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F.P. Wilson's long out of print first collection of short stories, SOFT AND OTHERS, now available in ebook form only, runs the gamut from science fiction to pure horror. For a first collection (including one of my favorites, "THE CLEANING MACHINE" that was written in 1969 when FPW was in med school), it is remarkably consistent in quality and style, and closely resembles the mature writing and plotting of the guy who went on to write some of my favorite classics of horror and sci-fi in the 1980s-2010s. There are even foreshadows of the sense of humor that FPW will show in the later Repairman Jack novels in PERFORMANCE and THE EFFSTER, two of my favorites. And then there are some full blown bloody gory gems like BUCKETS. There is a prequel to a novel in the ADVERSARY CYCLE novel, THE TOUCH, in DAT-TAY-VAO that has subsequently been reprinted in a couple of places and and the extra creepy "Twilight Zone"-like MENAGE A TROIS and MUSCLES.

One or two stories are predictable, like NIGHT DIVE, one of the weakest in the collection but for the most part this is a solid and spooky collection that is surprisingly well written for a rather young writer (as FPW was when he write many of these stories). As a bonus, there are another 5 stories, written more recently that are included in this digital release that weren't in the original hard copy that long preceded the existence of ebooks, Kindles and iPads.

I have always preferred novels to short stories but collections of shorts stories by King, Crouch and Wilson are almost as good as their novels. It's hard to find this much entertainment for $3.99, much less from a guy like FP Wilson who is still at the top of his game.

Recommended.

JM Tepper


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Soft and Others 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread F Paul Wilson 9780812503753 Books Reviews

Sometimes I think I enjoy the introduction, more than I enjoyed the store. I would recommend this book my friends😃
I've read the Repairman Jack series (some of them 3 times). I am always looking for more Wilson material. This collection show cases his wit, talent and delightfully twisted imagination.
Great for when you don't want to get involved in a full-length novel!
I have been reading his books for years and following the Repairman Jack series. The stories are always thoughtful, suspenseful, a twist or to along the way. Would make a very good story line for The Twilight Zone.
Always been an F, Paul Wilson fan. Great diverse stories but my favorite is "Cuts". Its for everyone who read "The Keep" and then saw the movie...
I discovered F. Paul Wilson in the short story horror collection Dark Masques, and his story in it, "SOFT",was a standout. In twenty pages or so he managed to pack a fully realized universe and a nice tale - it was very much like watching a good movie; I was sad when it ended. This book is an excellent introdution to the work of a very talented writer; they're not all classics, but well worth the price. Highly Recommended!
Wilson's first short story collection has been out of print for some time, but it's finally available on e-book, complete with author notes written in 2010 for each of the stories, as well as a few extra pieces not in the original collection. In general, Soft is probably the weakest of FPW's short story collections, but those who enjoyed the others will probably find quite a bit to enjoy here as well. The collection's biggest weakness is expressed by FPW himself, who describes one of the stories being more of a "vignette" than a short story, and I think that can be said about a lot of these, which have some neat ideas and compelling worlds, but ultimately feel a little short and underdeveloped. That being said, there's some solidly strange and compelling ones that sneak in here, like the surprisingly grisly "Cuts" and "Buckets", the entertaining and tongue-in-cheek "Memoirs of the Effster," and the unnerving AIDS-inspired "Soft". And long-time FPW readers will find some other treats in here, including one of the other Infernals from the Repairman Jack books, the origins of the Touch, and even the short story that would ultimately be the dry run for Wilson's gleefully twisted Sibs. In general, then, I'd say this one is slightly better for FPW fans than for newcomers; still, there's enough neat ideas and great moments, to say nothing of Wilson's typically great author's notes, to make this an entertaining read for all.
F.P. Wilson's long out of print first collection of short stories, SOFT AND OTHERS, now available in ebook form only, runs the gamut from science fiction to pure horror. For a first collection (including one of my favorites, "THE CLEANING MACHINE" that was written in 1969 when FPW was in med school), it is remarkably consistent in quality and style, and closely resembles the mature writing and plotting of the guy who went on to write some of my favorite classics of horror and sci-fi in the 1980s-2010s. There are even foreshadows of the sense of humor that FPW will show in the later Repairman Jack novels in PERFORMANCE and THE EFFSTER, two of my favorites. And then there are some full blown bloody gory gems like BUCKETS. There is a prequel to a novel in the ADVERSARY CYCLE novel, THE TOUCH, in DAT-TAY-VAO that has subsequently been reprinted in a couple of places and and the extra creepy "Twilight Zone"-like MENAGE A TROIS and MUSCLES.

One or two stories are predictable, like NIGHT DIVE, one of the weakest in the collection but for the most part this is a solid and spooky collection that is surprisingly well written for a rather young writer (as FPW was when he write many of these stories). As a bonus, there are another 5 stories, written more recently that are included in this digital release that weren't in the original hard copy that long preceded the existence of ebooks, s and iPads.

I have always preferred novels to short stories but collections of shorts stories by King, Crouch and Wilson are almost as good as their novels. It's hard to find this much entertainment for $3.99, much less from a guy like FP Wilson who is still at the top of his game.

Recommended.

JM Tepper