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Repairman Jack #15
The Dark at the End
The New York Times bestselling Repairman Jack Novels from F. Paul Wilson returns with The Dark at the End Bound by his promise to Glaeken, Jack has refrained from making any direct moves against Rasalom. But things have changed so there's nothing holding Jack in check any longer. Other changes are occurring as well. Jack is healing at an accelerated rate--much like Glaeken did when he was immortal. This can only mean that Glaeken's time is almost up and when he dies, Jack takes his place. Rasalom continues to plot against the Lady. Twice she has died and returned; a third time and she will be gone, leaving a clear path for the Otherness to infiltrate this reality. But Ernst Drexler, formerly Rasalom's go-to guy for logistical support, fears he will be left out in the cold when the Change comes. He forms an uneasy alliance with Jack, who is preparing to face their old enemy. Meanwhile, Dawn Pickering is searching for her supposedly dead baby. The trail leads her to a mansion in a remote Long Island coastal town, where she discovers a truth she could have never imagined.Now the stage is set for Jack's massive assault on Rasalom. Jack knows he's got just one shot. But it's not just a matter of taking out he also must safely retrieve Dawn's child and minimize collateral damage. So, he comes up with a foolproof plan. But fools are always with us….At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 15, 2011
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F. Paul Wilson
421 books1,979 followersFrancis 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 scripted FTL Newsfeed which ran daily on the Sci-Fi Channel from 1992-1996.
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August 31, 2015
Boring. Annoying. Frustrating. Depressing. All in all a very disappointing end to a series that started out so great. I would recommend reading the first half of the 15 book series and drop it there.
Why I hated this book:
► As boring as watching paint dry. It was just poorly written and the pacing was so bad that I had to force myself to keep reading. The story just was not there for me. No substance. I might have quit but as I had already invested this much time in the series I wanted to see the end.
► The Characters. I used to love Jack. He was resourceful, cunning, intelligent and fun to follow around. In this book he was no fun. He also seemed to be flopping around like a headless chicken. Well, to be honest he has been doing that for the last few books. Just being directionless. The whole world is in danger and in the last book he obsesses about picking Gia and Vicky up from the airport. It’s like trying to save your burning stake on a frying pan when the whole house is going up in flames around you.
I also did not get any of the other characters. They were just all idiots. Glaeken for example is supposed to be this 15,000 year old warrior, but he is just a total failure. You would think that one would gather knowledge and wisdom over such a long life. Know his adversary through and through. Know how he thinks and what he might be plotting. Like knowing your oldest chess partner. But no.
Honestly I was so frustrated with all of them that I wanted to strangle them myself. No wonder Rasalom wanted to get rid of them and destroy the world if this is the best that humanity had to offer.
► No answers. No real ending. So many of the questions regarding the lore were left unanswered. The ending just seemed forced and rushed and left holes in the whole story arc. I really liked the world and the great conflict F Paul Wilson created. I kept reading the Repairman Jack novels even after they started to lose their crispness, originality and fun, just so I could understand the whole lore better. Now after reading this final book I feel let down.
This whole book seemed to lack substance and it really was a failure as a final book in Repairman Jack series. I imagine that is because it is supposedly a prologue to Nightworld in the Adversary Cycle. But who writes a prologue to another series as a final installment to one of his most beloved series of all time? Suffice it to say, I will not be reading the Adversary Cycle if this is how he treats Repairman Jack series.
Why I hated this book:
► As boring as watching paint dry. It was just poorly written and the pacing was so bad that I had to force myself to keep reading. The story just was not there for me. No substance. I might have quit but as I had already invested this much time in the series I wanted to see the end.
► The Characters. I used to love Jack. He was resourceful, cunning, intelligent and fun to follow around. In this book he was no fun. He also seemed to be flopping around like a headless chicken. Well, to be honest he has been doing that for the last few books. Just being directionless. The whole world is in danger and in the last book he obsesses about picking Gia and Vicky up from the airport. It’s like trying to save your burning stake on a frying pan when the whole house is going up in flames around you.
I also did not get any of the other characters. They were just all idiots. Glaeken for example is supposed to be this 15,000 year old warrior, but he is just a total failure. You would think that one would gather knowledge and wisdom over such a long life. Know his adversary through and through. Know how he thinks and what he might be plotting. Like knowing your oldest chess partner. But no.
