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(b.Francis Paul Wilson is an author, born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He writes novels and short stories primarily in the science fiction and horror genres. His debut novel was Healer (1976). Wilson is also a part-time practicing family physician. He made his first sales in 1970 to Analog and continued to write science fiction throughout the seventies. In 1981 he ventured into the horror genre with the international bestseller, The Keep, and helped define the field throughout the rest of the decade. In the 1990s he became a true genre hopper, moving from science fiction to horror to medical thrillers and branching into interactive scripting for Disney Interactive and other multimedia companies. He, along with Matthew J. Costello, created and scripted FTL Newsfeed which ran daily on the Sci-Fi Channel from 1992-1996.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
New Books
Series
LaNague Federation
1. An Enemy of the State (1980)
2. Wheels within Wheels (1978)
3. The Tery (1989)
4. Dydeetown World (1989)
5. Healer (1976)
1. An Enemy of the State (1980)
2. Wheels within Wheels (1978)
3. The Tery (1989)
4. Dydeetown World (1989)
5. Healer (1976)
Adversary Cycle
1. The Keep (1981)
2. The Tomb (1984)
3. The Touch (1986)
4. Reborn (1990)
5. Reprisal (1991)
6. Nightworld (1992)
7. Signalz (2020)
1. The Keep (1981)
2. The Tomb (1984)
3. The Touch (1986)
4. Reborn (1990)
5. Reprisal (1991)
6. Nightworld (1992)
7. Signalz (2020)
Repairman Jack
1. The Tomb (1984)
2. Legacies (1998) (as by Colin Andrews)
3. Conspiracies (1998)
4. All the Rage (2000)
5. Hosts (2001)
6. The Haunted Air (2002)
7. Gateways (2003)
8. Crisscross (2004)
9. Infernal (2005)
10. Harbingers (2006)
11. Bloodline (2007)
12. By the Sword (2008)
13. Ground Zero (2009)
14. Fatal Error (2010)
15. The Dark at the End (2011)
16. The Last Christmas (2019)
The Last Rakosh (2006)
Quick Fixes: Tales of Repairman Jack (2011)
Santa Jack (2013)
Infernal Night (2014) (with Heather Graham)
Interlude at Duane's (2017)
1. The Tomb (1984)
2. Legacies (1998) (as by Colin Andrews)
3. Conspiracies (1998)
4. All the Rage (2000)
5. Hosts (2001)
6. The Haunted Air (2002)
7. Gateways (2003)
8. Crisscross (2004)
9. Infernal (2005)
10. Harbingers (2006)
11. Bloodline (2007)
12. By the Sword (2008)
13. Ground Zero (2009)
14. Fatal Error (2010)
15. The Dark at the End (2011)
16. The Last Christmas (2019)
The Last Rakosh (2006)
Quick Fixes: Tales of Repairman Jack (2011)
Santa Jack (2013)
Infernal Night (2014) (with Heather Graham)
Interlude at Duane's (2017)
Sims
1. La Causa (2000)
2. The Portero Method (2001)
3. Meerm (2002)
4. Zero (2005)
5. Thy Brother's Keeper (2008)
1. La Causa (2000)
2. The Portero Method (2001)
3. Meerm (2002)
4. Zero (2005)
5. Thy Brother's Keeper (2008)
Repairman Jack: The Teen Trilogy
1. Secret Histories (2008)
2. Secret Circles (2010)
3. Secret Vengeance (2010)
1. Secret Histories (2008)
2. Secret Circles (2010)
3. Secret Vengeance (2010)
Nocturnia (with Thomas F Monteleone)
1. Definitely Not Kansas (2015)
2. Family Secrets (2016)
3. The Silent Ones (2020)
1. Definitely Not Kansas (2015)
2. Family Secrets (2016)
3. The Silent Ones (2020)
Novels
Black Wind (1988)
Midnight Mass (1990)
Sibs (1991)
aka Sister Night
The Barrens (1992)
The Foundation (1993) (as by Colin Andrews)
aka The Select
Implant (1995) (as by Colin Andrews)
Virgin (1996) (as by Mary Elizabeth Murphy)
Deep as the Marrow (1996) (as by Colin Andrews)
Mirage (1996) (with Matthew Costello)
Nightkill (1997) (with Steven Spruill)
Masque (1998) (with Matthew Costello)
aka DNA Wars
The Fifth Harmonic (2003)
Draculas (2010) (with Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn (J A Konrath) and Jeff Strand)
