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Twilight has come. Night will follow.
It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth
But before that…the rules will be broken
The Change is coming and the world as we know it is ending. Sixteen-year-old Ellie has changed. She looks the same but her mother detects someone else looking out through her blue eyes. Ellie builds a “shelter” in her room with an entrance that leads…elsewhere.
And what of the convoy of tractor trailers Hari Tate watches drive up a mountain road and return without the trailers…leaving nothing on the mountain. What are they shipping?
And the writer who finds a hole in the floor of his NYC apartment and tumbles through into… elsewhere.
They will all find each other and find their answers in the electromagnetic pulses piercing the Earth from Out There, pulses that no one should hear, but some do. But they are not simply pulses. They are SIGNALZ.
It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth
But before that…the rules will be broken
The Change is coming and the world as we know it is ending. Sixteen-year-old Ellie has changed. She looks the same but her mother detects someone else looking out through her blue eyes. Ellie builds a “shelter” in her room with an entrance that leads…elsewhere.
And what of the convoy of tractor trailers Hari Tate watches drive up a mountain road and return without the trailers…leaving nothing on the mountain. What are they shipping?
And the writer who finds a hole in the floor of his NYC apartment and tumbles through into… elsewhere.
They will all find each other and find their answers in the electromagnetic pulses piercing the Earth from Out There, pulses that no one should hear, but some do. But they are not simply pulses. They are SIGNALZ.
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First published January 1, 2020
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F. Paul Wilson
421 books1,996 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 16, 2020
Nightworldly.
Always.
Q:
“P. Frank Winslow…who is he and how does he know what he knows—or what he thinks he knows? …
He simply has this seemingly bottomless well of story ideas he draws on to keep cranking out one novel after another. …
His biggest success—if you can call a series of paperback originals a success—is his continuing character named Jake Fixx, which he’s milking for all it’s worth. (c) Ah… F. Paul Wilson? Repairman Jack? Nifty.
Q:
“Did you ask him where he got all his information for his book?”
“Of course. He said from the same place he gets the ideas for all his books: from dreams.”...
“He dreamed this?” (c)
Really love this series. So very paranoia-inducing! Lovely darkish angst.
Q:
Twilight has come…night will follow…
That was a favorite of hers. We heard it over and over.It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth was another fave, sometimes—but not always—followed by, But before that, the rules will be broken. (c)
Q:
He wasn’t a good liar. In her line of work Hari ran into lots of really good liars—accountants who cooked books for a living numbered among the best—and she’d developed a feel for falsehoods. Donny had known her gender. Why pretend he hadn’t? (c)
Q:
Her ex had told her she needed anger-management training. She didn’t think so. She just needed fewer people saying dumb things. (c)
Q:
“You’re a tough one, but I guess that was—what would you call it?”
“How about redundant?”
“Nailed it. Captain Redundant.” (c)
Q:
But where’s the cash going from there? They can’t be storing it in a vault—they’ve got to be spending it. But on what? Krugerrands? Soybeans? Rare single malts? If I know that, I’ll have a clue as to what they think will happen. (c)
Q:
Supposedly a self-realization group, but it seemed to Hari most of its members had a knack for embracing their inner thug. (c)
Q:
I can ferret out false entries and double entries, but there’s not a lot to be gleaned from no entries. (c)
Q:
“It’s as unsettling as it is mindboggling,” said Saar Slootjes, the Lodge’s loremaster for the past ten years. (c)
Q:
But, yeah, it’s the same group of suckers.”
… “Why do you say ‘suckers’?”
… “Well, they’ve been fed this line that they’re gonna be the head honchos after the world transformation goes down, and they’ve swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. But when the time rolls round, they’re as much cannon fodder as everyone else.” (c)
Q:
“Maybe I was destined for this. After all, I’ve never totally fit in.” A small bitter smile. “And now I really don’t fit in.” (c)
Q:
… she’d never taken anything at face value. Questioned everything—everything. Her mantra was always There’s something else going on here. (c)
Q:
“Here we go. Jumper cable—yeah, right, like that’ll be useful. Tow rope—no use. Ice scraper—let’s hope it’s no use. Collapsible shovel—no use unless we need to bury one of us.” (c)
Q:
“It’s not possible by our rules, but maybe those rules have been superseded by others.” (c)
Q:
They have this mantra they repeat to each other over and over and—”
“It wouldn’t be a mantra unless they kept repeating it….
“Pardon my pleonasm. Their mantra goes something like: It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth, but before that, the rules will be broken.” (c)
Q:
“You were taking a rational approach and so I did too: Put the emotions on hold. Plenty of time to panic later. Do some critical thinking first.”(c)
Q:
“Well, if you’ll pardon the cliché, what goes around tends to come around.” ...
“No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t come around unless someone makes it come around.” (c)
Always.
Q:
“P. Frank Winslow…who is he and how does he know what he knows—or what he thinks he knows? …
He simply has this seemingly bottomless well of story ideas he draws on to keep cranking out one novel after another. …
His biggest success—if you can call a series of paperback originals a success—is his continuing character named Jake Fixx, which he’s milking for all it’s worth. (c) Ah… F. Paul Wilson? Repairman Jack? Nifty.
Q:
“Did you ask him where he got all his information for his book?”
“Of course. He said from the same place he gets the ideas for all his books: from dreams.”...
“He dreamed this?” (c)
Really love this series. So very paranoia-inducing! Lovely darkish angst.
Q:
Twilight has come…night will follow…
That was a favorite of hers. We heard it over and over.It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth was another fave, sometimes—but not always—followed by, But before that, the rules will be broken. (c)
Q:
He wasn’t a good liar. In her line of work Hari ran into lots of really good liars—accountants who cooked books for a living numbered among the best—and she’d developed a feel for falsehoods. Donny had known her gender. Why pretend he hadn’t? (c)
Q:
Her ex had told her she needed anger-management training. She didn’t think so. She just needed fewer people saying dumb things. (c)
Q:
“You’re a tough one, but I guess that was—what would you call it?”
“How about redundant?”
