lwalker77's review against another edition
3.0
This book was pretty good overall, but I did find myself getting bored with it at times.
itabar's review against another edition
2.0
I love the concept of a fixer who is "invisible", off the radar, but this book had more supernatural elements and less "repairing" than I cared for. I suspect subsequent novels will be more of the same, so I'm done with the series.
In it's favor, The Other is portrayed as being indifferent, not evil or good, just "other". Refreshing.
In it's favor, The Other is portrayed as being indifferent, not evil or good, just "other". Refreshing.
usbsticky's review against another edition
2.0
Dnf'd at 69%. I liked the writing, it was easy to read and follow. I like the protagonist Repairman Jack. I did not enjoy the metaphysical(?) part of the story, it was gobbedly goop and uninteresting to me. I mean I've read supernatural thrillers but this one wasn't thrilling or interesting. Trying to explain half and hiding half didn't work to make it interesting. After reading 69% of the book, I still couldn't get a handle on what was going on and didn]t really care. I'm not going to continue with the series.
david_agranoff's review against another edition
4.0
This is the third novel in the F.Paul Wilson epic Repairman Jack series and the first one where he ties Jack to the events that will weave into a 15 book story. Warning after book two it is possible to walk away from the series it gets much harder after this book.
You see Wilson has created a series time commitment because in this novel he is weaving events and a time-line together for two separate series (The Adversary cycle and Repairman Jack). The have the same ending and it is in this book that we really see the Wilson start that journey.
Again, the master plotter has tricked me. I had every reason to believe that book two was a stand alone, and Wilson has stated so. At the same time there are surprising connections. This book is also very connected by the locale to the Adversary novel “The Touch.”
In this novel Jack is pulled into the world of conspiracy theory. A woman set to attend a conference for Coast to coast AM types, she disappears and tells her husband how to contact the only person she claims can find her – Repairman Jack. Jack is confused but wants to understand so he takes the job.
This book thanks to the wing-nut characters provides more comic relief than any other Repairman Jack novel. Jack as a character continues to grow deeper and this novel provides great moments to side characters like Jack’s lover Gia and his best friend and black market weapons dealer Abe.
At the heart of this novel Jack is being pulled into the inescapable path that will lead humanity towards the end. Heavy stuff but there is lots of adventure and humor along the way of this novel. It is not as strong as the last book legacies, but it is strong enough to make me excited to keep reading.
As I post this review I have almost finished the series, and I can say that it is an important turning point in the series.
You see Wilson has created a series time commitment because in this novel he is weaving events and a time-line together for two separate series (The Adversary cycle and Repairman Jack). The have the same ending and it is in this book that we really see the Wilson start that journey.
Again, the master plotter has tricked me. I had every reason to believe that book two was a stand alone, and Wilson has stated so. At the same time there are surprising connections. This book is also very connected by the locale to the Adversary novel “The Touch.”
In this novel Jack is pulled into the world of conspiracy theory. A woman set to attend a conference for Coast to coast AM types, she disappears and tells her husband how to contact the only person she claims can find her – Repairman Jack. Jack is confused but wants to understand so he takes the job.
This book thanks to the wing-nut characters provides more comic relief than any other Repairman Jack novel. Jack as a character continues to grow deeper and this novel provides great moments to side characters like Jack’s lover Gia and his best friend and black market weapons dealer Abe.
At the heart of this novel Jack is being pulled into the inescapable path that will lead humanity towards the end. Heavy stuff but there is lots of adventure and humor along the way of this novel. It is not as strong as the last book legacies, but it is strong enough to make me excited to keep reading.
As I post this review I have almost finished the series, and I can say that it is an important turning point in the series.
readinggrrl's review against another edition
4.0
Jack always finds himself entangled in mysteries that start out normal and quickly turn into something else. Because of this I find myself being reminded of John Connelly's Charlie Parker series particularly because of the good vs. evil aspect of these novels. Jack is starting to question his choice of business and if he wants to continue or if he should try to go straight and just spend time with his girlfriend Gia and her daughter Vicki.
In this book Jack attends a convention on conspiracy theories in order to find a conspiracy theorist who disappeared and left a message for her husband that said to find Jack and that Jack is the only one who could help. The description of the convention and the people who attend it were spot on what you would expect at one of these convention and the stories are hilarious. Despite a brutal murder at the convention and a missing body the convention itself leads only to more questions and Jack's dry sense of humor keeps the book moving as the mystery gets weirder.
While Jack is searching for Melanie he starts getting strange packages that show up in his hotel room without anyone having brought them. The scars he got in The Tomb (Adversary Cycle/Repairman Jack) book 1 also take center stage in this book. Do the Rakoshi have something to do with this womans disappearance?
These books are constantly evolving and changing and keep getting better. Jack's rye and sarcastic sense of humor and comments just make me chuckle and keep the weird and brutal on a lighter level.
In this book Jack attends a convention on conspiracy theories in order to find a conspiracy theorist who disappeared and left a message for her husband that said to find Jack and that Jack is the only one who could help. The description of the convention and the people who attend it were spot on what you would expect at one of these convention and the stories are hilarious. Despite a brutal murder at the convention and a missing body the convention itself leads only to more questions and Jack's dry sense of humor keeps the book moving as the mystery gets weirder.
While Jack is searching for Melanie he starts getting strange packages that show up in his hotel room without anyone having brought them. The scars he got in The Tomb (Adversary Cycle/Repairman Jack) book 1 also take center stage in this book. Do the Rakoshi have something to do with this womans disappearance?
These books are constantly evolving and changing and keep getting better. Jack's rye and sarcastic sense of humor and comments just make me chuckle and keep the weird and brutal on a lighter level.
jeremybost's review against another edition
2.0
The main characters have a habit of criticizing just about everything different. I'm okay with laughing at "environmentalist wackos" and the like, but calling Christianity a myth and the Bible something dreamed up is a bit much.
acknud's review against another edition
4.0
Good repairman Jack book. Brings the previous 2 books into this one as a tie in. It is ok to read this one as a stand alone but it makes more sense to read the previous books first.
jmcguoirk's review against another edition
4.0
Otherworldly? Abe puts it into perspective. Thanks FPW.
fictionmom's review against another edition
4.0
Beginning was kind of slow, but it had, as all others before it, a killer ending!
buildhergender's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it.
Liked reading about all the conspiracies, and Wilson's whole over arching adveserial cycle tying most of the conspiracies together.
Liked reading about all the conspiracies, and Wilson's whole over arching adveserial cycle tying most of the conspiracies together.