Honestly I was so frustrated with all of them that I wanted to strangle them myself. No wonder Rasalom wanted to get rid of them and destroy the world if this is the best that humanity had to offer.
► No answers. No real ending. So many of the questions regarding the lore were left unanswered. The ending just seemed forced and rushed and left holes in the whole story arc. I really liked the world and the great conflict F Paul Wilson created. I kept reading the Repairman Jack novels even after they started to lose their crispness, originality and fun, just so I could understand the whole lore better. Now after reading this final book I feel let down.
This whole book seemed to lack substance and it really was a failure as a final book in Repairman Jack series. I imagine that is because it is supposedly a prologue to Nightworld in the Adversary Cycle. But who writes a prologue to another series as a final installment to one of his most beloved series of all time? Suffice it to say, I will not be reading the Adversary Cycle if this is how he treats Repairman Jack series.
January 8, 2021
I was more than a little disappointed with this, the final novel in the Repairmain Jack series. The preceding two novels were all building up to this one, supposedly the final denouncement, but it left too much up in the air to be the finale (and Wilson stated in the intro that Repairman Jack plays a large role in the next book on the timeline). I know Wilson has a lot of other books in the 'Secret History' urban fantasy world he has built, but to really make sense of this one, I suppose you would have had to have read others outside of the Repairman series. Also, lots of anecdotes emerged in this one regarding Jack's childhood, which seemed like a plug for another series of his and did not add much to the plot.
So, the 'One' is set for endgame, lining up all his ducks in a row. Can the 'fabulous four' of Jack, Weezy, the Lady and the former Ally champion stop him? The 'One' knows (heavily alluded to from either another short story or novel) that the champion is mortal and very aged, giving him a free hand to act-- e.g., to bring on the otherness. Knowing this, the champion gives Jack the green light to try to take out the 'One', but first, Jack has to find him...
I will not say more as that would entail spoilers, but Wilson does at least thin his main characters down a little. As usual, good action sequences and flowing prose, but after all the build up to this one, I expected a lot more. 2.5 stars rounding up.
So, the 'One' is set for endgame, lining up all his ducks in a row. Can the 'fabulous four' of Jack, Weezy, the Lady and the former Ally champion stop him? The 'One' knows (heavily alluded to from either another short story or novel) that the champion is mortal and very aged, giving him a free hand to act-- e.g., to bring on the otherness. Knowing this, the champion gives Jack the green light to try to take out the 'One', but first, Jack has to find him...
I will not say more as that would entail spoilers, but Wilson does at least thin his main characters down a little. As usual, good action sequences and flowing prose, but after all the build up to this one, I expected a lot more. 2.5 stars rounding up.
February 1, 2012
The Secret History of The World is winding down and it will mean the end of civilization as we know it.
THE TOMB is the first Repairman Jack novel. It was the second of a six book sequence called The Adversary Cycle. Jack also appeared briefly in the sixth book, NIGHTWORLD.
Then fifteen years after publication of THE TOMB(1984), it became a series itself. Wilson revised the book, updating cultural references to the late nineties, and began a line of fifteen more novels covering only a three year period.
A bit on the Secret History of the World.
Two supremely powerful beings fight for control, The Otherness and The Ally(human terms for them). The Otherness would be the evil one, wanting the human race for all the pain he can absorb from them, nourishment for him. The Ally is an indifferent being to Earth. Sentience is all he cares about.
Each side is represented by a champion, The One, Rasalom, for The Otherness and Glaekin for The Ally. Both were immortal and had battled for five hundred years until THE KEEP where Glaekin kills him once more. Rasalom had been killed twice before, arose again. He does so once more.
Glaekin is no longer immortal, aging since WWII. Jack is the HEIR and has been changing in recent months. Wounds heal faster among other things.
The plot here is to kill the One again with a massive amount of firepower and explosives. But Rasalom has his own plans. According to Wilson's time line of The Secret History of The World, it's only one month until NIGHTWORLD, the end of civilization. A heavily revised new edition of the book is planned for later this year.
One thing I've always been amused by is a reference in these books that a lot of readers might not recognize. Jack gets all his weapons from a fellow named Abe, who keeps them in the lower levels of his front business, The Isher Sports Shop. That's a direct reference to SF writer of the forties and fifties, A. E. Van Vogt, whose tale, THE WEAPONS SHOP OF ISHER, is a famous story of that period.
