Rating: 
Summary: No masterpiece but pure entertainment
Review: One of my favorite series features Repairmen Jack. He "fixes" things and frequently those things concern insidious evil that can cost many innocent victims their life. In this, the fifth episode, Jack must deal with several threats. First of all Jack must protect his identity when he saves a subway carload of passengers from a crazed killer. Second, he must battle a virus, which threatens to take over the personality of the victims and potentially infect the whole human race robbing them of individuality. This would change mankind as we know it. Third, he must reestablish ties with an estranged sister who is under immediate threat from the virus. F. Paul Wilson writes a highly effective thriller, which is quite typical of this series. They have in common a scientific horror, which can include monsters or deviant drugs with many lives at stake. Characters are very effective, yet, some are more reminiscent of those found in comic books. The pacing never wanes right up to the usual explosive and fiery conclusion. This is no masterpiece but it is pure entertainment and that alone is no small feat.
Rating:
Summary: No masterpiece but pure entertainment
Review: One of my favorite series features Repairmen Jack. He "fixes" things and frequently those things concern insidious evil that can cost many innocent victims their life. In this, the fifth episode, Jack must deal with several threats. First of all Jack must protect his identity when he saves a subway carload of passengers from a crazed killer. Second, he must battle a virus, which threatens to take over the personality of the victims and potentially infect the whole human race robbing them of individuality. This would change mankind as we know it. Third, he must reestablish ties with an estranged sister who is under immediate threat from the virus. F. Paul Wilson writes a highly effective thriller, which is quite typical of this series. They have in common a scientific horror, which can include monsters or deviant drugs with many lives at stake. Characters are very effective, yet, some are more reminiscent of those found in comic books. The pacing never wanes right up to the usual explosive and fiery conclusion. This is no masterpiece but it is pure entertainment and that alone is no small feat.
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Summary: Jack is back and bringing some more trouble with him...
Review: Repairman Jack has been through it all: he's faced evil in all its forms, supernatural and otherwise. And he's survived...barely. Has he finally met his match? It begins with his sister, Kate, who follows her lover to a secret meeting. There are eight people there, and they seem to be up to something. A cult? An old lady with a dog gives her a card with the word JACK on it, and with nothing better to do, Kate calls. Meanwhile, Jack is on the subway heading home when a gunman begins killing people in his subway car. Jack naturally kills the gunman...and the only person to get a good look at Jack's face is a reporter looking for his big break... And, yes, there is yet another subplot: the story makes the headlines, yes indeed, and gosh darned if it doesn't catch the eyes of the Kozlowski Brothers, a couple of Jack's old enemies. They're angry and looking to settle a score... Repairman Jack is thrust yet again into a topsy-turvy world where right becomes wrong, and reality becomes something more--and less--than normal. He is forced to face the fact that he may be more than he once thought he was...he may not just be a "repairman": he may be humanity's only hope for survival against something called The Adversary. If he can just save his sister first. "Hosts" reveals more about Repairman Jack's past, while making him even more mysterious. The Repairman Jack series is not the only good writing F. Paul Wilson has done; check out "The Keep"--which, in a way, is related to this novel--if you need more proof of that. But the Repairman Jack novels ARE good, VERY GOOD. They feature one of the most unique heroes in modern fiction: a guy who will willingly risk his life for those he works for, and yet has a woman and child he loves. Repairman Jack is human...and that's what makes him so real. F. Paul Wilson strikes gold yet again, folks. Pick this up! (Really, I mean get this novel! It'll keep you turning the pages well past dawn...you just might miss work!)
Rating:
Summary: Jack is back and bringing some more trouble with him...