“Nailed it. Captain Redundant.” (c)
Q:
But where’s the cash going from there? They can’t be storing it in a vault—they’ve got to be spending it. But on what? Krugerrands? Soybeans? Rare single malts? If I know that, I’ll have a clue as to what they think will happen. (c)
Q:
Supposedly a self-realization group, but it seemed to Hari most of its members had a knack for embracing their inner thug. (c)
Q:
I can ferret out false entries and double entries, but there’s not a lot to be gleaned from no entries. (c)
Q:
“It’s as unsettling as it is mindboggling,” said Saar Slootjes, the Lodge’s loremaster for the past ten years. (c)
Q:
But, yeah, it’s the same group of suckers.”
… “Why do you say ‘suckers’?”
… “Well, they’ve been fed this line that they’re gonna be the head honchos after the world transformation goes down, and they’ve swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. But when the time rolls round, they’re as much cannon fodder as everyone else.” (c)
Q:
“Maybe I was destined for this. After all, I’ve never totally fit in.” A small bitter smile. “And now I really don’t fit in.” (c)
Q:
… she’d never taken anything at face value. Questioned everything—everything. Her mantra was always There’s something else going on here. (c)
Q:
“Here we go. Jumper cable—yeah, right, like that’ll be useful. Tow rope—no use. Ice scraper—let’s hope it’s no use. Collapsible shovel—no use unless we need to bury one of us.” (c)
Q:
“It’s not possible by our rules, but maybe those rules have been superseded by others.” (c)
Q:
They have this mantra they repeat to each other over and over and—”
“It wouldn’t be a mantra unless they kept repeating it….
“Pardon my pleonasm. Their mantra goes something like: It will begin in the heavens and end in the Earth, but before that, the rules will be broken.” (c)
Q:
“You were taking a rational approach and so I did too: Put the emotions on hold. Plenty of time to panic later. Do some critical thinking first.”(c)
Q:
“Well, if you’ll pardon the cliché, what goes around tends to come around.” ...
“No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t come around unless someone makes it come around.” (c)
July 11, 2020
For those that are new to F. Paul Wilson, this is not the book to start with. It is another in a long series of books in his Adversary Cycle and it is by far one of my favorite series.
Signalz takes place before Nightworld which is the culmination of the series. It's creepy and eerie and everything you expect from Wilson. I admit to enjoy reading the stories about Repairman Jack the most, but I always love reading a story in this series.
Signalz takes place before Nightworld which is the culmination of the series. It's creepy and eerie and everything you expect from Wilson. I admit to enjoy reading the stories about Repairman Jack the most, but I always love reading a story in this series.
August 26, 2020
It was just like any normal day in New York City at Christmas. Crowds...traffic...people too caught up in their lives and their holiday shopping. But NYC at Christmas...with its lights and decorations...was always that much more special. But for Barbara, that was only the beginning of the nightmare.
When F. Paul Wilson created his SECRET HISTORY OF THE WORLD (SHOTW), the amazing stories that he had previously written suddenly began to form a tapestry that he added to by the books and short stories that he began to produce that pushed the conflict between the ADVERSARY and the OTHER towards their inevitable confrontation. That final battle was originally chronicled in the first release of NIGHTWORLD in 1992. But...the author had plans!! And his entire universe exploded as Wilson began to expand on the role of Jack, the everyman who was the lead character in what became known as THE REPAIRMAN JACK series. As more and more of those exciting and thrilling stories moved the SHOTW forward. The original final trilogy - Reborn, Reprisal, and Nightworld - had become a little dated and anachronistic. But...that just gave the readers the opportunity to read new, edited and updated versions with the rewritten final release of NIGHTWORLD being released in May of 2012.
Wilson stated that he had no plans to write any further books centering around the ADVERSARY that were dated AFTER the events in NIGHTWORLD...BUT...that didn't mean we wouldn't see new adventures and new stories that filled in the gaps of the past as the Wilson gave use two trilogies set in the past during the years that would mold Jack into the force and the chosen one that he would become.
In SIGNALZ, Wilson runs the clock back briefly from the final conflict to the previous Christmas (also the setting of, and a sort of sequel to the book LAST CHRISTMAS previously released), setting events that are then brought into play as the book jumps to just days before the events in NIGHTWORLD. The story is fairly self contained and takes place over the span of four days. As an added easter egg, Wilson also touches upon events that take place during the story WARDENCLYFFE that was another wonderful brief story set in the time of Nikola Teslas attempt to harness earth power. The book does give answers to some of the questions that have developed during the past
eight years as more stories have been added into the tapestry.
This was a fun book for me and kept my interest solidly fixed on the story until the end as well as making me smiling as little facts and stories were revealed that I had questions about earlier. And...don't miss the character of P. Frank Winslow...Classic!!!
When F. Paul Wilson created his SECRET HISTORY OF THE WORLD (SHOTW), the amazing stories that he had previously written suddenly began to form a tapestry that he added to by the books and short stories that he began to produce that pushed the conflict between the ADVERSARY and the OTHER towards their inevitable confrontation. That final battle was originally chronicled in the first release of NIGHTWORLD in 1992. But...the author had plans!! And his entire universe exploded as Wilson began to expand on the role of Jack, the everyman who was the lead character in what became known as THE REPAIRMAN JACK series. As more and more of those exciting and thrilling stories moved the SHOTW forward. The original final trilogy - Reborn, Reprisal, and Nightworld - had become a little dated and anachronistic. But...that just gave the readers the opportunity to read new, edited and updated versions with the rewritten final release of NIGHTWORLD being released in May of 2012.
Wilson stated that he had no plans to write any further books centering around the ADVERSARY that were dated AFTER the events in NIGHTWORLD...BUT...that didn't mean we wouldn't see new adventures and new stories that filled in the gaps of the past as the Wilson gave use two trilogies set in the past during the years that would mold Jack into the force and the chosen one that he would become.
In SIGNALZ, Wilson runs the clock back briefly from the final conflict to the previous Christmas (also the setting of, and a sort of sequel to the book LAST CHRISTMAS previously released), setting events that are then brought into play as the book jumps to just days before the events in NIGHTWORLD. The story is fairly self contained and takes place over the span of four days. As an added easter egg, Wilson also touches upon events that take place during the story WARDENCLYFFE that was another wonderful brief story set in the time of Nikola Teslas attempt to harness earth power. The book does give answers to some of the questions that have developed during the past
eight years as more stories have been added into the tapestry.
This was a fun book for me and kept my interest solidly fixed on the story until the end as well as making me smiling as little facts and stories were revealed that I had questions about earlier. And...don't miss the character of P. Frank Winslow...Classic!!!