THE TOMB is the first Repairman Jack novel. It was the second of a six book sequence called The Adversary Cycle. Jack also appeared briefly in the sixth book, NIGHTWORLD.
Then fifteen years after publication of THE TOMB(1984), it became a series itself. Wilson revised the book, updating cultural references to the late nineties, and began a line of fifteen more novels covering only a three year period.
A bit on the Secret History of the World.
Two supremely powerful beings fight for control, The Otherness and The Ally(human terms for them). The Otherness would be the evil one, wanting the human race for all the pain he can absorb from them, nourishment for him. The Ally is an indifferent being to Earth. Sentience is all he cares about.
Each side is represented by a champion, The One, Rasalom, for The Otherness and Glaekin for The Ally. Both were immortal and had battled for five hundred years until THE KEEP where Glaekin kills him once more. Rasalom had been killed twice before, arose again. He does so once more.
Glaekin is no longer immortal, aging since WWII. Jack is the HEIR and has been changing in recent months. Wounds heal faster among other things.
The plot here is to kill the One again with a massive amount of firepower and explosives. But Rasalom has his own plans. According to Wilson's time line of The Secret History of The World, it's only one month until NIGHTWORLD, the end of civilization. A heavily revised new edition of the book is planned for later this year.
One thing I've always been amused by is a reference in these books that a lot of readers might not recognize. Jack gets all his weapons from a fellow named Abe, who keeps them in the lower levels of his front business, The Isher Sports Shop. That's a direct reference to SF writer of the forties and fifties, A. E. Van Vogt, whose tale, THE WEAPONS SHOP OF ISHER, is a famous story of that period.
November 23, 2014
The fifteenth and “final” Repairman Jack novel and I have very mixed emotions. I have read these books over several years and I was both excited and saddened to see it all coming to an end. I will write nothing of the plot of this novel for it is nearly impossible without spoilers. Suffice it to say that all of the secrets and puzzles and all of my questions would finally be answered with this volume. Not.
A lot had to happen in this one to wrap everything up. The last several volumes in this series are really one very large novel and so this one serves as the climax. Certainly a lot happens and most of our favorite characters have a role. But this isn’t really the end. I will also add that the title of this novel could not be more appropriate.
I have not been reading the parallel series, “The Adversary Cycle” as I should have been doing all along. My bad. I can now highly recommend that new readers read both series together (called "The Secret History of the World" when referred to as one long series) in their chronological order. That will allow you to read the true finale of both series in the novel, Nightworld. That is where both series converge and serves as the true end. As for me, I will now proceed to reading both the new prequel Repairman Jack trilogy as well as the first 5 “Adversary Cycle” books (and other assorted YA and short story titles) so I can finally get my resolution with Nightworld.
Honestly though, I really don’t mind. Time spent with F. Paul Wilson and these characters and epic events is time well spent.
A lot had to happen in this one to wrap everything up. The last several volumes in this series are really one very large novel and so this one serves as the climax. Certainly a lot happens and most of our favorite characters have a role. But this isn’t really the end. I will also add that the title of this novel could not be more appropriate.
I have not been reading the parallel series, “The Adversary Cycle” as I should have been doing all along. My bad. I can now highly recommend that new readers read both series together (called "The Secret History of the World" when referred to as one long series) in their chronological order. That will allow you to read the true finale of both series in the novel, Nightworld. That is where both series converge and serves as the true end. As for me, I will now proceed to reading both the new prequel Repairman Jack trilogy as well as the first 5 “Adversary Cycle” books (and other assorted YA and short story titles) so I can finally get my resolution with Nightworld.
Honestly though, I really don’t mind. Time spent with F. Paul Wilson and these characters and epic events is time well spent.
September 16, 2016
Oh. Fucking. No.
October 30, 2011
The last Repairman Jack book. It is like saying goodbye to an old friend. 15 books is quite an investment between the author and the reader. True, Jack will make an appearance in next years finale to the Adversary Cycle (NightWorld) and will also appear in some prequels. Was it a fitting finish? Hard to say. I am still trying to decide. There were parts I liked as well as some I didn't. I guess I can say that about the whole series. Especially the last several books, some of which almost seemed like throwaways, as the story slowly moved along with little actually happening. Maybe having originally written the Adversary Cycle years ago and now having to merge the Repairman Jack books into the Secret History of the World mythology was not the best idea? I did not read the Adversary books as written originally except for the first two so don't know how many changes there are between them and the revised versions. I will be reading the heavily revised Nightworld though to see how the story finally does end. What I wonder though is it because I truly want to know or is it that after 15 books in this series and 4 others from the Adversary Cycle (the Tomb is in both series so I only counted it once) I just want closure without caring how it actually ends? Only time will tell.
