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Nightworld (The Adversary Cycle #6)
Terror spreads throughout the world as the days grow shorter and the nights longer. As scientists rush to discover why the sun is rising later and later each day, an ancient evil waits to be reborn. Soon the vampire called Rasalom and the spiritual warrior Glaeken will fight the final battle.
Paperback, 389 pages
Published
August 1st 1993
by Jove
(first published 1992)
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Nightworld is the climax of the Adversary Cycle. It uses the characters introduced in the first five books and concludes the over-arching plot introduced in Reborn. It's an apocalyptic Lovecraftian tale of the end of the world. I believe that it does fulfill the promise of the previous books: it's action packed, hard to put down, and epic in scope. It's a good read.
The Plot
Rasalom, the baddie from the very first book, The Keep, has returned and he's recharged his batteries with the fear, pain,...more
The Plot
Rasalom, the baddie from the very first book, The Keep, has returned and he's recharged his batteries with the fear, pain,...more
The final installment of the Adversary Cycle, Nightworld is possibly my favourite book of all time. Thanks to its epic storyline, cast of wonderful, rich characters, and the tieing up of all loose ends, this book is a joy to read.
Beginning a short while after the climax of Reprisal, the newly reborn Champion of Chaos, Rasalom begin his final march toward victory. Having discovered that his ancient adversary, Glaeken, is now powerless and decrepit, Rasalom is unnopposed for the first time since t...more
Beginning a short while after the climax of Reprisal, the newly reborn Champion of Chaos, Rasalom begin his final march toward victory. Having discovered that his ancient adversary, Glaeken, is now powerless and decrepit, Rasalom is unnopposed for the first time since t...more
This is like the 14th or 15th book in the series. It did a good job at closing up the series. I have liked the books less and less over time. I really enjoyed the earlier stories of Repairman Jack and the vigilante justice he imposed on bad guys. The problem is the series is such a commitment and the stories become sub par towards the end. I don't know if I would recommend the series to anyone. Why did I keep reading? The first 5 or 6 books were entertaining enough that I kept reading. Then I re...more
The penultimate showdown. The world is overrun nightly by flying horrors and every day is a half hour shorter than the last. Glaeken's only hope to defeat Rasalom and stop the endless night is to reassemble a weapon destroyed long ago.
I read the original Nightworld many years ago, and just today finished the new edition, heavily revised to punch up the role of his parallel-series Repairman Jack character. (There are a couple amusing allusions to how the author is now a little embarrassed by that...more
I read the original Nightworld many years ago, and just today finished the new edition, heavily revised to punch up the role of his parallel-series Repairman Jack character. (There are a couple amusing allusions to how the author is now a little embarrassed by that...more
And so we come to the end, as both the Adversary Cycle and the Repairman Jack sagas reach their conclusions in a single book.
F.Paul Wilson has managed a small miracle in the long anticipated 2012 "heavily revised" re-release of "Nightworld", originally published in 1993 as the final volume of FPW's "The Adversary Cycle". That series began with "The Keep", first published in 1981. The second book in the series was 1984's "The Tomb, which introduced the character of Repairman Jack, who returned t...more
F.Paul Wilson has managed a small miracle in the long anticipated 2012 "heavily revised" re-release of "Nightworld", originally published in 1993 as the final volume of FPW's "The Adversary Cycle". That series began with "The Keep", first published in 1981. The second book in the series was 1984's "The Tomb, which introduced the character of Repairman Jack, who returned t...more
I loved this book! I've been a fan of F. Paul Wilson ever since reading The Keep years and years ago. In Nightworld, a body of work by this prolific author is bought to fruition. Those who haven't read the Adversary series and the Repairman Jack (one of my all time FAVORITE characters!) series, won't have a clue about what's going on. But the silver lining is, you get to read all those wonderful books to find out!
