β Scribed by F. Paul Wilson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Bestseller Wilson (By the Sword) displays an expert grasp of storytelling mechanics and an impressive breadth of themes and approaches in what he says in an afterword is his last collection. The title tale is a moving meditation on love and loss, built on the unlikely premise of lightning-strike survivors seeing the spirits of their dear departed at their near-death moment of electrocution. Dreams riffs on the Frankenstein theme with its speculation on how the monster might act were its brain to have retained aspects of its predeath personality. In Interlude at Duane's, urban mercenary hero Repairman Jack must foil a four-man holdup with found weapons fashioned from consumer goods on the shelves of the drugstore where it takes place. In all these efforts, Wilson establishes characters with a few deft strokes, quickly sets up a tricky plot, and then masterfully maneuvers the reader to a well-orchestrated (and sometimes surprising) ending. Fans will hope they haven't seen the last of Wilson's short fiction. (Mar.)
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Praise for F. Paul Wilson:
βF. Paul Wilson is a great storyteller and a thoughtful one. He speculates about real science to generate real suspense while raising troubling, real issues we may all be dealing with much sooner than we expect.β
--David Morrell, author of *First Blood
_βF. Paul Wilson is a writerβs writer, and I grab anything heβs written with enthusiasm.β
--Joe R. Lansdale, author of _Freezer Burn
_βLike the best of Dean Koontzβs work, Wilsonβs work combines an action-adventure yarn with a touch of the fantastic.β
--_The Denver Post __*
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