September 27, 2012
I am the biggest Jack fan ever and looked forward to this book with mixed feelings. I love a new Jack book but this was to be the last in the series. Oh the thrill of how it would all end was going to be sooooo good. This was probably the lamest book of the lot and I was very disappointed. Paul Wilson set us up with no satisfying end to the greatest anti-hero ever. Just a lead in to another book or books. Jack deserved to end in some kind of blaze of glory not fade into some other era. Very disappointing.
November 5, 2012
Wrapping up his series about a Lovecraftian supernatural apocalypse. F Paul's books are a quick read, heavily plot-driven and transparently written. You won't find yourself re-reading sentences to savor their beauty, but you will find yourself rushing along to see how it all ends. I mean that in a good way.
March 10, 2019
2 Stars
The Dark at the End, Repairman Jack #15, the penultimate story should have been amazing, jaw dropping, and cheer out loud worthy. This amazing series is a guilty pleasure of mine. F. Paul Wilson has created a special series led by a main character in Jack that always walks the line between good and bad. The Repairman Jack series has developed into one of my very favorite series out there and I can never seem to get enough. Wilson does an amazing job at making each book work as a standalone while at the same time never neglecting the overall story arc.
Jack is one of my favorite heroes/anti-hero of all time.
The blending of a blistering fast paced action thriller with a tiny, albeit meaningful supernatural twist, this series is my cup of tea.
The writing is superb.
The novel's are true page turners.
The Dark at the End should have been the best in the series. Instead it is extremely unsatisfying, disappointing, and basically unworthy to the amazing hero that is Jack. I didn't like much about this non ending. Jack deserved so much more. I know that the story continues in the conclusion of the Adversary series but this was not the way to conclude a 15 book series....Damn so disappointing!
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I absolutely love this series, Wilson's writing, and Repairman Jack. This is clearly one of my favorite series of all time. I only wish that this wasn't the end...
This series as a whole is guilty pleasure of mine often making me give it even higher marks. I love the writing, the characters, the action, and the tiny bit of supernatural. I cannot wait until my wife finally listens to me and she also jumps in to the world of Repairman Jack.
One of my all time favorite series..
This is a series that should be read by all!
The Dark at the End, Repairman Jack #15, the penultimate story should have been amazing, jaw dropping, and cheer out loud worthy. This amazing series is a guilty pleasure of mine. F. Paul Wilson has created a special series led by a main character in Jack that always walks the line between good and bad. The Repairman Jack series has developed into one of my very favorite series out there and I can never seem to get enough. Wilson does an amazing job at making each book work as a standalone while at the same time never neglecting the overall story arc.
Jack is one of my favorite heroes/anti-hero of all time.
The blending of a blistering fast paced action thriller with a tiny, albeit meaningful supernatural twist, this series is my cup of tea.
The writing is superb.
The novel's are true page turners.
The Dark at the End should have been the best in the series. Instead it is extremely unsatisfying, disappointing, and basically unworthy to the amazing hero that is Jack. I didn't like much about this non ending. Jack deserved so much more. I know that the story continues in the conclusion of the Adversary series but this was not the way to conclude a 15 book series....Damn so disappointing!
....
I absolutely love this series, Wilson's writing, and Repairman Jack. This is clearly one of my favorite series of all time. I only wish that this wasn't the end...
This series as a whole is guilty pleasure of mine often making me give it even higher marks. I love the writing, the characters, the action, and the tiny bit of supernatural. I cannot wait until my wife finally listens to me and she also jumps in to the world of Repairman Jack.
One of my all time favorite series..
This is a series that should be read by all!
December 11, 2012
Technically this is the final Repairman Jack book. But _Nightworld_ came out with the "Repairman Jack novel!" blazon on the cover, just like all the others, so we'll say "penultimate" and move on.
I dunno, I expected more oomph of a penultimate book. Tension-wise this series has been cruising along at about 3-out-of-10 for the last couple of books, and now the author has ratcheted it up to a 5.
