-mail address. If you would rather, you can PM me here as well.

I'll start collecting the connections into a single document and getting things organized.

My first order of business is to ask for a few volunteers who have read the majority of F. Paul Wilson's work and don't mind seeing how everything connects. I will need you to make sure the connections are accurate or to double-check them for me.

Any volunteers?

Aphew,
I'm a little nervous about volunteering, but I'll give it a shot. I'm pretty sure I've read everything FPW's written except "Midnight Mass."

Maggers

Any volunteers?

I'd like to give that a try!

I've read just about everything except Soft and Others, made a few connections myself (It's so cool when you are reading a story and one of these links pops up)

Keith the Elder

My first order of business is to ask for a few volunteers who have read the majority of F. Paul Wilson's work and don't mind seeing how everything connects. I will need you to make sure the connections are accurate or to double-check them for me.

Any volunteers?

I'd be happy to verify the connections. I love that kind of stuff! I've read everything but the La Nague stuff, and some of it twice!

Awesome. Maggers, Keith, and Stacy, thank you very much! I just need to find some time to start getting this stuff put together. You'll be hearing from me later when I need your help.

Thanks again!