June 11, 2024
I had the chance to read an ARC for this title via NetGalley. At first I wasn't sure I should, since it's part of the Adversary Cycle which I am still not up to date. But I told myself, why the heck not. Live a little. So I did, and I don't regret it a sec since SIGNALZ works as a standalone novella. This end-of-the-world effort is as gripping as any other Wilson novel. Fast-paced, well-written and downright original. I found myself smiling many times by the many turn of events. Oh, I'm so glad I invested in this one. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go back and finish this series at once, since I have a hunch we’ve not seen the last of those fine characters.
May 28, 2021
As with everything Mr. Wilson writes this is just wonderful and a great addition to his overall adversary series.
June 9, 2020
I'm a loyal fan of the Repairman Jack series, and even though Jack doesn't make an appearance in this book, I jumped at the chance to be in his world again.
It's been years since I read Nightworld, but I went back and scanned the last couple chapters to reacquaint myself with what was happening - and that made me miss Jack, Abe, and Gia even more. Still, I enjoyed meeting these new characters, joining them on their dangerous, unpredictable journeys, and seeing how their stories intertwined. This is a short novel, but the length didn't hinder character development - they're all well-drawn. And I adored the play on Wilson's name with one of the characters.
This is a fast-paced, action-filled read with some horrific moments, but I wouldn't recommend diving into this book if you haven't read the series. If Wilson turns this into a new series, I'm fully on board and will read every book - but I'd sure love if Jack made an appearance!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
It's been years since I read Nightworld, but I went back and scanned the last couple chapters to reacquaint myself with what was happening - and that made me miss Jack, Abe, and Gia even more. Still, I enjoyed meeting these new characters, joining them on their dangerous, unpredictable journeys, and seeing how their stories intertwined. This is a short novel, but the length didn't hinder character development - they're all well-drawn. And I adored the play on Wilson's name with one of the characters.
This is a fast-paced, action-filled read with some horrific moments, but I wouldn't recommend diving into this book if you haven't read the series. If Wilson turns this into a new series, I'm fully on board and will read every book - but I'd sure love if Jack made an appearance!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
July 3, 2021
An excellent addition to the Repairman Jack Mythos! I was always a little afraid that after reading the series in its entirety, I wouldn't be able to enjoy additional installments because some of the magic might be "lost." (This happened to me with Stephen King's DARK TOWER saga). However, just like Wilson's THE LAST CHRISTMAS Repairman Jack novel, SIGNALZ is a welcome return trip to that world. I especially love the continuing very modern and deft nods to Lovecraft's cosmic horror. All Repairman Jack fans should get this.
July 9, 2020
Definitely works as a standalone - the plot is intriguing and fast moving, the characters diverse and well written. If you come in at this point, like me, you're likely to want to explore the universe further, as I plan to. Also thought the mother and daughter characters were very well fleshed out, and added some emotional layers to this story.
February 6, 2021
Despite this novel being a thin 190 pages (a novella by modern publishing standards) it would be easy for me to overwrite this review. The subtitle of the book is the Adversary Cycle – A prelude to Nightworld. The Adversary Cycle is a series of books (that I will refer to here as the AC) that had been six books long until this new novella and now we can say is seven books long. This story is set right before or from a certain point of view as the events of Nightworld unfold. In this series that means the end of the world.
This six, uh yeah seven-book series starts with an all-time classic of horror The Keep which is the ultimate misdirection novel. That novel manages to kick off a saga that encompasses all history and most of this prolific author’s entire canon. The only comparison that comes close is King’s Dark Tower that bleeds out into an author’s entire body of work. Unlike Dark Tower Wilson has plotted this in the open with novels, short stories, novellas that are on a set timeline he calls the secret history. No alternate reality wheel of Ka-tet hoo-ha here. You can find elements of the secret history in stand-alone novels like Black Wind, and three different series The AC, The Ice Trilogy, The two dozen Repairman Jack novels that include a prequel trilogy, and a YA trilogy about Jack as a kid.
None of this should work. As an exercise in plotting it is insane. Keep in mind he ended the AC in 1992 with Nightworld and circled back to book two of AC and launched the Repairman Jack series. That makes The Tomb AC #2 but Repairman Jack #1. Are you following? In this way, Nightworld was book six, now seven of the AC, and book 15 of the Repairman Jack and ended both series. So, with the publishing of Signalz FPW has moved the goalposts again.
If my math is correct and it probably is not.
Nightworld is not only AC book 7, and Repairman Jack number 24 and ends both series. Imagine a whole bunch of train tracks that come back together. 37 books total? That is fucking crazy. I understand why that would be daunting to a new reader. Like not wanting to start watching Doctor Who because of fifty-plus years to catch up on. Keep in mind you can read the AC or the Jack books on their own. That said these books are infinitely readable and I recommend them, but not starting with this book.
F.Paul Wilson is a genius and he is a bestseller with a legion of fans for a reason. These books as complicated as they are plot-wise are written with a reader in mind. They are page-turners with characters you will grow to care about. Signalz however is a tough sell in some ways. This book is for Secret history super fans. There are 36 books I think you SHOULD read first.
Don’t get me wrong I am stoked I bought this. That’s right not a library book or a review copy I wanted a complete AC on the shelf. This Lovecraftian tale really doesn’t stand alone, it works for those of us who love the Secret History.
It is the story of Ellie who is a sixteen-year-old visiting the big city when she hears a series of signals that no one else seems to hear. This begins a transformation in which Ellie becomes a monster more ready for the big change coming.
The most interesting aspect of signalz involves P.Frank Winslow the writer stand-in for the author who was slowly drawn into the prophecy of the events by writing Meta-novels. The most interesting moments of this novel involve Frank and his book, which challenges the Ancient Septimus Fraternal Order that is working with the Adversary thought-out the 37 books. Their conclusion is a spoiler but it was this storyline that I felt was the most added value Wilson gave to the overall storyline.
So here is your SPOILER WARNING…
When the order reads Winslow’s book it is revealed to them that they are suckers and will die for the big change. What I think is telling considering that we are reading this in 2020 is how against their own interests, even in light of the overwhelming evidence they walk into their demise. I know Wilson is a libertarian, but you can see parallels to the far right in this country here.
