# Anyone familiar with Repairman Jack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881 "2005-09-28T17:20:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/1 "2005-09-28T17:20:03Z")
Has anyone read the Repairman Jack series by F. Paul Wilson. It was recommended to me and I think I may try it, but was looking for more feedback. ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/2 "2005-09-28T17:26:00Z")
I read one, though I can’t recall off-hand which one. I liked it, enough that I probably would read another one, not quite enough to make reading one an urgent matter. I tend to remember books which disappointed me better than ones I liked, for whatever that’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/3 "2005-09-28T17:51:56Z")
I read a couple of them at the behest of a friend. I was kind of underwhelmed. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/4 "2005-09-28T18:01:22Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I read a couple of them at the behest of a friend. I was kind of underwhelmed. Mrs. Evil Captor is a big fan of the series. I’ll ask her why when I get a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/5 "2005-09-28T18:50:36Z")
I’m definitely a fan. I’ve read several of them, including _The Tomb_, _Nightworld_, and _All the Rage_. I’ve fallen way behind, though…I know there are a bunch of them I haven’t read yet. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/6 "2005-09-28T22:08:42Z")
> [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](#): > > I’m definitely a fan. I’ve read several of them, including _The Tomb_, _Nightworld_, and _All the Rage_. I’ve fallen way behind, though…I know there are a bunch of them I haven’t read yet. Jepairman Jack is a pretty cool character, but from a author’s universe viewpoint they are kind of wierd. _The Tomb_ was originally written as a stand alone. Whe the author decided to write a series to follow up _The Keep_ he ended up including characters from a couple of his other books, namely _The Touch_ and _The Tomb_. So _Nightworld_ has Repairman Jack in it, but it’s not a Repairman Jack Novel, but the last book in a trilogy that sequels _The Keep_. Several years later Wilson decided to write some more Repairman Jack stories, and began the series. All that was to the point that if you decide to start reading the books, maybe avoid _Nightworld_ until you decide you want to read the rest of the books in that cycle. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/7 "2005-09-28T22:23:14Z")
> [@parthenokinesis](#): > > Jepairman Jack is a pretty cool character, but from a author’s universe viewpoint they are kind of wierd. _The Tomb_ was originally written as a stand alone. Whe the author decided to write a series to follow up _The Keep_ he ended up including characters from a couple of his other books, namely _The Touch_ and _The Tomb_. So _Nightworld_ has Repairman Jack in it, but it’s not a Repairman Jack Novel, but the last book in a trilogy that sequels _The Keep_. Several years later Wilson decided to write some more Repairman Jack stories, and began the series. All that was to the point that if you decide to start reading the books, maybe avoid _Nightworld_ until you decide you want to read the rest of the books in that cycle. Cool. Which one should I start with? ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/8 "2005-09-29T10:41:20Z")
> [@parthenokinesis](#): > > All that was to the point that if you decide to start reading the books, maybe avoid _Nightworld_ until you decide you want to read the rest of the books in that cycle. Good advice. Too late for me, though. > [@Khadaji](#): > > Cool. Which one should I start with? _The Tomb_. That’s the first one. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-repairman-jack/323881/9 "2005-09-29T14:53:30Z")
I love Repairman Jack. The RJ books are one of my favorite series.