The Proteus Cure (2013) (with Tracy L Carbone)
A Necessary End (2014) (with Sarah Pinborough)
The Select (2018)
Midnight Mass (1990)
Sibs (1991)
aka Sister Night
The Barrens (1992)
The Foundation (1993) (as by Colin Andrews)
aka The Select
Implant (1995) (as by Colin Andrews)
Virgin (1996) (as by Mary Elizabeth Murphy)
Deep as the Marrow (1996) (as by Colin Andrews)
Mirage (1996) (with Matthew Costello)
Nightkill (1997) (with Steven Spruill)
Masque (1998) (with Matthew Costello)
aka DNA Wars
The Fifth Harmonic (2003)
Draculas (2010) (with Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn (J A Konrath) and Jeff Strand)
The Proteus Cure (2013) (with Tracy L Carbone)
A Necessary End (2014) (with Sarah Pinborough)
The Select (2018)
Omnibus
Collections
Soft and Others (1984)
Ad Statum Perspicuum (1990)
The Barrens and Others (1998)
Artifact (2003) (with Kevin J Anderson, Janet Berliner and Matthew Costello)
The Evil Entwines, Extended version (2005) (with John B Ford and Thomas Ligotti)
Aftershock & Others (2009)
Horror For Good (2012) (with Ramsey Campbell, Ray Garton, Jack Ketchum, Joe R Lansdale, Joe McKinney, Lisa Morton, Jeff Strand and Lee Thomas)
Scenes from the Secret History of the World (2014)
Never Fear (2015) (with Rachel Aukes, Rich Devin, Patrick Freivald, Michael Koogler, Kathy Love, Erin McCarthy, Paul Mannering, Elle J Rossi and Lance Taubold)
Secret Stories (2019)
Ad Statum Perspicuum (1990)
The Barrens and Others (1998)
Artifact (2003) (with Kevin J Anderson, Janet Berliner and Matthew Costello)
The Evil Entwines, Extended version (2005) (with John B Ford and Thomas Ligotti)
Aftershock & Others (2009)
Horror For Good (2012) (with Ramsey Campbell, Ray Garton, Jack Ketchum, Joe R Lansdale, Joe McKinney, Lisa Morton, Jeff Strand and Lee Thomas)
Scenes from the Secret History of the World (2014)
Never Fear (2015) (with Rachel Aukes, Rich Devin, Patrick Freivald, Michael Koogler, Kathy Love, Erin McCarthy, Paul Mannering, Elle J Rossi and Lance Taubold)
Secret Stories (2019)
Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Novellas
Buckets (1989)
The Peabody-Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium (2007)
The Dead World (2015)
Demonsong (2016)
Wardenclyffe (2018)
The Peabody-Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium (2007)
The Dead World (2015)
Demonsong (2016)
Wardenclyffe (2018)
Series contributed to
Bibliomysteries / Death Sentences
17. The Compendium of Srem (2014)
Fantastic Crimes (omnibus) (2018) (with Christopher Fowler, Elizabeth George and Anne Perry)
17. The Compendium of Srem (2014)
Fantastic Crimes (omnibus) (2018) (with Christopher Fowler, Elizabeth George and Anne Perry)
Anthologies edited
Freak Show (1992)
Diagnosis - Terminal (1996)
Uncharted Worlds: Xeno Encounters (2016) (with Matthew Costello, Ed DeAngelis, Jeff DePew, Richard Devin, Patrick Freivald, Thomas F Monteleone, Aidan Russell, Michael A Stackpole and Lance Taubold)
Diagnosis - Terminal (1996)
Uncharted Worlds: Xeno Encounters (2016) (with Matthew Costello, Ed DeAngelis, Jeff DePew, Richard Devin, Patrick Freivald, Thomas F Monteleone, Aidan Russell, Michael A Stackpole and Lance Taubold)
Non fiction
Ephemerata (2017)
Faster Than Light - Volume Two (2021) (with Matthew Costello)
Faster Than Light - Volume One (2021) (with Matthew Costello)
Faster Than Light - Volume Two (2021) (with Matthew Costello)
Faster Than Light - Volume One (2021) (with Matthew Costello)
Anthologies containing stories by F Paul Wilson
Masques (1984)
Whispers VI (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
Night Visions 6 (1988)
New Destinies, Vol. VII (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Lovecraft's Legacy (1990)
