Gateways (Repairman Jack) by F. Paul Wilson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Gateways (Repairman Jack)
Book Review: Freat Repairman Jack tale
Summary: 5 Stars
Repairman Jack is trying to find a way to be a citizen again ever since he found out Gia was pregnant with his child. Since the government does not know he exists, they cannot be legally be married. Jack ponders a way to live up to his reputation as the "fix-it" man, his brother calls. He tells Jack that their father was in a car accident in the Everglades and is in Novaton Community Hospital.When Jack flies down to Novaton he does not realize he is going to be in another battle for his life. Hidden in the Everglades are two sinkholes that at the equinoxes give off an otherworldly light. The light mutates humans and animals and all other living creatures. Semelie, the leader of the inhabitants with the power to control the twisted life of the sinkholes, is responsible for the accident of Jack's father. Still she cannot get at Jack because a neighbor woman with much power is able to hold the forces of darkness at bay for the moment. When she is overcome, Jack and two surprising allies fight back knowing it could mean their deaths.
Fate has something very big in store for Repairman Jack and the author slowly, novel by novel, reveals parts of the plan in which the Ally (Jack's side) battles the Otherness. Readers learn more about Jack's relationship with his father and why the Other has let him live. This is a very enthralling and mesmerizing tale because it is very possible that the dark side will win and the protagonist knows it.
Harriet Klausner
Book Review: My first Repairman Jack, but not my last!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first book I ever read by F. Paul Wilson. What a treat I've been missing! Having read Gateways and enjoyed a thrill ride like no other, I plan to read the whole series!Repairman Jack is a man without a history, skirting the edges of society, setting wrongs right. This book opens with Jack inside the home of a private detective who is using the evidence and pictures he gathered about people's personal lives to blackmail them. Jack has been hired by one such person, but destroys the evidence of many blackmailing schemes, trying to set many wrong to right. He's a fringe-of-society character with a strong conscience. You immediately take a liking to Jack.
From there this story takes off at blistering speed as Jack travels to Florida to investigate a life threatening "accident" that his father has been in. Here's where you need to suspend belief, as this story takes a turn toward fantasy, science fiction. It is so well written that you don't have to be a fan of fantasy to enjoy it. The suspense and danger - you actually wonder how on earth the main characters will survive - builds to a breathtaking conclusion.
It is so well written that you hate for the story to end. Fortunately there are more Repairman Jack novels to dive into. Though this is the most recent installment in the series, well after the series is established, you can enjoy this book on its own merit. Run, don't walk, to the shelves to buy this book.
Book Review: Back in Action!
Summary: 5 Stars
F. Paul Wilson's iconic hero-without-a-history, Repairman Jack, is back for his seventh, and possibly finest, adventure.News of an accident involving his estranged father sends the self-styled Mr. Fix-it to a creepy retirement community in Florida, where longevity is a theory, not a practice.
If the culture shock isn't hard enough for NY's native son, a string of unsolved murders and some very creepy locals alert Jack to the fact that the supernatural Otherness, which has been plaguing him since Wilson's THE TOMB, is back for another helping.
With enough action, firepower, one-liners, and wicked monsters for a a dozen novels, GATEWAYS showcases F. Paul Wilson and Jack in top form-- kicking bum and taking names.
See for yourself why Repairman Jack is the greatest series hero in modern genre fiction!