In Meta-moment Frank tucks what we assume is the very novella we are reading under his arm and intends to deliver it to the publisher. Then this happens.
“A rough-hewn, squarish tunnel, maybe eight feet on a side, carved through dark stone, stretched ahead of him curving off to the left. Smokeless flames flickered in sconces spaced along the walls.
Okay, first question: Who lit the sconces? And second what were the flames feeding on?
What did it matter? In sharp contrast to the blah, semi-modern characterless buildings on the surface, this tunnel looked ancient. And that gave Frankie hope. Because it might lead somewhere else.
Was it unreasonable to hope it led back to Manhatten-his Manhatten? Most certainly. Did he have a better route to follow? No.
With the manuscript of the Great American Novella clutched to his chest, P.Frank Winslow started walking.”
Winslow disappears. My reading of this and I may be totally off is this is the moment where the secret history in meta sense travels through to our world. This is the gap that FPW is filling with this novel. This is the purpose of this novella. As a secret history fan, it is a little but important thing. Also makes me want to read Nightworld again. Ha-ha.
I was skeptical that this would add to the saga but I don't know why. 37 books in and Wilson brings it again. For serious fans of Secret History, this is a must-read, for others start at the beginning. No rush but you have quite a saga to get to this point.
This six, uh yeah seven-book series starts with an all-time classic of horror The Keep which is the ultimate misdirection novel. That novel manages to kick off a saga that encompasses all history and most of this prolific author’s entire canon. The only comparison that comes close is King’s Dark Tower that bleeds out into an author’s entire body of work. Unlike Dark Tower Wilson has plotted this in the open with novels, short stories, novellas that are on a set timeline he calls the secret history. No alternate reality wheel of Ka-tet hoo-ha here. You can find elements of the secret history in stand-alone novels like Black Wind, and three different series The AC, The Ice Trilogy, The two dozen Repairman Jack novels that include a prequel trilogy, and a YA trilogy about Jack as a kid.
None of this should work. As an exercise in plotting it is insane. Keep in mind he ended the AC in 1992 with Nightworld and circled back to book two of AC and launched the Repairman Jack series. That makes The Tomb AC #2 but Repairman Jack #1. Are you following? In this way, Nightworld was book six, now seven of the AC, and book 15 of the Repairman Jack and ended both series. So, with the publishing of Signalz FPW has moved the goalposts again.
If my math is correct and it probably is not.
Nightworld is not only AC book 7, and Repairman Jack number 24 and ends both series. Imagine a whole bunch of train tracks that come back together. 37 books total? That is fucking crazy. I understand why that would be daunting to a new reader. Like not wanting to start watching Doctor Who because of fifty-plus years to catch up on. Keep in mind you can read the AC or the Jack books on their own. That said these books are infinitely readable and I recommend them, but not starting with this book.
F.Paul Wilson is a genius and he is a bestseller with a legion of fans for a reason. These books as complicated as they are plot-wise are written with a reader in mind. They are page-turners with characters you will grow to care about. Signalz however is a tough sell in some ways. This book is for Secret history super fans. There are 36 books I think you SHOULD read first.
Don’t get me wrong I am stoked I bought this. That’s right not a library book or a review copy I wanted a complete AC on the shelf. This Lovecraftian tale really doesn’t stand alone, it works for those of us who love the Secret History.
It is the story of Ellie who is a sixteen-year-old visiting the big city when she hears a series of signals that no one else seems to hear. This begins a transformation in which Ellie becomes a monster more ready for the big change coming.
The most interesting aspect of signalz involves P.Frank Winslow the writer stand-in for the author who was slowly drawn into the prophecy of the events by writing Meta-novels. The most interesting moments of this novel involve Frank and his book, which challenges the Ancient Septimus Fraternal Order that is working with the Adversary thought-out the 37 books. Their conclusion is a spoiler but it was this storyline that I felt was the most added value Wilson gave to the overall storyline.
So here is your SPOILER WARNING…
When the order reads Winslow’s book it is revealed to them that they are suckers and will die for the big change. What I think is telling considering that we are reading this in 2020 is how against their own interests, even in light of the overwhelming evidence they walk into their demise. I know Wilson is a libertarian, but you can see parallels to the far right in this country here.
In Meta-moment Frank tucks what we assume is the very novella we are reading under his arm and intends to deliver it to the publisher. Then this happens.
“A rough-hewn, squarish tunnel, maybe eight feet on a side, carved through dark stone, stretched ahead of him curving off to the left. Smokeless flames flickered in sconces spaced along the walls.
Okay, first question: Who lit the sconces? And second what were the flames feeding on?
What did it matter? In sharp contrast to the blah, semi-modern characterless buildings on the surface, this tunnel looked ancient. And that gave Frankie hope. Because it might lead somewhere else.
Was it unreasonable to hope it led back to Manhatten-his Manhatten? Most certainly. Did he have a better route to follow? No.
With the manuscript of the Great American Novella clutched to his chest, P.Frank Winslow started walking.”
Winslow disappears. My reading of this and I may be totally off is this is the moment where the secret history in meta sense travels through to our world. This is the gap that FPW is filling with this novel. This is the purpose of this novella. As a secret history fan, it is a little but important thing. Also makes me want to read Nightworld again. Ha-ha.
I was skeptical that this would add to the saga but I don't know why. 37 books in and Wilson brings it again. For serious fans of Secret History, this is a must-read, for others start at the beginning. No rush but you have quite a saga to get to this point.
February 9, 2021
THE ADVERSARY CYCLE by FP Wilson, culminating in the epic novel, NIGHTWORLD, is one of the all-time classic works in sci-fi-fantasy. It is the keystone work upon which Wilson bases his , a modern day Lovecraftian mythos about cosmic entities from beyond space and time that are locked in an eternal battle for the Earth, all behind the scenes. This History permeates almost all of Wilson's fiction since THE TOMB, published in 1984 and extending throughout all of the REPAIRMAN JACK novels, the three novel ICE SEQUENCE and a large number of one off novels up through 2019. One I stumbled across THE TOMB in paperback in a CVS in 2000, I read them all as soon as I could get my hands on them. I have reviewed most of them here and almost everything was 4 or 5 star material.
