![]() The works of James Herbert never cease to entertain and enthral me, horror is not for everyone but if you enjoy being outside your comfort zone there is no one I would trust to guide me than Mr Herbert. Well the answer is simple - this is James Herbert - where a mixture of characters and family settings it makes for a chilling ride (or is that thrilling), a case of you know your destination, its more a case of how you are going to get there. So if you can sort of guess what is going, maybe even guess the end, but if that is the case why read the book. The story itself is pretty straight forward (and yes I am not giving anything away as its in the book write up) - good verse evil battle. This however is a bit of a contradiction - how? Well you have the ever evolving style of Herbert but being applied to the apocalypse storyline you would expect from an 70s horror film (with all the over the top disasters and set pieces). More he develops - exploring different story styles and formats which some incredibly enjoyable results. ![]() Now lets step back - I often go on about how James Herbert's writing style changes and develops through this career - I resist the urge to say matures as that implies that his work started as immature which honest I do not think so. No I am not giving anything away as its actually not related to biblical events more the reference to the sheer scale and number of catastrophic events that occur in this book. If you like your biblical end to the world stories then this is a great book to visit. His novels THE FOG, THE DARK, and THE SURVIVOR have been hailed as classics of the genre. His bestsellers, THE MAGIC COTTAGE, HAUNTED, SEPULCHRE, and CREED, enhanced his reputation as a writer of depth and originality. He relentlessly draws the reader through the story's ultimate revelation - one that will stay to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside. With a skillful blend of horror and thriller fiction, he explored the shaded territories of evil, evoking a sense of brooding menace and rising tension. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his 19 novels have sold more than 42 million copies worldwide.Īs an author he produced some of the most powerful horror fiction of the past decade. He was one of our greatest popular novelists, whose books are sold in thirty-three other languages, including Russian and Chinese. James Herbert was Britain's number one bestselling writer (a position he held ever since publication of his first novel) and one of the world's top writers of thriller/horror fiction. A sign that something incredible is about to begin. A sign of unimaginable powers about to be unleashed. ![]() And as the city`s inhabitants watch for its return, the desert rises up to engulf them in a tidal wave of sand. In the Chinese city of Kashi travellers bring back reports of a strange light seen shining above the endless dunes of the Taklimakan Desert. ![]() On the banks of the Ganges, a young boy pauses from his back-breaking labours, transfixed by the play of a mysterious light amidst the monsoon rains, before a towering geyser of boiling water bursts from beneath the streets, scalding him to death. Moments later he is torn to pieces as the reef erupts with colossal power. While scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef a diver watches fascinated as a tiny light floats past him towards the surface. As the storms and tempests rage, a series of ominous events signal the emergence of a new and terrifying force. Earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions sweep the earth. It is the near future and signs of an impending global disaster are multiplying.
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