Nightworld opens with the late rising of the sun, a portent that signals the final...more
Nightworld opens with the late rising of the sun, a portent that signals the final...more
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Maybe it's just that I've been following this series for a long time now, but I found the last book of F. Paul Wilson's "Secret History of the World" series to be a fitting and satisfying conclusion to the saga of Glaeken, Repairman Jack and others from Wilson's body of work.
As usual, the storytelling is strong and compelling. I had trouble putting the book down from almost the first few pages. It is sort of a rush, to have characters that you root for so strongly. That you know so well. Whose...more
As usual, the storytelling is strong and compelling. I had trouble putting the book down from almost the first few pages. It is sort of a rush, to have characters that you root for so strongly. That you know so well. Whose...more
SPOILERS: Bravo! Thank you Mr. Wilson for an epic reading experience. I was in a state of anticipation to finally reach the conclusion of the Secret History of the World after reading 24 books mainly in chronological order. It did not disappoint. It was full of surprises. It was an awesome apocalyptic read and the final book was on par with the fantastic Swan Song by Robert McCammon. I was on the edge of my seat and heavily invested in all the characters Wilson created. I was very attached to th...more
Indeed, Wilson gets back to his core strength: horrible stinking monsters that want to eat your face. Is this a worthwhile climax after twenty-odd books and thirty-odd years? When you put it like that, probably not! So let's put it differently.
This is a nice little semiapocalyptic horror story with callbacks to lots of the preceding books and characters. And lots of horrible monsters. A lot of people die, but the gruesome on-screen deaths are reserved for the deserving. People are heroic, stubbo...more
This is a nice little semiapocalyptic horror story with callbacks to lots of the preceding books and characters. And lots of horrible monsters. A lot of people die, but the gruesome on-screen deaths are reserved for the deserving. People are heroic, stubbo...more
Well, I just finished Wilson's 'new' version of Nightworld. Let me explain:
I read the 6 book "Adversary Cycle" in 93-94. LOVED it! The 1st 3 books can be read as "stand alones"-The Keep, The Tomb, and The Touch. Reborn and Reprisal draw from events in the Keep and add to events in the Touch. And the last novel Nightworld (1st written in 1992) draws ALL the books together. A GREAT series. Reprisal gave me nightmares. Again, A GREAT series!!!!!!!
Repairman Jack, the main character in The Tomb, and...more
I read the 6 book "Adversary Cycle" in 93-94. LOVED it! The 1st 3 books can be read as "stand alones"-The Keep, The Tomb, and The Touch. Reborn and Reprisal draw from events in the Keep and add to events in the Touch. And the last novel Nightworld (1st written in 1992) draws ALL the books together. A GREAT series. Reprisal gave me nightmares. Again, A GREAT series!!!!!!!
Repairman Jack, the main character in The Tomb, and...more
This has to be one of the best horror books I have read in a long time. It's a classic good v evil story. Huge, bottomless holes open across the world. When night falls, predatory creaturs fly, buzz and crawl from the depths to feed on anything they can find. As humans start to barricade themselves in their homes, the evil behind the holes starts to make the days shorter, the nights longer, and so starts eroding the hope that something will make it all alright. A small band of heroes join forces...more
I just happened to read the first book in this series and I did not like it. There just wasn't enough there to keep me interested and it wasn't written all that well. (C'mon, an old Jewish guy in Eastern Europe makes a connection with a vampire-like creature to battle Nazis during WWII -- I've read comic book stories like that in the old DC House of Mystery comics, for crying out loud!) When I picked up this book, the sixth in the series, I thought I was picking up a stand-alone novel about the...more
Aug 06, 2012
Masha K.
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-scifi,
thriller
Three stars... That means I liked it. Didn't love it, not after investing so much time and emotion into the series. As I said in one of the progress reports, the general problems with Wilson's writing are still here, and probably this final chapter is a condensation of the whole series, the problems are distilled as well. Massively stupid decisions by characters who are supposed to be smart, both heroes and villains continues to be my main problem. Militant atheism is at this point just a distra...more
This was my favorite F. Paul Wilson book- the end of many of his series, principally started in "The Keep", but included his cross-over work from "The Tomb" and "The Touch". One of the best apocalyptical novels I've ever read! While you do not need to read all of his other books to enjoy this one, I do recommend reading "The Keep" first. This was a very, very good book- a true page-turner!
