THE ADVERSARY CYCLE. The Keep; The Touch; Rakoshi; Reborn; Reprisal; Nightworld.

WILSON, F. Paul; illustrated by EAMES, Matt; MARTIN JR., Mario

Published by Grantham, NH, and Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press. , 2004, 2005, 2006., 2003

About this Item

Limited edition. Six volumes. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black faux leather with titles in silver to the spines and illustration in silver to the upper boards. In the Matt Eames and Mario Martin Jr. illustrated dustwrappers. Fine copies, the bindings square and firm, the contents are clean throughout, and without previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrappers, which are bright and fresh, and without fading, loss, or tears. Not price-clipped ($60.00 to the upper front flap of each volume). A lovely set. Issued in an edition of 1000 copies from which these examples are all numbered 674, and signed by the author F. Paul Wilson in blue ink on the limitation pages. This attractive set includes the definitive edition of F. Paul Wilson's 'The Tomb', the first Repairman Jack novel, published for the first time here under its original title 'Rakoshi'. On describing the development process for 'The Adversary Cycle', acclaimed horror writer; Wilson explained "The Adversary Cycle didn't start out as a cycle. I like doing connected stories - future histories or separate stories sharing the same milieu - but had no intention of doing a series. So the first three novels were intended as stand alones. Completely unrelated. [.] Then I went to work on a novel called The Chadham Clone. It too was meant to be a stand-alone, with no relation to The Keep. I wanted to misdirect you into thinking it was going to be like a Rosemary's Baby or an Omen, then hit you with something different (just as The Keep looks like a vampire novel for a while, but is not). I wanted to use an evil entity other than the tired old Antichrist, but who? Then I realized I already had that entity in Rasalom from The Keep. I needed a suburban setting convenient to Manhattan, and realized I already had one in Monroe where The Touch took place. I became intrigued by the challenge of tying those two novels, and The Tomb as well, into Rasalom's reincarnation, bringing the books full circle. It worked so well that I suspect my subconscious might have been linking them all along" (Borderlands Press, 2025). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ADVERSARY CYCLE. The Keep; The Touch; Rakoshi; Reborn; Reprisal; Nightworld.
• Publisher: Grantham, NH, and Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press. , 2004, 2005, 2006.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)