This is not to say nothing happens -- stuff *happens*; but it's not strikingly apocalyptic. Jack goes after the evil mastermind Rasalom, guns a-blazing. Spoiler alert: Rasalom survives this. Then Rasalom begins his final plan of evil conquest, with Jack and the gang racing to cut him off at metaphorical pass. I won't spoil that, but there's a sequel called _Nightworld_, so take a guess.
Rasalom's plan is kind of dumb, it turns out. I don't want to complain too much, because the story moves along and there's some twists and some deaths and some seriously creepy stuff, but I got to the end and thought "That was it? That was the whole plan? But then why did he bother doing __ and __ and..." I think there was a peak several books ago, when the bad guys were melting holes in New Jersey and entombing human sacrifices in cursed concrete columns and it all seemed like *fragments* of a vast plan of evil conquest. Since then, Wilson has been trying to unify his mythology (e.g., the importance of the Lady) and it just doesn't work as well that way.
However: the creepy bits demonstrate that Wilson *can* still bring the creepy, so _Nightworld_ should be satisfying in that way, at least. And if not, hey, the series will be done and I can stop complaining regardless.
I dunno, I expected more oomph of a penultimate book. Tension-wise this series has been cruising along at about 3-out-of-10 for the last couple of books, and now the author has ratcheted it up to a 5.
This is not to say nothing happens -- stuff *happens*; but it's not strikingly apocalyptic. Jack goes after the evil mastermind Rasalom, guns a-blazing. Spoiler alert: Rasalom survives this. Then Rasalom begins his final plan of evil conquest, with Jack and the gang racing to cut him off at metaphorical pass. I won't spoil that, but there's a sequel called _Nightworld_, so take a guess.
Rasalom's plan is kind of dumb, it turns out. I don't want to complain too much, because the story moves along and there's some twists and some deaths and some seriously creepy stuff, but I got to the end and thought "That was it? That was the whole plan? But then why did he bother doing __ and __ and..." I think there was a peak several books ago, when the bad guys were melting holes in New Jersey and entombing human sacrifices in cursed concrete columns and it all seemed like *fragments* of a vast plan of evil conquest. Since then, Wilson has been trying to unify his mythology (e.g., the importance of the Lady) and it just doesn't work as well that way.
However: the creepy bits demonstrate that Wilson *can* still bring the creepy, so _Nightworld_ should be satisfying in that way, at least. And if not, hey, the series will be done and I can stop complaining regardless.
November 28, 2011
The End is coming.
Actually, it's been coming for several novels, as we've watched the changes and experiences mold Repairman Jack into The Heir. Jack can fix anything, except the fate of the world.
At this point, The Lady can be killed forever. Glaeken is nearing the end of his very long life. Dawn is desperate for news about her baby. Weezy is trying to get The Compendium to reveal its secrets. And the world is teetering on the brink.
The Dark at the End is a fitting end to the Repairman Jack saga. Wilson does a great job staying true to characters and in Jack's evolution. He handles the complicated relationships in the story well, including cases of double (triple?) dealing and the emotions of a mother, even after discovering that her child is a monster.
Wilson also is quite effective with his use of foreshadowing, particularly in regards to the fate of The Lady.
The only complaint I can even think to muster is that Rasalom seems a little too stupid to be evil incarnate. In fact, the entire evil Septimus Organization seems to be populated with idiots. Then again, considering the ridiculous actions of actual government agencies in the non-Repairman Jack universe, perhaps stupidity is no barrier to world domination.
All in all, The Dark at the End accomplished its ultimate measure of success: I can't wait to read the re-released version of Nightworld and will be downloading it to my kindle as soon as it comes out.
Actually, it's been coming for several novels, as we've watched the changes and experiences mold Repairman Jack into The Heir. Jack can fix anything, except the fate of the world.
At this point, The Lady can be killed forever. Glaeken is nearing the end of his very long life. Dawn is desperate for news about her baby. Weezy is trying to get The Compendium to reveal its secrets. And the world is teetering on the brink.
The Dark at the End is a fitting end to the Repairman Jack saga. Wilson does a great job staying true to characters and in Jack's evolution. He handles the complicated relationships in the story well, including cases of double (triple?) dealing and the emotions of a mother, even after discovering that her child is a monster.
Wilson also is quite effective with his use of foreshadowing, particularly in regards to the fate of The Lady.
The only complaint I can even think to muster is that Rasalom seems a little too stupid to be evil incarnate. In fact, the entire evil Septimus Organization seems to be populated with idiots. Then again, considering the ridiculous actions of actual government agencies in the non-Repairman Jack universe, perhaps stupidity is no barrier to world domination.
