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Repairman Jack
Repairman Jack is a character in a series of novels by F. Paul Wilson. Jack initially was just one protagonist in a string of related novels, but then gained his own series known as The Repairman Jack series. This series of novels uses realistic, thriller-like situations to tell a story with a broad supernatural theme. It is technically a spin-off branch of the aforementioned larger, overarching supernatural horror series, The Adversary Cycle. Introduction Repairman Jack is a self-titled "fix-it" man, but not in the common workshop sense. He is something of an underground mercenary, hired by everyday people to fix situations that cannot be dealt with through legal means (e.g. by blackmail). He is careful about who he agrees to do fix-its for, preferring innocent, desperate citizens being victimized with no one else to turn to. Jack adamantly refuses to take murder for hire jobs and almost never becomes involved in cases involving domestic issues between couples, kidnappings or mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tomb (novel)
The Adversary Cycle is a series of seven novels written by American author F. Paul Wilson. While it was originally known as "The Nightworld Cycle" (this name is even printed in the front of some early editions of ''Nightworld''), John Clute, in his section on F. Paul Wilson's work in ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', kept referring to "the Adversary." The author liked that better and so renamed the cycle. Novels The seven novels that comprise The Adversary Cycle are (in chronological order): *'' The Keep'', July 1981, *''The Tomb'', November 1984, *''The Touch'', April 1986, *'' Reborn'', May 1990, *''Reprisal'', August 1991, *'' Nightworld'', May 1992, *''Signalz'', July 2020, ISBN 978-1-951510-43-5 However, the book series does not fall into a strict chronological order, with alternative orderings suggested. For example, Wilson's websiteWilson, F.P. (2015). The Adversary Cycle. RepairmanJack.com (F. Paul Wilson's official site). Available at: http://repairmanjac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keep (F
A keep is fortified tower in a castle. Keep, KEEP, or The Keep may also refer to: Literature * The Keep, a fictional location on Arrakis in the 1965 ''Dune'' series * ''The Keep'' (Wilson novel), a 1981 novel by F. Paul Wilson ** ''The Keep'' (comics), a 2006 limited series based on the Wilson novel * ''The Keep'' (Egan novel), a 2006 novel by Jennifer Egan Music * ''The Keep'' (Happy Rhodes album) (1995) * ''The Keep'' (Tangerine Dream album), a 1997 soundtrack album Places * The Keep, Brighton, opened 2013, an archive and historical resource centre in East Sussex, England * The Keep, Dorchester, (c. 1880), a museum and former barracks in Dorset, England Software * Google Keep, a 2013 note-taking software program * Keep (app), a 2015 Chinese mobile fitness app Other uses * Keep (surname), including a list of people with the name *KEEP, a radio station in Texas, U.S. * ''The Keep'' (film), a 1983 horror film based on the Wilson novel * ''The Keep'' (Mayfair Games), a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infernal (novel)
''Infernal'' is the ninth volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n .... The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (July 2005) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (November 2005) and a mass market paperback from Forge (September 2006). 2005 American novels Repairman Jack (series) {{2000s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisscross (novel)
''Crisscross'' is the eighth volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n .... The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (May 2004) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (October 2004) and a mass market paperback from Forge (June 2006). 2004 American novels Repairman Jack (series) {{2000s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateways (novel)
''Gateways'' is the seventh volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n .... The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (2003) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (November 2003) and a mass market paperback from Forge (February 2006). 2003 American novels Repairman Jack (series) {{2000s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Air (novel)
''The Haunted Air'' is the sixth volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n .... The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (June 2002) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (October 2002) and a mass market paperback from Forge (April 2004). 2002 American novels Repairman Jack (series) {{2000s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hosts (novel)
''Hosts'' is a 2001 thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson. Written by F. Paul Wilson, ''Hosts'' is a thriller novel in the ''Repairman Jack'' series, and follows ''All the Rage''. In it, protagonist Jack investigates the cult that his sister's lover—Jeannette—has joined: the Unity. Jeannette had received a tainted experimental viral vector treatment for a brain tumor; the virus gained sentience, is the driving factor behind the cult, and attempting to spread itself worldwide. Further plots involve Jack's sister's coming out and Jack avoiding a journalist and any ensuing publicity. ''Hosts'' () was published by Forge on October 12, 2001. At 384 pages, it originally retailed for . ''Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...'' anticipated W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspiracies (novel)
''Conspiracies'' is the third volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson. The book was first published in March 1999 by Gauntlet Press as a signed, limited edition. A trade hardcover edition by Forge followed in February 2000. Reception ''F&SF'' reviewer Charles de Lint praised the novel as "an entertaining read, with engaging characters and a plot that twists and turns." '' F&SF
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiva ... '', September/October 2000 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacies (novel)
''Legacies'' is the second volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson. The book was first published in 1998 by Headline in England (February) and by Forge Books in the US (August). Reception F&SF reviewer Charles de Lint, noting similarities to the Burke novels of Andrew Vachss Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Early life and career Vachss grew up in Manhattan o ..., described ''Legacies'' as the rare sequel "standing as strong as the original work." F&SF, January 1999 References American horror nove ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noosphere
The noosphere (alternate spelling noösphere) is a philosophical concept developed and popularized by the Russian-Ukrainian Soviet biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky, and the French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Vernadsky defined the noosphere as the new state of the biosphere and described as the planetary "sphere of reason". The noosphere represents the highest stage of biospheric development, its defining factor being the development of humankind's rational activities. The word is derived from the Greek νόος ("mind", "reason") and σφαῖρα ("sphere"), in lexical analogy to "atmosphere" and "biosphere". The concept, however, cannot be accredited to a single author. The founding authors Vernadsky and de Chardin developed two related but starkly different concepts, the former being grounded in the geological sciences, and the latter in theology. Both conceptions of the noosphere share the common thesis that together human reason and the scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Goddess
A mother goddess is a goddess who represents a personified deification of motherhood, fertility goddess, fertility, creation, destruction, or the earth goddess who embodies the bounty of the earth or nature. When equated with the earth or the natural world, such goddesses are sometimes referred to as the Mother Earth or Earth Mother, deity in various animistic or pantheistic religions. The earth goddess is usually the wife or feminine counterpart of the Sky Father or ''Father Heaven''. In some polytheistic cultures, such as the Ancient Egyptian religion which narrates the cosmic egg myth, the sky is instead seen as the Heavenly Mother or Sky Mother as in Nut and Hathor, and the earth god is regarded as the male, paternal, and terrestrial partner, as in Osiris or Geb who hatched out of the maternal ''cosmic egg''. Excavations at Çatalhöyük Between 1961 and 1965 James Mellaart led a series of excavations at Çatalhöyük, north of the Taurus Mountains in a fertile agricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