I am rating this story 4.5 stars, but will mark it as a 5. As the conclusion to 'The Adversary Cycle', "Night World" brings together a finale to remind one of Stephen King's "The Stand". Earth-threatening evil taking on human form, or shall I describe "it" as "solid" form? The flawed characters and self-sacrifice are also on display in this book. There are also a couple of handi-capable persons involved as would-be heroes. Sounds very familiar. But that is where similarities end. The story does...more
The final Adversary novel has been significantly revised by author F. Paul Wilson some 20 years after its first publication to dovetail the ending of the Repairman Jack series. Rasalom begins the process that will bring about the end of the world, starting with a bottomless sinkhole in Central Park, unleashing nightmarish creatures seen earlier in the Florida swamps on NYC. Glaeken and Jack have to assemble a weapon from Hawaii and Eastern Europe as well as rally various disbelievers to their ca...more
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This is the author's heavily revised edition of the original novel. It was the sixth volume of the Adversary cycle, which covered the Secret History of The World. The Ally versus the Adversary. The Ally was an indifferent ally to humanity, The Adversary was an evil entity that worked in an eternal battle with his opposite.
In the original set of novels, number two was THE TOMB that featured Repairman Jack. Each novel had a different set of characters and NIGHTWORLD was the culmination, all sets o...more
In the original set of novels, number two was THE TOMB that featured Repairman Jack. Each novel had a different set of characters and NIGHTWORLD was the culmination, all sets o...more
I accidentally read this one first. Oops! It was an airplane find - someone left it on the airplane, and I picked it up, and could not put it down until I had frightened the living daylights out of myself (I think I happened to be 13 or 14 at the time). You can actually enjoy it as a stand alone, even though you scratch your head at some parts when you're missing backstory, but it's not distracting enough to make you quit the book.
I begged my mom (who worked in a bookstore) to get me the rest of...more
I begged my mom (who worked in a bookstore) to get me the rest of...more
This book ties together the Repairman Jack novels with the Adversary Cycle, and is the last in the long series. Unfortunately, it was apparently written before Mr. Wilson knew he was going to write MANY repairman jack novels - and the ends ended up not meeting. Other than one other problem, it was a satisfying experience, weaving together many prior elements of the "Secret History of the World".
I began this series in no particular order - one day I picked up a repairman jack novel from the libra...more
I began this series in no particular order - one day I picked up a repairman jack novel from the libra...more
Well, after I believe 22 books, it's come down to Nighworld, the 2012 version. And it was the icing on the cake. What a spectacular way to tie it all together. i would not recommend that anyone pick this up and read it without tackling the Adversary Cycle books first, as well as the Repairman Jack novels. It is bittersweet that the series has come to a conclusion, although Wilson has promised a couple RJ novels set earlier in Jack's career. For anyone thinking of tackling this wonderful series,...more
I didn't read the other series that this book also ends, only the Repairman Jack books, and while there are obviously pieces missing from the incredibly large plot Wilson added in enough background through the story so it wasn't a problem. The sheer scope of what happens here boggles the imagination and Wilson pulls no punches when it comes to his heroes, going through their trials scarred and never the same as before. There is a realism to the narrative because of this that makes the story impo...more
A thoroughly satisfying end to the Repairman Jack series, and one that I had to devour in one marathon sitting, ending appropriately enough just as the sun was rising above the horizon. Fans of Wilson's work will be good to go straight from the get-go, with all your favorite characters--both good and evil--playing their parts in the narrative. Anyone who hasn't read any of the previous Repairman Jack novels should definitely start at the beginning of the series, and not jump right in here, or yo...more
*SIGH* It is hard to let go of a series that you have invested hours and hours of time into. But that is what I must do as I read the last Repairman Jack and what an ending it was!! As Rasalom continues toward his end game, Gleaken and his little rag tag band of followers scramble to gather up tools in order to fight the Otherness. But as the day dawns later than it should, the world as we know it starts to tilt off its axis and evil and darkness start to take over Manhattan. Is the world next?...more
I liked it! I first read it years ago, but since I've been reading the new Repairman Jack novels, I jumped "ahead" and re-read Nightworld (in part because I'm impatient, and also in part because I'm really curious to compare it to the changes that will be in the new and upcoming re-release/revision of the book when it's released later this year).
