The Barrens and Others

US: Forge Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Barrens and Others is a collection of fiction by bestselling author F. Paul Wilson, and the basis for the horror movie starring Stephen Moyer and Mia Kirshner. In The Barren and Others, Wilson lets his fertile imagination run wild, tra veling from the Old West of Doc Holliday to the Pine Barrens of present-day New jersey and encountering many strange, suspect, and supernatural happen ings along the way. From urban mercenary Repairman Jack, hero of Wilson's r ecent novel, Legacies, to the obese and food-obsessed Topsy, Wilson's wild array of characters get caught up in adventures both fascinating and horrif ying. A first -rate collection of first-rate tales, ranging from Lovecraftian to Western supernatural, with many mysterious combination in between, The Barrens and Others will be a treasure for Wilson's established fans and to those discovering Wilson for the first time.