07-10-2010, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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Free Repairman Jack Tale on Smashwords
I didn't even know F. Paul Wilson was on Smashwords until I read something about his newsletter. He has a free Repairman Jack story here:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/15264 And several novels for $2.99 or less -- including The Keep and some of his medical thrillers: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/FPaulWilson |
07-10-2010, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for the heads up. I've never heard of Repairman Jack either, but it looks like an interesting read.
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07-10-2010, 03:15 PM | #3 |
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It is a "novella" -- 15,000 words vs his usual 90,000 word novels. It's positioned as a good introduction to "Jack". He has several novels on Amazon as well, but at higher price (in Canada, at least, due to Whispernet). These sorts of "free/low cost" introductions of self-contained novellas strike me as a brilliant way for an author to promote his/her work. A free chapter or two is nice too ... but something self-contained is potentially even better.
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07-10-2010, 07:37 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the heads-up! I've heard about Repairman Jack for ages but have never read one. This is my chance!
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07-10-2010, 08:18 PM | #5 |
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^^ What they said! ^^
I've got a friend who's been after me to read the Repairman Jack series, too. I'm looking forward to reading this. |
07-10-2010, 08:45 PM | #6 |
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There are also a couple of young adult novels about Repairman Jack as a teen. From what I have heard, they are a good introduction to the series for younger readers. And maybe for adults as well.
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07-10-2010, 09:25 PM | #7 |
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Never heard of this series, but I'm getting the freebie since everyone seems to like it!
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07-11-2010, 06:16 AM | #8 |
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I downloaded it for Bob The Zombie.
Is that wrong? Don |
07-11-2010, 10:13 AM | #9 |
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Just downloaded and skimmed the book - looks great!
Thanks so much for the heads up Critteranne. |
07-12-2010, 04:01 PM | #10 |
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Repairman Jack is great. I think there are about 10-12 RJ novels.
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07-13-2010, 12:16 PM | #11 |
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Bob The Zombie and I are both reading this, and it is very entertaining.
If you like your horror with a touch of perversion, then I can recommend it. -- Again, only half-way through it. (Bob is trying to eat the ebookieuse, so I had to take it away from him. Was that wrong?) Don |
07-14-2010, 08:21 PM | #12 |
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Don't know about RJ novels, but I loved The Keep. My favorite book by him.
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