Overall, I really liked it, it was a good wrap-up to the series. If you liked the earlier books, you'll like this one!
Overall, I really liked it, it was a good wrap-up to the series. If you liked the earlier books, you'll like this one!
First published in 1981, I have long felt this novel was one of the most frightening things I have ever read. So much so, that I avoided it after it's revised release despite my deep love of Repairman Jack. It is not so much revised as rewritten and it is fabulous. In truth, not so scary as I remember it, but then again I'm a lot older and the apocalyptic thing is actually kind of old these days. This is thrilling ending to the Jack series; it remains true to the characters and the style with Re...more
I did not read any of the other books in this series. I actually didn't know it was part of a series until I saw some comments on this site. This book is capable of standing on its own. There are some references to things that happened in previous books, but enough details are filled in that you don't feel like you are on the outside looking in. I found this book to be very intense from start to finish. Riveting would be a good summation as I was always excited and tensed to see what would happe...more
Apr 29, 2012
Brenton J.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone
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found it at a half price books
By far one of my favorite books of all time. If you are afraid of the dark, or afraid of insects, this book will mess you up. It is the last book in the adversary series but can be read as a one shot. I did not know there were other books in this series until after I finished it. Good luck finding a copy though, the original is few and far between.
I have read this book several times and will read it several times again. Thanks for this gem Mr. Wilson
I have read this book several times and will read it several times again. Thanks for this gem Mr. Wilson
A pretty good horror book (much more horrific than the Repairman Jack books, though I don't know whether the style fits the other Adversary Cycle books), but melding the Jack book series into an already completed novel (back in 1992) and making it the end of everything doesn't work that well. Most of the Jack characters (except Jack himself, who is much more important) are either superfluous or wiped out without any ceremony whatsoever.
It just seems forced.
It just seems forced.
Jun 08, 2012
Penny
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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f-paul-wilson,
3-star-books
This is the revised Nightworld, just published.
Much of the same material - all the pieces do fit, now.
Same hippy dippy ending (but Jack does get a part). All new Abe and Gia bunker episodes. Hank has some new lines, but is handed the horrible experience given to an unknown in the first.
All in all, could have done without reading this, but for the fact that I read almost all of F. Paul's books. Most of the time, it's a pleasure. Not sure about this time.
Much of the same material - all the pieces do fit, now.
Same hippy dippy ending (but Jack does get a part). All new Abe and Gia bunker episodes. Hank has some new lines, but is handed the horrible experience given to an unknown in the first.
All in all, could have done without reading this, but for the fact that I read almost all of F. Paul's books. Most of the time, it's a pleasure. Not sure about this time.
Jan 28, 2013
Shelly
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
repairman-jack,
the-adversary-cycle
Wow! This is the only book I've read the last chapter of before starting at the beginning. I had to know what happened. This book definitely made reading the entire Repairman Jack series and Adversary Cycle worthwhile. Just make sure you read the other books in both series first in order to meet all the characters and get the full impact of this final one.
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Francis Paul Wilson is an author, born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He writes novels and short stories primarily in the science fiction and horror genres. His debut novel was Healer (1976). Wilson is also a part-time practicing family physician. He made his first sales in 1970 to Analog and continued to write science fiction throughout the seventies. In 1981 he ventured into the horror genre with t...more
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