All in all, The Dark at the End accomplished its ultimate measure of success: I can't wait to read the re-released version of Nightworld and will be downloading it to my kindle as soon as it comes out.
December 25, 2011
Several years ago I remembered a really good short story I had read and looked up the author. Turned out to be someone named F. Paul Wilson. I remembered his name from when I worked in a bookstore and decided I should try some of his novels. If his short story was so memorable, I imagined what one of his novels might be like.
Well, one book led to another and another and I quickly devoured most of his library. Needless to say, after reading The Tomb, I fell in love with his Repairman Jack character and was thrilled when Mr. Wilson brought him back (in the novel "Legacies"). Having read all his books, I know how this story (his larger storyline called the Secret History) ends. All of his Repairman Jack stories take place before a novel of his called "Nightworld" (which is the end of his Secret History timeline).
The Dark at the End is the story that takes place just before Nightworld. The final Repairman Jack book. So it is with excitement and a bit of sadness that I start this book. But I respect Mr. Wilson's desire to end the story on a high note and not wear the character out.
When he publishes his revised edition of Nightworld, I plan on rereading all his books over again. What a great ride this has been!
(And it's not completely over yet either. Mr. Wilson is going to write one last RJ trilogy that will cover the timeline when he first arrived in New York.)
Well, one book led to another and another and I quickly devoured most of his library. Needless to say, after reading The Tomb, I fell in love with his Repairman Jack character and was thrilled when Mr. Wilson brought him back (in the novel "Legacies"). Having read all his books, I know how this story (his larger storyline called the Secret History) ends. All of his Repairman Jack stories take place before a novel of his called "Nightworld" (which is the end of his Secret History timeline).
The Dark at the End is the story that takes place just before Nightworld. The final Repairman Jack book. So it is with excitement and a bit of sadness that I start this book. But I respect Mr. Wilson's desire to end the story on a high note and not wear the character out.
When he publishes his revised edition of Nightworld, I plan on rereading all his books over again. What a great ride this has been!
(And it's not completely over yet either. Mr. Wilson is going to write one last RJ trilogy that will cover the timeline when he first arrived in New York.)
October 27, 2011
Flippin love Repairman Jack and F.Paul Wilson! There has not been one single book I have read of his that I have not absolutely loved, and that statement holds true yet again. The last book in the epic Repairman Jack series, and damn am I sad to see it go. What I love is that it is not so filled with the Supernatural that it bogs it down as a hardcore Sci-Fi, and it has such amazing plots and characters and different happenings that have all finally come together and he has just done a tremendous job with the series. The last book is 'Nightworld' which has actually been out for years, however he will be releasing a very heavily revised edition next year which will end everything and tie it all up in a pretty little end of the world bow for us all. Only thing I would advise for anyone new to the world of Repairman Jack is to read them all in the order that he presents them as in the Secret History of the World, as things will just seem weird to you.
October 13, 2011
I couldn't wait to read this, but now that I have finished it... eh. Don't get me wrong, it was good. I was just expecting something else. I was prepared for certain things to happen by the end this installment, and they didn't. Now I am all the more impatient to read Nightworld. I've been holding off waiting to read the revised version first, but I'm not sure I can wait for it's release in May!
August 27, 2011
IT is sad to think that this is the last true Repairman Jack novel. But it is certainly as great as all of the previous ones. Now I can't wait to read the new revised & reprinted version of F. Paul Wilson's NIGHT WORLD. I guess in the mean time I can always read The wonder Years of Repairman Jack.
January 31, 2022
Loved the tie ins to Weezy. Yet, as a whole it left you hanging as to WTF. The end was not an end, and Jack still needs to end this mess. The series is amazing and he definitely needs to end the series, apparently he’s not done. Worth the read… with the idea it really isn’t the ending.
November 26, 2011
A bit ambivalent about this book. I've followed the RJ series from day one. And maybe the author is right when he says in the intro "I need to move on." Maybe it should have been a book or two ago.
July 21, 2018
I wasn't going to read the Adversary Cycle while reading the Repairman Jack series, but somewhere around #12 or #13, I decided I wanted to read both. If I had decided to just read RJ, I'd be sad at the way this ended, thankfully, I still have Adversary Cycle numbers five and six to read. I hope that our world is a little better than the bleak end to Jack's.