Best New Horror 2 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
Predators (1993)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
Cthulhu 2000 (1995)
David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
Night Screams (1996)
Diagnosis - Terminal (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997)
Millennium (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
999 (1999)
Vampire Slayers (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Eleven (2000)
Whispers VI (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
Night Visions 6 (1988)
New Destinies, Vol. VII (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Lovecraft's Legacy (1990)
Best New Horror 2 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
Predators (1993)
Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995)
Cthulhu 2000 (1995)
David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
Night Screams (1996)
Diagnosis - Terminal (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997)
Millennium (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
999 (1999)
Vampire Slayers (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Eleven (2000)
Short stories
| The Cleaning Machine (1971) | |||
| Ratman (1971) | |||
| Lipidleggin' (1978) | |||
| To Fill the Sea and Air (1979) | |||
| Green Winter (1981) | |||
| Be Fruitful and Multiply (1982) | |||
| Soft (1984) | |||
| Dydeetown Girl (1986) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Last One Mo' Once Golden Oldies Revival (1986) | |||
| Lies (1986) | |||
| Dat-Tay-Vao (1987) | |||
| Day-Tay-Vao (1987) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| Doc Johnson (1987) | |||
| Traps (1987) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| The Years the Music Died (1987) | |||
| Cuts (1988) | |||
| Faces (1988) | |||
| Feelings (1988) | |||
| Menage a Trois (1988) | |||
| Muscles (1988) | |||
| Tenants (1988) | |||
| Wires (1988) | |||
| Buckets [short story] (1989) | |||
| Kids (1989) | |||
| The Barrens [short story] (1990) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Midnight Mass [short story] (1990) | |||
| Pelts (1990) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| The Lord's Work (1992) | |||
| Slasher (1993) | |||
| Itsy-Bitsy Spider (1995) (with Meggan C Wilson) | |||
| ROVPD/CAVEE/EFI (1995) | |||
| The Wringer (1995) | |||
| Offshore (1996) | |||
| Aryans and Absinthe (1997) | |||
| The Glowing Hand (1997) | |||
| Aftershock (1999) | Bram Stoker | ||
| Good Friday (1999) |
Awards
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F Paul Wilson recommends
The Probability Broach (1979)
(North American Confederacy, book 1)
L Neil Smith
"This man understands the true meaning of swashbuckling!"
Solomon's Knife (1989)
Victor Koman
"Riveting, spellbinding, intellectually challenging, and emotionally satisfying."
Neverland (1991)
Douglas Clegg
"This is a powerful and thrilling tale, Douglas Clegg’s best novel yet. The novel builds in whispers and ends in a scream. You will never forget Neverland."
Second Chance (1994)
Chet Williamson
"A Chet Williamson Novel is a sure thing. Do not miss SECOND CHANCE!"
Strangewood (1999)
Christopher Golden
"Strangewood is what Oz might have been if Frank L. Baum had grown up on a steady diet of Stephen King...a daring and thoroughly engrossing blend of wonder and adventure, terror and tenderness."
Picoverse (2002)
Robert A Metzger
"Probably the most daring SF novel since Ringworld...mind-boggling."
The Girl in the Woods (2009)
David Bell
"A novel of finely honed characters facing mysterious disappearances... A masterful job."
Mr. Monster (2010)
(John Cleaver, book 2)
Dan Wells
"Dan Wells has the gift. His teenage protagonist is as chilling as he is endearing. More John Wayne Cleaver, please."
