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James herbert books list of books by author james herbert. James herbert, obe born 8 april 1943, london 1 is a bestselling english horror writer who originally worked as the art director of an advertising agency. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hard to pick an all time favourite but the rats trilogy was fantastic and i really enjoyed a couple of the odd ball novels like fluke and 48, most of his books ive found thoroughly engrossing. The rats authorjames herbert countryunited kingdom genrehorror publishernew english library publication date 1974 media typeprint pages181 isbn0450021270 oclc426457193 followed bylair the rats is a horror novel by british writer james herbert. James herbert is the author of 23 novels which have sold more than 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into more than 30 languages. Free download or read online the rats pdf epub book.
It had been an age since i last read this book in fact id almost forgotten about it. James herbert s trilogy about rats infesting london went from the modern day to an alltooplausible scenario of mutant rats that attack nuclear holocaust survivors. All 3 books were sold as a trilogy and were very well received by the public and horror. But now, for the first timesuddenly, shockingly, horriblythe balance of power had shifted. This is a special 40th anniversary edition of the classic bestseller that launched horror writer james herberts career. The first novel in this series was published as the rats.
Back in 1974, it was james herbert who resuscitated britains place in the horror genre and led readers and fans to discover the likes of stephen king, hp. The rats by james herbert first thus edition uk book. James herberts first book the rats follows an outbreak of mutated giant rats in london, with most of the early action focused around the docklands. It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realized by a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the rats.
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