This is the official website for novelist F. Paul Wilson. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ . To take full advantage of the site you'll want register . As a registered user you'll be able to comment on News items, participate in the Forums and access Rasalom's Arcade . And the best part is registration is free! A Little Bit of Good News... Here's my original post from back in '09: I was just curious (and perhaps other forum members are, also) as to which F. Paul Wilson book was your first? How old were you when you read it? Why did you read it? Inquiring minds want to know how you got hooked... Sincerely, Srem Here's my story on how it all started: In 1985 (I was 13 and on summer break from school) my father brought me along on one of his "construction excursions." It was a cold, rainy day and due to the fact that I was too young to operate the heavy machinery needed to build the new indoor tennis court he was working on, I got stuck sitting in his cramped Toyota truck all day. Sensing my boredom, he gave me some money and said I could go get whatever I wanted from the brand new mini-mart that had popped up next to the tennis court's construction site. After walking around the mini-mart for awhile, and armed with the usual kid-fare of soda pop and candy, I drifted