At the end of NIGHTWORLD (first published in 1992 and then heavily revised and re-released in 2012 to become congruent with the RJ novels), FP Wilson stated (many times) that there would be no more novels taking place after the conclusion of NIGHTWORLD. But he got around that by writing additional RJ (and other) novels that were set earlier in time, that continued the *Secret History of the World* to great effect. These too, were wonderful.
And now we have SIGNALZ. A brand new novella that runs in parallel with NIGHTWORLD, with all (but one) new characters, and taking place at the same time and places, but from a different point of view. It starts with a teenaged Ellie who, along with her mother is visiting her older sister attending University in NYC. Ellie hears something that no one else hears that draws her to Sheep Meadow in Central Park (well known to readers of NIGHTWORLD and other past FPW works). Something terrible happens and Ellie ends up in coma for months. When she awakens, she is... radically changed. At this point we synchronized with the start of NIGHTWORLD, give or take a day.
So far, so good, but then it all goes rapidly downhill. There is little or nothing new revealed about the Secret History. There are several callbacks to WARDENCLYFFE, an excellent one-off FPW part of the Secret History. We revisit a couple of characters and organizations that played key roles in THE ADVERSARY CYCLE and the RJ series. A couple of brand new characters are introduced. They are sort of interesting but eventually go nowhere, and by the end, which is synchronous with roughly the start of the really interesting events of NIGHTWORLD, we have really gone nowhere.
Yes, there are the typical well written FPW terror-inducing Lovecraftian scenes (but we've seen this all before) but really, there is nothing new here to see. If anything, SIGNALZ kind of leaves a bad taste in the mouths of big time fans of all the series and novels mentioned above. And if you happen to NOT have read most or all of these, I doubt that much of this novella will make much sense to you.
It pains me greatly to write this review. But I calls 'em as I sees em. FPW is a great writer. But this time he whiffed.
Not recommended.
JM Tepper
At the end of NIGHTWORLD (first published in 1992 and then heavily revised and re-released in 2012 to become congruent with the RJ novels), FP Wilson stated (many times) that there would be no more novels taking place after the conclusion of NIGHTWORLD. But he got around that by writing additional RJ (and other) novels that were set earlier in time, that continued the *Secret History of the World* to great effect. These too, were wonderful.
And now we have SIGNALZ. A brand new novella that runs in parallel with NIGHTWORLD, with all (but one) new characters, and taking place at the same time and places, but from a different point of view. It starts with a teenaged Ellie who, along with her mother is visiting her older sister attending University in NYC. Ellie hears something that no one else hears that draws her to Sheep Meadow in Central Park (well known to readers of NIGHTWORLD and other past FPW works). Something terrible happens and Ellie ends up in coma for months. When she awakens, she is... radically changed. At this point we synchronized with the start of NIGHTWORLD, give or take a day.
So far, so good, but then it all goes rapidly downhill. There is little or nothing new revealed about the Secret History. There are several callbacks to WARDENCLYFFE, an excellent one-off FPW part of the Secret History. We revisit a couple of characters and organizations that played key roles in THE ADVERSARY CYCLE and the RJ series. A couple of brand new characters are introduced. They are sort of interesting but eventually go nowhere, and by the end, which is synchronous with roughly the start of the really interesting events of NIGHTWORLD, we have really gone nowhere.
Yes, there are the typical well written FPW terror-inducing Lovecraftian scenes (but we've seen this all before) but really, there is nothing new here to see. If anything, SIGNALZ kind of leaves a bad taste in the mouths of big time fans of all the series and novels mentioned above. And if you happen to NOT have read most or all of these, I doubt that much of this novella will make much sense to you.
It pains me greatly to write this review. But I calls 'em as I sees em. FPW is a great writer. But this time he whiffed.
Not recommended.
JM Tepper
May 11, 2020
Review Copy
The Secret History of the World is coming to an end. (ouch!) SIGNALZ fits in before NIGHTWORLD, a title recognizable to all fans of Repairman Jack - F. Paul Wilson. Like all of Wilson's stories it's rich in characterization and large on story development. Whenever I read one of his books I always want more. Luckily, F. Paul Wilson is extremely prolific. I have many books to choose from to read and re-read.
It's also interesting to note how the series has changed over the years. One of the first books in the series is THE KEEP. It's about vampires and Nazis. Later books have a more paranormal or science fiction leaning. But they all have one thing in common: they are all well written and will leave you wanting more. And there are many books to feed that hunger for more.
Social distancing? No time like the present to snap this and any of the other SHOTW books you may have missed. I loved SIGNALZ. 5 shooting stars,
The Secret History of the World is coming to an end. (ouch!) SIGNALZ fits in before NIGHTWORLD, a title recognizable to all fans of Repairman Jack - F. Paul Wilson. Like all of Wilson's stories it's rich in characterization and large on story development. Whenever I read one of his books I always want more. Luckily, F. Paul Wilson is extremely prolific. I have many books to choose from to read and re-read.
It's also interesting to note how the series has changed over the years. One of the first books in the series is THE KEEP. It's about vampires and Nazis. Later books have a more paranormal or science fiction leaning. But they all have one thing in common: they are all well written and will leave you wanting more. And there are many books to feed that hunger for more.
Social distancing? No time like the present to snap this and any of the other SHOTW books you may have missed. I loved SIGNALZ. 5 shooting stars,
June 20, 2022
In this prelude to Nightworld, Wilson takes us deep into a side story fully emerged within The Adversary Cycle story line. In a lot of ways, this is a Repairman Jack novel minus jack, but instead focusing on all the other characters in the story. Some are new to the tale, a few are borrowed from others of Wilson's works. The absolute best part is how Wilson pokes fun at himself with P. Frank Winslow, a mid-range writer of pulp fiction. If you're not up to speed on the Adversary Cycle, you'll likely be lost with the references and the vagueness of the plot. But if you've been following the Secret Histories all along, this is a must for completion purposes.
July 8, 2020
I had the chance to read an ARC for this title via NetGalley. At first I wasn't sure I should, since it's part of the Adversary Cycle which I am still not up to date. But I told myself, what the heck not. Live a little. So I did, and I don't regret it a sec since SIGNALZ works as a standalone novella. This end-of-the-world effort is as gripping as any other Wilson novel. Fast-paced, well-written and downright original. I found myself smiling many times by the many turn of events. Oh, I'm so glad I invested in this one. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go back and finish this series at once, since I have a hunch we’ve not seen the last of those fine characters.