Wilson writes with mastery. His stories are intertwined even while writing them over the last thirty years. Give him a shot. After I conclude the Adversary Cycle books, I plan to read one of his stand alone stories to see how he can tell a story in a much smaller scope.
Wilson writes with mastery. His stories are intertwined even while writing them over the last thirty years. Give him a shot. After I conclude the Adversary Cycle books, I plan to read one of his stand alone stories to see how he can tell a story in a much smaller scope.
May 6, 2019
F. Paul Wilson is wrapping up the Secret Histories and Adversary Cycle books. Repairman Jack is fighting to save the world as we know it, but particularly Gia, his wife, and Vicki, Gia's daughter. Jack is slowly becoming the the one hero to stand against Rasalom as Glaeken weakens and becomes mortal. Jack's friends from his hometown in New Jersey are standing with him; Weezie is able to read The Compendium of Screm<\i>, which is able to tell them how to fight the Adversary. They are able to damage Rasalom, but not kill him, so the fight continues. As always, the writing is competent and the plot is beyond complex. The is how the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.
April 10, 2019
Good but not a great jack book. Repairman jack storyline got hijacked by the adversary cycle. Jacks whole backstory is quickly thrown together to work for this narrative. Never heard of wheezy before two books ago, now we are supposed to buy into this deep affection? Nevermibd we have zero Gia in the storyline glaeken is worthless. Years of knowledge and he just sits on his ass doing nothing. The writing is beneath the narrative prose we are accustomed to getting with repairman jack books. No fixes no twists. Red herrings and weak plot devices. Boo.
November 5, 2024
Good entry to the Repair Man Jack series, a few bad things happened that I hated to see but looking back, it was not unexpected once Jack discovered certain information. The only bad thing about reading this is that I am aware that the series is drawing to a close with the next book in the series. Of course there is always the other series that ties into the Otherness and Jacks world, the Young Jack series and his new The Upwelling the first book in the The Hidden series which takes place in the same otherness/ally universe.
March 24, 2017
A great way to wrap up previous stories, combining many into a ramp-up toward the end of a great series. Willson's Secret History stories are absolutely amazing, incorporating the Adversary Cycle and Repairman Jack arcs, with some seemingly unrelated stories interspersed. I've gone back to the beginning and reread many in the intended order, and it's an amazing experience. Absolutely one of the best collections of fiction I've ever read, and I can't recommend it enough.
May 28, 2018
I should have known by the title of the story
Gia and Vicky are doomed to a horrible death, evil wins , good loses, this is no way to end a book. I should have know by the title I would not be happy with this last of 14 books.
This is my swan song to Mr. Wilsom
, I hated this book when I got to the end I will never read another repairman Jack story again
Gia and Vicky are doomed to a horrible death, evil wins , good loses, this is no way to end a book. I should have know by the title I would not be happy with this last of 14 books.
This is my swan song to Mr. Wilsom
, I hated this book when I got to the end I will never read another repairman Jack story again
December 30, 2022
Not Happy with this Ending
Not happy because, it didn’t really end. I love the character,and the writing style is as good as expected. However, this book and the previous could have be combined, dragging out a series, an excellent series, (up until recently) is bush league.
In hind sight, I would have skipped book 15.
Not happy because, it didn’t really end. I love the character,and the writing style is as good as expected. However, this book and the previous could have be combined, dragging out a series, an excellent series, (up until recently) is bush league.
In hind sight, I would have skipped book 15.
January 1, 2018
Based on timeline, this was the last of the Repairman Jack books. Jack is one my most favorite characters and I'm sad for them to end. More of the secret history of the world is reveled in this book and plenty of Jack in action.
Currently reading
November 1, 2022I'm reading this, and really enjoying it, thinking it is the last book in the series; however, I read a review on here stating that it was the 'penultimate' book in the series, so am wondering if there is another to look for. (?)
May 26, 2017
Great series.
March 15, 2018
What a series! It is with trepidation that I start the next, and final Repairman Jack -- "Nightworld". I have been fully pulled into a genre that would have not thought possible. Thank you Jack.
April 20, 2018
Read Nightworld to finish this series properly. Because this isn’t the end of Repairman Jack.
February 15, 2019
4.5*. A grinding, dark, exciting, revealing read. Total bummer, dude, that was the last 100% Repairman Jack novel but despair not, Nightworld is still to be read!
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