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F. Paul Wilson

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in Jersey City, New Jersey, The United States

Website

http://www.repairmanjack.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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H. P. Lovecraft, John W. Campbell

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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 the international bestseller, The Keep, and helped define the field throughout the rest of the decade. In the 1990s he became a true genre hopper, moving from science fiction to horror to medical thrillers and branching into interactive scripting for Disney Interactive and other multimedia companies. He, along with Matthew J. Costello, created and s ...more

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Hey, Everybody --

I've signed 500 or so Repairman Jack bookplates which Tor/Forge will give away to anyone pre-ordering Fear City.

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	The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 16,238 ratings — published 1981 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 7,070 ratings — published 1984 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacies (Repairman Jack, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 4,733 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conspiracies (Repairman Jack, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 3,967 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Rage (Repairman Jack, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 3,601 ratings — published 2000 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 3,390 ratings — published 2002 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hosts (Repairman Jack, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 3,404 ratings — published 2001 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gateways (Repairman Jack, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 3,141 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crisscross (Repairman Jack, #8) 4.22 avg rating — 2,990 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harbingers (Repairman Jack, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 2,837 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you come to a fight thinking it will be a fair one, you didn't come prepared.”
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“Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor?
Kolabati looked into his eyes. "He can if he lies to liars, cheats cheaters, steals from thieves, and limits his violence to those who are violent.”
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“Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed.”
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Polls

Vampires. The scary type, not the hoo-hah type. Which novel got your heart beating?
(I know the list is a bit short and everything but complete, but recommendations and comments are welcome.)

Salem's Lot, by Stephen King

35 votes, 42.7%

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson

13 votes, 15.9%

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

10 votes, 12.2%

Necroscope, by Brian Lumley

9 votes, 11.0%

The Keep, by F. Paul Wilson

7 votes, 8.5%

Interview With the Vampire, by Anne Rice

6 votes, 7.3%

The Traveling Vampire Show, by Richard Laymon

2 votes, 2.4%

Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Martin

0 votes, 0.0%

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