April 6, 2021
Excellent read! Very fast-paced. Cliffhanger chapters made it very hard to put down.
July 23, 2020
For a while there, I was a huge F. Paul Wilson fan, reading everything that he wrote and finding his older books in used bookstores. I completely enjoyed Repairman Jack (and highly recommend the series to everyone), although towards the end the meshing with the Adversary Cycle took Jack far from his origins. But still I enjoyed the overarching meta-story and world that Mr. Wilson created.
So I was looking forward to returning to that world with “Signalz: An Adversary Cycle Novel”. The first thing that hit me was that I remembered very little of the side characters and of the story in general, it was only towards the very end that I (kind of) remembered the “Nightworld” beginning and premise. This novel captures 3-4 stories that immediately precede “Nightworld”: A girl from Missouri who’s visiting NYC awakens from a coma with certain peculiarities, A forensic accountant tracks down an organization who seems to be preparing for a global catastrophe, An author hits a little too close to a secret order’s purpose, and the leaders of the secret order learn some information that questions the whole purpose of the order.
Mr. Wilson writes with his usual style and flair, doing a great job at putting these people into unexpected situations and drawing the different story threads together into one big finale – this man is great at plot and character building, dialogue could be a bit better. But in the end, I felt unsatisfied, I could not understand what the purpose of this story was – did it add anything to the meta-story? I guess we find out some more about some side characters, and how the Nightworld affected others, but after finishing this book there was no sense of satisfaction, just frustration that this was just part of a build-up to something else. And I also have to admit that I dislike when an author inserts a version of himself into the story – it takes away from the suspension of belief and seems to be a smug self-congratulations.
Although this can be read as a stand-alone novel, I would highly recommend reading most of the Adversary Cycle before this, otherwise this will make no sense whatsoever – you need the overall context. I read most of those books 15+ years ago and I was completely lost for most of the story, I cannot see how a newcomer to the series would get anything out of this at all.
I requested and received a free advanced electronic copy from Crossroad Press / Macabre Ink via NetGalley. Thank you!
So I was looking forward to returning to that world with “Signalz: An Adversary Cycle Novel”. The first thing that hit me was that I remembered very little of the side characters and of the story in general, it was only towards the very end that I (kind of) remembered the “Nightworld” beginning and premise. This novel captures 3-4 stories that immediately precede “Nightworld”: A girl from Missouri who’s visiting NYC awakens from a coma with certain peculiarities, A forensic accountant tracks down an organization who seems to be preparing for a global catastrophe, An author hits a little too close to a secret order’s purpose, and the leaders of the secret order learn some information that questions the whole purpose of the order.
Mr. Wilson writes with his usual style and flair, doing a great job at putting these people into unexpected situations and drawing the different story threads together into one big finale – this man is great at plot and character building, dialogue could be a bit better. But in the end, I felt unsatisfied, I could not understand what the purpose of this story was – did it add anything to the meta-story? I guess we find out some more about some side characters, and how the Nightworld affected others, but after finishing this book there was no sense of satisfaction, just frustration that this was just part of a build-up to something else. And I also have to admit that I dislike when an author inserts a version of himself into the story – it takes away from the suspension of belief and seems to be a smug self-congratulations.
Although this can be read as a stand-alone novel, I would highly recommend reading most of the Adversary Cycle before this, otherwise this will make no sense whatsoever – you need the overall context. I read most of those books 15+ years ago and I was completely lost for most of the story, I cannot see how a newcomer to the series would get anything out of this at all.
I requested and received a free advanced electronic copy from Crossroad Press / Macabre Ink via NetGalley. Thank you!
July 22, 2020
I'm gonna start this review with 14 pages of the book left to read. First I have to tell you that I believe The Adversary Cycle is one of the best set of books/series ever written, it's not Shakespeare like (TBH I can't stand him but that's another story) what I mean is I love them for what they are, well written and a great story. F. Paul Wilson has a place in my heart for those books as David Eddings does for the series of books he (& his wife Leigh) wrote. So it's with a heavy heart I am struggling to give a 3, I can't in honesty but hey 14 pages to go!! 😉 The Keep is one of my very favourite books (film is crap like) so from the Keep to Nightworld it's so very different. Reading the reviews on Goodreads I believe most people have given 5s purely because they're on an ARC and maybe feel obligated to give a good score rather than an honest one. He wittingly brings in P. Frank Winslow who is a writer doesn't take a genius to work out Mr Wilson wanted in his own books!
I've not read the Adversary Cycle for a long time and I'd actually forgotten that one got rewritten about 12/15 years ago, which I actually haven't read. (I need to revisit that version of Nightworld)
Has that version made a difference to how I would feel about this one? I don't know I'll let you know one day when I read it! Memories keep flooding back about the original Nightworld though whist I'm perusing this book. Anyways I'll be back in a jiffy just gonna finish the novella.
Yeah it's basically an unnecessary extra IMO Bit disappointed considering I was so excited. It's took me a while to finish it due to tiredness,work and my other half being in hospital from Friday to Monday so something that should have taken a day or so ended up being from the day I started this account. That in itself says stuff as well! Loads of new characters that mean nothing in all honesty. As for people going in about Repairman Jack on the Goodreads reviews, it has absolutley nothing to do with him in anyway and shouldn't even be mentioned.
Molasar will be turning in his grave. 2.5/5
I've not read the Adversary Cycle for a long time and I'd actually forgotten that one got rewritten about 12/15 years ago, which I actually haven't read. (I need to revisit that version of Nightworld)
Has that version made a difference to how I would feel about this one? I don't know I'll let you know one day when I read it! Memories keep flooding back about the original Nightworld though whist I'm perusing this book. Anyways I'll be back in a jiffy just gonna finish the novella.
Yeah it's basically an unnecessary extra IMO Bit disappointed considering I was so excited. It's took me a while to finish it due to tiredness,work and my other half being in hospital from Friday to Monday so something that should have taken a day or so ended up being from the day I started this account. That in itself says stuff as well! Loads of new characters that mean nothing in all honesty. As for people going in about Repairman Jack on the Goodreads reviews, it has absolutley nothing to do with him in anyway and shouldn't even be mentioned.
Molasar will be turning in his grave. 2.5/5
July 8, 2020
Let me begin by saying I have been a reader of F. Paul Wilson since I first bought “The Keep”--100 years ago or something like that...And Repairman Jack is the best mild-mannered superhero ever put to print.
