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The Repairman Jack Series
The ''Repairman Jack series'' is the name given to sixteen (as of 2012) horror/ thriller novels written by American author F. Paul Wilson, as well as several standalone short stories and 2 spin-off trilogies. Story The series revolves around the adventures of a Manhattan-based "urban mercenary" who calls himself Repairman Jack. Jack is a man with no last name or legal status who makes his living "fixing" situations for people who cannot find help elsewhere. His work has not only led him into violent encounters with the criminal underworld, but also into the midst of a behind-the-scenes cosmic battle for Earth between two supernatural forces: one known as the Ally, which is benign towards humanity, and one as the Otherness, which is hostile towards it and generally considered "evil". Timeline The series proper begins with ''The Tomb'' and ends with ''Nightworld''. However, those two books are also part of another series of novels by Wilson known as The Adversary Cycle The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...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] |
Repairman Jack (series)
The ''Repairman Jack series'' is the name given to sixteen (as of 2012) horror/ thriller novels written by American author F. Paul Wilson, as well as several standalone short stories and 2 spin-off trilogies. Story The series revolves around the adventures of a Manhattan-based "urban mercenary" who calls himself Repairman Jack. Jack is a man with no last name or legal status who makes his living "fixing" situations for people who cannot find help elsewhere. His work has not only led him into violent encounters with the criminal underworld, but also into the midst of a behind-the-scenes cosmic battle for Earth between two supernatural forces: one known as the Ally, which is benign towards humanity, and one as the Otherness, which is hostile towards it and generally considered "evil". Timeline The series proper begins with ''The Tomb'' and ends with ''Nightworld''. However, those two books are also part of another series of novels by Wilson known as The Adversary Cycle The Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Stories Of Suspense And Horror
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Dark At The End (Novel)
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Fatal Error (novel)
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The Last Christmas (novel)
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Ground Zero (novel)
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By The Sword (Wilson Novel)
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Bloodline (Wilson Novel)
''Bloodline'' is the eleventh volume in a series of 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 realisti ... books written by American author F. Paul Wilson. The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (May 2007) and later as a trade hardcover from Forge (September 2007). Plot summary The novel begins a bit after Gia and Vicky recover from the accident brought by the yenceri. Gia, as always persuades Jack to do some fix-its, on the condition that he does not risk too much. The persuasion was followed when a middle-aged woman named Christy Pickering asks for Jack's help. Jack finds that Christy has been having a problem with her daughter Dawn, she is dating a man Jerry Bethlehem, about twice her age (or as Christy puts it: "Old enough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbingers (novel)
''Harbingers'' is the tenth 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 2006), later as a trade hardcover from Forge (September 2006), and finally as a mass market paperback from Forge (August 2007). References American horror novels 2006 American novels Repairman Jack (series) {{2000s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