Review: Repairman Jack has been through it all: he's faced evil in all its forms, supernatural and otherwise. And he's survived...barely. Has he finally met his match? It begins with his sister, Kate, who follows her lover to a secret meeting. There are eight people there, and they seem to be up to something. A cult? An old lady with a dog gives her a card with the word JACK on it, and with nothing better to do, Kate calls. Meanwhile, Jack is on the subway heading home when a gunman begins killing people in his subway car. Jack naturally kills the gunman...and the only person to get a good look at Jack's face is a reporter looking for his big break... And, yes, there is yet another subplot: the story makes the headlines, yes indeed, and gosh darned if it doesn't catch the eyes of the Kozlowski Brothers, a couple of Jack's old enemies. They're angry and looking to settle a score... Repairman Jack is thrust yet again into a topsy-turvy world where right becomes wrong, and reality becomes something more--and less--than normal. He is forced to face the fact that he may be more than he once thought he was...he may not just be a "repairman": he may be humanity's only hope for survival against something called The Adversary. If he can just save his sister first. "Hosts" reveals more about Repairman Jack's past, while making him even more mysterious. The Repairman Jack series is not the only good writing F. Paul Wilson has done; check out "The Keep"--which, in a way, is related to this novel--if you need more proof of that. But the Repairman Jack novels ARE good, VERY GOOD. They feature one of the most unique heroes in modern fiction: a guy who will willingly risk his life for those he works for, and yet has a woman and child he loves. Repairman Jack is human...and that's what makes him so real. F. Paul Wilson strikes gold yet again, folks. Pick this up! (Really, I mean get this novel! It'll keep you turning the pages well past dawn...you just might miss work!)
Rating:
Summary: A winner-better than ever
Review: Repairman Jack is a non-person who does not exist in any databases. He owns no credit cards and has never been fingerprinted making it near impossible to track him down. He enjoys his anonymous life, but that ends on the New York subway when someone opens fire slaughtering everyone in his path. Since Jack is the only person besides the lunatic to possess a gun, he kills the maniac becoming a transit hero.
One of the other passengers is a reporter who sees Jack as major stepping stone to fame and fortune. He tracks down Jack and subtly blackmails him. To free his mind from the pesky journalist, Jack accepts a job from an unknown woman. When they meet, Jack learns that his new client is the sister he has not seen in fifteen years. Her lover has changed into something not quite human. Becoming an Other and desires Jack's sibling to become one too. Jack, a cosmic warrior, fights evil once again to keep humanity safe.
All the Repairman jack novels are exciting science fiction thrillers but HOSTS is the best tale to date. It is more of a science fiction tale than the usual Jack story. The science is laid out so that the reader easily understands what is going on. F. Paul Wilson also provides more background into Jack's personal life and a glimpse of his future. If you don't know Jack, you are missing one of the stranger, but better ongoing series in which every entry enthralls the audience proving that Mr. Wilson is quite a storyteller. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Another Solid Adventure
Review: Repairman Jack is at it again in another engrossing adventure with supernatural overtones. Although the story ties in with Wilson's Adversary Cycle series, you won't have any problems getting into this book if it's your first from this author. The story primarily focuses on a virally-based group mind seeking world control and the efforts of Repairman Jack to thwart it. The evil behind the virus, fully chronicled in the Adversary Cycle, is only briefly mentioned, although there is one extremely chilling chapter in which its ultimate goals are made clear. Wilson envisions evil as being intelligent, restrained, and patient, which is a welcome change from so many other authors who resort to the standard portrayal of evil that's only goal is to kill as many people as horribly and quickly as possible.
Rating:
Summary: Good, not the best
Review: See storyline above. In this Repairman Jack novel we learn a bit more about his family. His divorced lesbian sister is the one in need of repair on this go round, though Joe and Stan, the arsonists from a previous novel, do make a rather large cameo appearance (and then disappearance). I usually rate Wilson's novels with five stars, but this just didn't have the oomph I'm used too. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, it lacked certain repairs. Sure there was suspense, and it sure moved at a quick pace, but this supernatural thriller didn't have quite enough closure. I will, of course, read the next novel in this series, with just a little apprehension, not much, just a little. I think the editors at Forge slipped a little bit also with some of the spelling. One more gripe. There is no microwave oven, in home, that will run 99 hours. Still highly recommended...because it's F. Paul Wilson.
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Summary: Another Excellent F. Paul Wilson Novel
Review: This is a little different from the other Repairman Jack novels, but I loved it. I thought it was much better than some of the others (which were also good). It was very entertaining and I couldn't wait to find out how it ended! I recommend it highly.
Rating: 
Summary: Not one of the Best
Review: This is not one of my favourite Repairman Jack's novel. Too much focussed was given to the story of the journalist and his pursuit of the Savior. I would have preferred if more emphasis is given on Jack's 'fix-it' jobs. Maybe that's why Jack's heroism did not really shine in this novel.
Rating:
Summary: Not one of the Best
Review: This is not one of my favourite Repairman Jack's novel. Too much focussed was given to the story of the journalist and his pursuit of the Savior. I would have preferred if more emphasis is given on Jack's 'fix-it' jobs. Maybe that's why Jack's heroism did not really shine in this novel.
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