Now comes this prequel to The Adversary Cycle books. Now honestly it’s been years since I read that set and my mind is a little fuzzy on the details of that world or where Repairman Jack did or didn’t fit. This should have been a fun ride, that even if I didn’t know the Adversary Cycle series I would want to run out and buy it. Instead, I just wanted to run.
Too many plots going at once as Wilson seemed to try to force them into the world of The Adversary. I for one did not like the addition of P. Frank Winslow. Regardless of how clever it may seem for the writer to add a version of themselves into the story, it isn’t.
I hated it when Stephen King added himself to the Dark Tower series and it works just as bad here. Way too much “Look at me, I’m a great, clever, prolific writer, who has taken you all on a silly ride just to pay my rent.
I’m very disappointed and wish I had decided not to read this.
I received this book free from Crossroad Press, Macabre Ink, and Netgalley for my honest, unbiased review.
Now comes this prequel to The Adversary Cycle books. Now honestly it’s been years since I read that set and my mind is a little fuzzy on the details of that world or where Repairman Jack did or didn’t fit. This should have been a fun ride, that even if I didn’t know the Adversary Cycle series I would want to run out and buy it. Instead, I just wanted to run.
Too many plots going at once as Wilson seemed to try to force them into the world of The Adversary. I for one did not like the addition of P. Frank Winslow. Regardless of how clever it may seem for the writer to add a version of themselves into the story, it isn’t.
I hated it when Stephen King added himself to the Dark Tower series and it works just as bad here. Way too much “Look at me, I’m a great, clever, prolific writer, who has taken you all on a silly ride just to pay my rent.
I’m very disappointed and wish I had decided not to read this.
I received this book free from Crossroad Press, Macabre Ink, and Netgalley for my honest, unbiased review.
September 27, 2020
First of all, there was no reason to spell "Signalz" with a z. Not sure what F. Paul Wilson was thinking there. This isn't 1990s Nickelodeon. But anyway, just as previously happened a few months ago with "The Last Christmas", this is a new insertion into the Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle, and is the new penultimate book in the series. That is, it's next to last of the Adversary Cycle, also #33 of 34 BOOKS if you consider the whole combined Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle bookshelf, if I haven't lost count (or #41 of 42 novels+short stories taken together).
If none of that makes sense, this is not a book for you, because it's certainly not a standalone novel.
But as usual for me and F Paul Wilson, I found the book entertaining and dropped everything else to finish it. It does not contain Repairman Jack, but does feature Tier Hill, who interacted with Jack in "The Last Christmas", this being a follow-up to that book. Just as you can divide a line into infinitely many points, apparently Wilson can divide the Glaeken/Jack/Adversary story arc into infinitely many novels covering heretofore unknown characters and plotlines happening off to the side of the main sequence. And I'm not one to complain about that.
If none of that makes sense, this is not a book for you, because it's certainly not a standalone novel.
But as usual for me and F Paul Wilson, I found the book entertaining and dropped everything else to finish it. It does not contain Repairman Jack, but does feature Tier Hill, who interacted with Jack in "The Last Christmas", this being a follow-up to that book. Just as you can divide a line into infinitely many points, apparently Wilson can divide the Glaeken/Jack/Adversary story arc into infinitely many novels covering heretofore unknown characters and plotlines happening off to the side of the main sequence. And I'm not one to complain about that.
December 29, 2020
I love Wilson and his “secret history of the world” works (most especially Repairman Jack, of course). However, this latest entry, an unexpected seventh book in The Adversary Cycle, left me with a one-word question: “Why?” It’s a fine book (novella?). The characters and stories are entertaining and fine, but overall, Signalz is filling in gaps that did not need filling. An extra RJ novel works (see The Last Christmas) because more than half of the goodness of that series and character are the “fix it” stories, which do not need to have anything to do with the meta-story. Fans just love seeing Jack in action. But Signalz is not that. At first, I thought that he may be setting up situations and characters to go back on his previous statements that he was not going to write anything taking place after Nightworld. But when he killed off most of the protagonists from this book in an event that coincides with the chronologically last novel, that was shown to be an inaccurate guess. So here we have a novel where nothing that these new protagonists do have any consequence or effect on the meta-story, I am stuck with the question: “Why?”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2020
This author was recommended to me by a friend, and it was definitely a good read. Despite me picking a book that happened, to be waaaaay out of sequence in the grand picture of this author's universe, I never felt lost at all and I feel I could either go ahead and read the finale, or backtrack and see what I missed. That is a lot of backtracking though, because this guy has written a lot.
Anyway, its time for a quick synopsis. An ancient sinister prophecy is on the brink of coming true, and there was no one in this book even remotely capable of stopping it. If you get the feeling early on that its game over for this universe, then your instincts are probably on-point but read it anyhow, maybe there is a surprise.
Very fun and fast paced. Crazy monsters, weird worlds, and fun characters packed into a rather small book. It reads very cinematically which, as a fan of film, I enjoyed quite a bit.
Rating 8/10
Favorite character: Slootjes
Favorite moment: When the writer has written his perfect novel but no one is around to praise him.
Anyway, its time for a quick synopsis. An ancient sinister prophecy is on the brink of coming true, and there was no one in this book even remotely capable of stopping it. If you get the feeling early on that its game over for this universe, then your instincts are probably on-point but read it anyhow, maybe there is a surprise.
Very fun and fast paced. Crazy monsters, weird worlds, and fun characters packed into a rather small book. It reads very cinematically which, as a fan of film, I enjoyed quite a bit.
Rating 8/10
Favorite character: Slootjes
Favorite moment: When the writer has written his perfect novel but no one is around to praise him.
July 11, 2020
This was good, not great. Shoehorning stories into a timeline we already know is a little hard. We know who's going to be around for the last novel and what happens then so you have to be careful with your cast of characters. My issues with the book include jumping not only this time from viewpoint to viewpoint but also from objectives, first person to third in the narrative. It was a little annoying jumping from viewpoint to viewpoint. At least it wasn't several so it's not that bad and all the chapters relate and resolve in the end. The next thing is just silly. The author puts a parody of himself and his Secret Histories into his own story. Something seen years ago in the episode 'The Real Ghostbusters' of the TV show Supernatural.
