The Last Christmas: A Repairman Jack Novel

This book fits right in with the other RJ books. I was slightly leery about how he positioned the book (timewise), but that turned out to be a nonconcern. I was engrossed right from the start, and it was a great read. And it was neat how he incorporated an element from his ICE series into the story, but don’t worry, you don’t have to have read them to enjoy this book. If you have enjoyed the other Repairman Jack novels, there is no reason that you shouldn’t enjoy this one as well. If anything, having to wait for this made it just that much more savory. Highly recommended.

It’s been 5 long years since we we last saw Jack, in a 3 book prequel coda to the main Repairman Jack sequence that ended everything with the rewrite of NIGHTWORLD. And just in time for a real Christmas treat, F.P. Wilson has released a new RJ novel that is sandwiched chronologically between GROUND ZERO and FATAL ERROR. Keeping his promises that there would be no more Jack after NIGHTWORLD, but also that he was not saying goodbye forever to what is inarguably his most famous and beloved character, Wilson comes up with a new tale that will delight all of his fans.

The gang’s all here, and not just as Christmas ornaments. Abe, Glaeken, the Lady, Gia, Vicky plus a couple of guest stars and reference to the ICE SEQUENCE. They all play an important role (I was dubious at first how FP was going to pull that off but he did, of course), and so does the timing of this adventure. “‘Tis the season”. This time Jack has not one but two independent fixes going at the same time, and of course, neither is what it seems, no goes as expected. There is more of the secret history, quite a bit actually, and this novel proves that there is little doubt if the muse strikes FP, we may well see Jack back in action once more.

In any event, this is a really good one and a great Christmas gift to all FP Wilson/RJ fans. Happy reading and Happy holidays to all.

Highly Recommended.

JM Tepper

Jack is back and he’s kicking but like he’d never left. I was really nervous about picking up a new book after all this time, but I was not surprised. As usual, F. Paul Wilson delivers a well-written, fast-paced, and highly-engaging book. Lots of the standard Jack escapades. The only difficulty that I had with the entire story was trying to remember all of the characters and the general timeframe that the story took place. It would have been useful to go back to some of the other Repairman Jack books and skimmed through them just to figure those things out.

This was a great book and I hope that FPW decides that Jack deserves more stories.

Short review: read it.

F. Paul Wilson is a must buy, must read author. This stand-alone is easy to follow and difficult to put down. No editing errors, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama.

Intriguing storyline with descriptive writing that draws the reader into each scene. Believable dialogue and characters with distinct personalities.

I will re-read this stand always look forward to, pre-order when possible, new works by this author.

…He can fix it, I know he can. He’s the world’s greatest, At the work that he does… (Cheap Trick – Roadie OST)
Everything Paul writes is worth reading, especially a new Repairman Jack Novel!
IF you like Jack – You’ll Like this Book!
Now, Paul, You know, we readers are gonna Demand MORE of these In-Betweener Novels about One of the Greatest Literary Characters EVER!

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