false 219418 8 Much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Gia, Repairman Jack doesn't deal with electronic appliances-he fixes situations for people, often putting himself in deadly danger. His latest project is recovering a stolen necklace, which carries with it an ancient curse that may unleash a horde of Bengali demons. Jack is used to danger, but this time Gia's daughter Vicky is threatened. Can Jack overcome the curse of the yellow necklace and bring Vicky safely back home? 3354340 1984 The Tomb (Adversary Cycle/Repairman Jack) total:609|5:207|4:238|3:133|2:24|1:7| 609 2441 848 83 5 6 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 22:25:06 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:48:44 -0700 2009 3 1 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 08:38:07 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 09:25:48 -0800 2007
This novel introduces New Yorker Repairman Jack, a man with no permanent last name (it varies with the ID he's carrying at the...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:37:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:40:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Dec 25 11:48:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 11:48:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Dec 18 13:35:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 13:56:10 -0800 2008 Repairman Jack is a below-the-radar fixit guy that "repairs" problems for people. Although he's supposed to be cool and dangerous, he comes across as kind of an idiot man-child to me. He has al...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 11 12:05:39 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:20:20 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:12:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:14:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 20:42:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 15:51:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 12:21:12 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 19:02:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 22:28:21 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:15:37 -0700 2009 This was the first F. Paul Wilson novel I had read. I absolutely loved this book.
Repairman Jack is an amusing character who has many strange and mysterious clients in future novels. In this novel we're taken on a hunt for a strange necklace, which carries a curse.
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This took me a bit longer to finish than I expected...and I'm not really sur...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Sat Mar 07 13:49:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 13:54:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 09 18:11:19 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 30 22:20:09 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 26 17:55:07 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 17:59:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 21 09:15:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 09:15:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 18:13:16 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 11:49:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 20:50:24 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 00:39:12 -0800 2008 The Tomb is the first novel in F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack series. While generally considered a horror novel and stocked as such in most bookstores, I see this as an early example of the sub-genre: urban-fantasy. While there is a huge glut at the moment of such books (everyone and their sist...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Feb 12 08:36:27 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:36:27 -0800 2008
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this but it was really really fun!!! I really enjoyed the story. Here you have to look past character development, believable plotline, depth and range of evoked emotion....etc etc...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jan 24 09:26:28 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 09:29:25 -0800 2008 more...]]>