A Parliament of Crows (2012)
Alan M Clark
"Crime and horror wrapped in a wondrous symmetry, made all the more terrifying by its factual basis, A Parliament of Crows has it all. Read it!"
Vicious (2013)
(Villains, book 1)
V E Schwab
"Schwab gathers all the superhero/supervillain tropes and turns them on their sundry heads.... I could not put it down."
The Severed Streets (2014)
(Shadow Police, book 2)
Paul Cornell
"Puts the urban back in urban fantasy.A gritty, inventive, terrifying, and endlessly fascinating tale of four damaged coppers trying to track down the inespicable and unspeakable."
The Cure (2015)
JG Faherty
"I've known JG Faherty since he was an up-and-comer. Now he's arrived. Start reading him now-as in TODAY-so you won't have time to play catch-up later."
The Forgotten Girl (2017)
Rio Youers
"The Forgotten Girl has everything going for it. Rio Youers has seasoned an original plot with engaging, unpredictable characters, and a totally badass villain, concocting a heady thrill-fest that will keep you turning pages into the wee hours."
Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom (2017)
(Retropolis, book 1)
Bradley W Schenck
"You might think (as I did at first) that this is not your kind of SF, but it is. Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom is the novel you've been waiting for -- you just didn't know it. Not only can Bradley Schenck write (his arch, blithe tone hides a skillfully constructed plot), he's an amazing artist. I love the setting, the characters, the sly references. This novel gave me a happy buzz. Remember when SF used to be upbeat and fun? Well, the fun is back and it's right here."
The Darkest Time of Night (2018)
(Darkest Time of Night, book 1)
Jeremy Finley
"I can say without reservation that The Darkest Time of Night is an absolute must for anyone who has enjoyed The X-Files. Even if you are not an X-Files devotee (and I am not), you will find yourself engrossed until the last page. The Darkest Time of Night combines science fiction and mystery with family drama and wins on all fronts. A compelling read."
Maze Master (2018)
Kathleen O'Neal Gear
"MAZE MASTER has everything you want in a science thriller, a continent-hopping hunt through exotic locales, pulse-pounding action, and a twisty mystery involving cutting-edge science. At times the suspense is damn near unbearable."
The Extinction Agenda (2019)
(Extinction Agenda, book 1)
Michael Laurence
"If you love conspiracy theories (and who doesn't?), The Extinction Agenda revolves around a doozy. Michael Laurence has concocted a mind-bending thriller that chills to the bone because it's all too plausible."
The Finders (2020)
(Mace Reid K9 Mystery, book 1)
Jeffrey B Burton
"If you're a dog lover, you'll love The Finders. If you love a thriller with a particularly nasty villain, you'll love The Finders. And if you love both dogs and thrillers, well, have I got a book for you."
The Patient (2020)
Jasper DeWitt
"'Insidious evil' is such an overused term, but there is no other way to describe what prowls the hallways of this riveting novella. A compulsive read I devoured in one day. And the ending . . . it still haunts me."
A Variable Darkness (2021)
John McIlveen
"A Variable Darkness is a veritable feast of darkness, in infinitely varied shades. Great stories, great variety. Don't miss it!"
The Last Commandment (2021)
(Austin Grant of Scotland Yard, book 1)
Scott Shepherd
"A twisty, turny, globetrotting tale filled with mystery and suspense."
The Bucharest Dossier (2022)
(Bill Hefflin, book 1)
William Maz
"The Bucharest Dossier is compulsively readable . . . William Maz has written a wrenching, action-packed story of love lost and regained as we follow a returning ex-pat in search of his past and the love of his life against the violent backdrop of the Romanian people's revolt against Ceausescu's vicious communist regime."
Dance Among the Flames (2022)
Tori Eldridge
"With DANCE AMONG THE FLAMES, Tori Eldridge gifts us with a tale as dark as the holds of the Portuguese slave ships that carried the Yoruba gods from Africa to the New World. A stunningly original novel that breaks new ground with every shocking turn."
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