That being said the book was a decent but short read. I finished it in a day. It fit okay into the Adversary cycle of books.
That being said the book was a decent but short read. I finished it in a day. It fit okay into the Adversary cycle of books.
August 14, 2020
Don't let the subtitle fool you: this is not a novel, more of a novelette. Had I known it was a "prequel" to the the second title, Nightworld, I wouldn't have bothered. The story line is certainly imaginative, but the story itself is hurried, as if the author just wanted to throw out the critical parts before moving on to the meat of the story. The characters are pretty much cliche, except perhaps for Hari, and I might be inclined to try the second in the series just to see if she is still around (yeah, this one ends at the cliff).
At least this one is short, so it's not that much of a reading investment to see whether you want to know where the story goes by moving on to the next one.
At least this one is short, so it's not that much of a reading investment to see whether you want to know where the story goes by moving on to the next one.
August 28, 2020
I love the Repairman Jack series and the Adversary Cycle - but I haven't read either in quite some time. I was delighted when I saw that there were new stories in this universe, with this and The Last Christmas. I think this book was every bit as marvelous as the earlier books in the series. I do think it helps to have some familiarity with the series, conceptually, but as I didn't remember very many details beyond the fleeting sense that several of the names were familiar and an understanding about Nightworld as a concept, I had no difficulty following the story or enjoying it on its own merits.
I thought the characters were marvelous and liked the way their stories were interwoven. I've seen a number of other reviewers comment on Wilson inserting himself into the story. This didn't bother me at all - I actually liked it. But then again, I tend to like when actors or authors break the fourth wall. I thought it gave a nice surreal feel to the story as a whole, which reinforced its underlying nature in a way that I felt enriched the tale rather than detracted from it. Is it arrogant to put yourself in your books, maybe. But it didn't bother me here...
I how Wilson keeps finding ways to reinvigorate this universe of characters - I'll read 'em all, and likely reread the older books while I'm at it!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation - free review copy.
I thought the characters were marvelous and liked the way their stories were interwoven. I've seen a number of other reviewers comment on Wilson inserting himself into the story. This didn't bother me at all - I actually liked it. But then again, I tend to like when actors or authors break the fourth wall. I thought it gave a nice surreal feel to the story as a whole, which reinforced its underlying nature in a way that I felt enriched the tale rather than detracted from it. Is it arrogant to put yourself in your books, maybe. But it didn't bother me here...
I how Wilson keeps finding ways to reinvigorate this universe of characters - I'll read 'em all, and likely reread the older books while I'm at it!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation - free review copy.
June 6, 2020
A new novel in Wilson's End of the World series, this feels like the first of a mini-series. I suppose one could read the book as a standalone, but it certainly helps to have the backdrop of the overall saga, and the ending is open-ended enough to leave room to revisit some of the characters,.
Wilson is an entertaining writer, and this is no exception. The story moves quickly, the dialogue is crisp, the characters are well drawn, the plot threads are nicely woven together, and the action/horror sequences are thrilling.
Wilson is an entertaining writer, and this is no exception. The story moves quickly, the dialogue is crisp, the characters are well drawn, the plot threads are nicely woven together, and the action/horror sequences are thrilling.
July 19, 2020
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As a fan of Repairman Jack I was not missing this book. It is a novella from before Nightworld. The story is typical of Wilson with an eeriness not many could match.
Since it is a novella not much could be said without giving much away. But know that this is typical Wilson and a part of the Repairman Jack series you should not miss.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
As a fan of Repairman Jack I was not missing this book. It is a novella from before Nightworld. The story is typical of Wilson with an eeriness not many could match.
Since it is a novella not much could be said without giving much away. But know that this is typical Wilson and a part of the Repairman Jack series you should not miss.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
January 29, 2021
Perfect lead-in to Nightworld
Connecting several of Wilson's book series, SIGNALZ leads right up to the events in Nightworld and does a brilliant job of keeping your interest for its own story, too. I loved its connection to WARDENCLYFFE, another recent short novel, and one which ranks as a strong favorite for me. I now find it impossivle to imagine the Secret History or the Adversary Cycle without the story told in SIGNALZ.
Connecting several of Wilson's book series, SIGNALZ leads right up to the events in Nightworld and does a brilliant job of keeping your interest for its own story, too. I loved its connection to WARDENCLYFFE, another recent short novel, and one which ranks as a strong favorite for me. I now find it impossivle to imagine the Secret History or the Adversary Cycle without the story told in SIGNALZ.
August 17, 2023
This is a novella that takes place just before the events of the final (at least in the timeline) Repairman Jack novel, Nightworld.
Jack doesn't make an appearance, but an alternative F. Paul Wilson does, and it was entertaining to read his take on himself!
There are also some genuinely creepy moments as the Nightworld begins to descend upon our world.
I'll say it again...I hope that Paul is able to continue writing, because I find his novels endlessly entertaining.
Jack doesn't make an appearance, but an alternative F. Paul Wilson does, and it was entertaining to read his take on himself!
There are also some genuinely creepy moments as the Nightworld begins to descend upon our world.
I'll say it again...I hope that Paul is able to continue writing, because I find his novels endlessly entertaining.
February 6, 2025
As a fan of The Adversary Cycle and the Repairman Jack novels I was pleasantly surprised to find a novel I hadn't read. Signalz takes place just before the change and exhibits some of the eerieness of Nightworld, the last book in the series by timeline. It follows three different story lines that eventually coalesce as the time draws near. This is a good Wilson addition and will be enjoyed by others who are at least familiar with The Adversary Cycle.
July 17, 2020
an odd novella in the adversary cycle epic - i generally don't enjoy "new" books that tell the same story from an alternative point of view as they usually feel like lazy money grabs, there was a little of that here and i was hoping jack would make an appearance, that said there was enough here to enjoy the lovecraftian apocalypse of the adversary cycle.
July 18, 2020
F. Paul Wilson Never Fails to Deliver!
This was a great addition to the Adversary Cycle! I was so happy to start this book, that I read it all in less than a day. I hope there will be more to come from Mr. Wilson. If you have never read any of his work, it is the perfect time to do so.
This was a great addition to the Adversary Cycle! I was so happy to start this book, that I read it all in less than a day. I hope there will be more to come from Mr. Wilson. If you have never read any of his work, it is the perfect time to do so.
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