- Hardcover: 381 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press (Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312864140
- ISBN-13: 978-0312864149
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,342,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Repairman Jack is one of the most original and intriguing characters to arise out of contemporary fiction in ages. ...Hugely entertaining." --Dean Koontz
"F. Paul Wilson is a hot writer, and his hottest, and my favorite creation, is Repairman Jack. No one does this kind of weird meets crime better than Wilson. Gripping, fascinating, one of a kind. That's F. Paul Wilson and Repairman Jack." --Joe R. Lansdale
"Jack is righteous!" --Andrew Vachss
"Repairman Jack [is] a Byronic hero fans have begged to see again for more than a decade. "Legacies" is a righteous follow-up....The book is a lot of fun, and Wilson has promised that Jack will be back soon." --"Rocky Mountain News"
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"F. Paul Wilson is a hot writer, and his hottest, and my favorite creation, is Repairman Jack. No one does this kind of weird meets crime better than Wilson. Gripping, fascinating, one of a kind. That's F. Paul Wilson and Repairman Jack." --Joe R. Lansdale
"Jack is righteous!" --Andrew Vachss
"Repairman Jack [is] a Byronic hero fans have begged to see again for more than a decade. "Legacies" is a righteous follow-up....The book is a lot of fun, and Wilson has promised that Jack will be back soon." --"Rocky Mountain News"
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Repairman Jack isn't your average appliance repairman--he fixes "situations" for people, often risking his own life. Jack has no last name, no social security number, works only for cash, and has no qualms when it comes to seeing that the job gets done.
Dr. Alicia Clayton, a pediatrician who treats children with AIDS, is full of secrets, and she has just inherited a house that holds another. Haunted by painful memories, Alicia wants the house destroyed--but somehow everyone she enlists to help ends up violently killed. The house holds a powerful secret, and Alicia's charmless brother Thomas seems willing to do anything to get his hands on that secret himself.
But not if Repairman Jack can find it first!
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Dr. Alicia Clayton, a pediatrician who treats children with AIDS, is full of secrets, and she has just inherited a house that holds another. Haunted by painful memories, Alicia wants the house destroyed--but somehow everyone she enlists to help ends up violently killed. The house holds a powerful secret, and Alicia's charmless brother Thomas seems willing to do anything to get his hands on that secret himself.
But not if Repairman Jack can find it first!
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I never thought Wilson could equal THE TOMB, but LEGACIES comes awfully close. In some ways it's even better. The prose is leaner and meaner, and the tone is lighter. Some parts even gave me grins. Jack has lightened up some, but he's still a dude full of contradictions. He can be such a softie with Gia and Vicky, then go out and cold-bloodedly kill somebody, and I believe him both ways.
The plot in LEGACIES is more along the lines of a mystery than THE TOMB, and it kept me guessing all the way. The heroine, Alicia, is a real tough cookie, but you eventually come to know why, and you really feel for her. (As a bonus, I think I found a link to SIBS, one of Wilson's other novels.)
If I have a quibble, I'd say I would have preferred a supernatural element in the story, but that's just a personal thing. All in all, I haven't enjoyed a novel this much in a long time. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My first real exposure to Repairman Jack (apart from Nightworld). Wilson reprises the theme of the lone vigilante for hire extremely well and, as with most of his characters, Jack's character appears to have some credibility (i.e. when he chooses a creative approach to pacifying some car thieves rather than direct violence). The story line is tense and well-paced but, unusually for Wilson, the ending is strangely unsatisfactory. Whether this is more to do with wishful thinking concerning what I thought the outcome of the plot should have been rather than any deficiencies with the story is, perhaps, for others to consider. Suffice it to say that I'm hoping the less than neatly tied ends of the plot indicate a (welcome) sequel. I was also sorry to see the character of Yoshi was not as well developed as was warranted. The level of humour and creativity imbued in the character was almost reminiscent of RJ himself! I also caught the reference to the Gates house, which was featured in Sister Night ("Sibs" in the USA) . Wilson's penchant for dropping characters and places from old novels into current works provides some comforting familiarity between his stories (ref Kaze Glom in "Masque") and is a facet I particularly enjoy. Leaving all this apart, I can highly recommend Legacies on its own merits.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
BEWARE! THE KIRKUS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!
As Wilson mentions in the book's introduction, Legacies marks the second 'Repairman Jack' novel in roughly 15 years. Those who read and loved Jack in 'The Tomb' will find 'Legacies' no disappointment, although not quite as tightly written as his first novel. While 'The Tomb' relied on the occult as a backdrop, the mysteries in 'Legacies' are somewhat more mundane in nature. Who are the secret organizations after Jack's clients' house? Why do those powers find the house so important? What happened in the house to cause Jack's client to refuse to step foot inside even decades later?
As enjoyable as 'Legacies' was for the R.J. fan, I would imagine that readers new to the character would find him a little too 2-dimensional for comfort. Although Wilson attempts to walk a fine line between repeating character development covered in the first book and keeping the current plot moving forward, I think he tended to short-change rea! ders new to the character. While he makes an admirable effort at recapping points from 'The Tomb', a more subtle-yet-detailed approach may have proved more effective. The element most notably lacking for readers new to Repairman Jack is motive. Although we get a small taste of why RJ is the way he is, it's not enough to help the reader appreciate the character the same way we did in the first book. A stronger explaination of Jack's background and motives could have made a good book even better. In short, although this book is highly enjoyable on its own merits, readers unfamiliar with the Repairman Jack character will get much more from 'Legacies' if they read 'The Tomb' first.
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JACK IS BACK !!!
F. Paul Wilson is by far and away the prince of his craft. So many genres, so many stories but his crowning achievment is Repairman Jack - urban mercenary, new yorks spirit of... Read more
Published on 20 July 2004 by Ronan James Lowe
Jack is Back! ....excellent!
Repairman Jack is one of the most original characters in a book I've ever read...and I find there's nothing worse than unoriginal characters. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2000
Excellent. If your not a fan, you will be after reading this
I picked up this book on others recommendations...I wasn't disappointed. Repairman Jack is an excellent character, in the truest sense of the word. Read more
Published on 20 April 2000
Repairman Jack is Back!!
Wow, this book was absolutely amazing. This is gonna start me as a fan of Wilson's. Repairman Jack should be one of the "Mystery Men", he is absolutely amazing! Read more
Published on 1 Aug 1999
Other Repairman Jack stories
I agree with the other reviews that the Repairman Jack stories are some of the best out there today. Read more
Published on 26 May 1999
Wilson scores big again with Jack
I can't tell you how happy I was when I saw Legacies in the store. I have been reading F. Paul Wilson for wuite some time and proudly admit that he is my favorite writer. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 1998
Repairman Jack Is Back in a big way!!!!!
LEGACIES brings back one of my favorite characters, Repairman Jack. Jack "fixes" problems for people. He does not exist. A vigillante for hire. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 1998
A thriller with heart.
This was my first exposure to Wilson and I have to say simply, "Bravo." Mr. Wilson manages to make us care about his characters without getting bogged down as so many... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1998
A deftly modern treatment of an enjoyable pulp-like concept
Wilson has a wonderful ability to maintain a light touch even while dealing with serious themes in a sensitive manner. Several forms of child abuse add poignancy to this tale. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1998
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