THE BARRENS AND OTHERS . NY: Forge, 2000. First Edition. 6 X 9. Trade Paperback. Signed Plate By Author. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0312869509. The Barrens and Others is the first new collection of fiction by bestselling author F. Paul Wilson in years. From The Keep, nearly twenty years ago, to Legacies, this year, Wilson has been one of the dependable names for fine storytelling in whatever genre he chooses. In The Barrens and Others, Wilson lets his fertile imagination run wild, traveling from the Old West of Doc Holliday to the Pine Barrens of present-day New Jersey and encountering many strange, suspect, and supernatural happenings along the way. From the urban mercenary Repairman Jack (hero of Wilson's recent novel, Legacies) to the obese, food-obsessed Topsy, Wilson's wild array of characters get caught up in adventures boy fascinating and horrifying. 379 pp.