The Tomb

Mr. Bigglesworth · August 23, 2014, 07:10:00 PM

Gus brought up The Keep, which I enjoyed. Looking to see what else the author did, I found Repairman Jack with stellar reviews from other writers.

http://www.amazon.ca/Tomb-Repairman-Jack-Book-ebook/dp/B0053D6MS8/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1408838394&sr=1-6

This seems like a must buy.

Steelgrave · August 23, 2014, 07:11:58 PM

Haven't read Repairman Jack in years! Definitely worth a read....or reread in my case O0

And I didn't realize Wilson wrote "The Keep". Saw the movie, never read the book. Think I will pick it up while I'm shopping Amazon.

Mr. Bigglesworth · August 23, 2014, 07:26:45 PM

I decided to get Repairman Jack 1,2,3.

Staggerwing · August 23, 2014, 09:27:03 PM

The book order is confusing. Does 'The Keep' act as a sort of prequel to 'the Tomb' but set 40 years earlier, before Repairman Jack happens on the scene?

Steelgrave · August 23, 2014, 09:41:08 PM

The Tomb and at least the next couple of Repairman Jack novels are standalone. From what I saw on the author's Amazon site, apparently the two series become somewhat intertwined in later novels. But I enjoyed the RJ novels on their own. I'm pretty sure there are half a dozen Jack novels before the streams are crossed.

Staggerwing · August 23, 2014, 09:43:53 PM

Ah, thanks Steelie. I may check out 'the Tomb' soon.

Gusington · August 23, 2014, 10:30:32 PM

On my copy of The Keep it is listed as 'A Novel of the Adversary Cycle.' But I think it was added to that series way after it was written. Not sure.

Mr. Bigglesworth · August 23, 2014, 11:06:42 PM

Quote from: Gusington on August 23, 2014, 10:30:32 PM
On my copy of The Keep it is listed as 'A Novel of the Adversary Cycle.' But I think it was added to that series way after it was written. Not sure.

I read the original 1981 hardcover in 83 iirc. The ending was a bit open for a sequel. It was never written afaik, i did look for it.

I'm 15% through the tomb. It (kindle edition) has references to ipod, dvd, computer, that could not have been in the original 1984 edition.

Gusington · August 23, 2014, 11:19:12 PM

Mr. Bigglesworth · August 23, 2014, 11:36:57 PM

amazon lists a paperback edition to Jan 1 1900! Fucking Molasar can time travel.

Gusington · August 24, 2014, 11:15:58 AM

^I'd like to get my hands on that one.

Mr. Bigglesworth · September 10, 2014, 06:50:24 PM

So what did you think of the keep?

The Tomb is worth reading 7.5/10

Gusington · September 11, 2014, 02:36:44 PM

I loved it. Finished it in about 10 days which is saying something because I am a slow reader.

The allusions to the wider mythology of the series almost made my head explode...the Repairman Jack novels cover that mythology, right? Crazy stuff. Old gods and shit.

Mr. Bigglesworth · September 11, 2014, 03:11:39 PM

Cant say, I have only read The Keep and The Tomb. I thought is was a very good story. I got the author's Enemy of the State kindle book. Sci-fi setting. It should be good.

Gusington · September 12, 2014, 08:34:38 PM

^Yeah the author is very busy, he's got dozens of titles.