James Herbert

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April 08, 1943 in London, England, The United Kingdom

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Literature & Fiction, Horror

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James Herbert is Britain's number one bestselling writer (a position he has held ever since publication of his first novel) and one of the world's top writers of thriller/horror fiction.

He is one of our greatest popular novelists, whose books are sold in thirty-three other languages, including Russian and Chinese. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his nineteen novels have sold more than forty-two million copies worldwide.

He is an author who has produced some of the most powerful horror fiction of the past decade. With a skilful blend of horror and thriller fiction, he explores the shaded territories of evil, evoking a sense of brooding menace and rising tension. He relentlessly draws the reader through the story's ultimate revelatio...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 19,018 ratings · 837 reviews · 46 distinct works

	The Fog 3.73 avg rating — 2,537 ratings — published 1975 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Rats (Rats, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 1974 — 24 editions	My rating:
	Magic Cottage 3.71 avg rating — 1,318 ratings — 17 editions	My rating:
	Haunted (David Ash, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,077 ratings — published 1988 — 24 editions	My rating:
	The Dark 3.71 avg rating — 1,002 ratings — published 1980 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Lair (Rats, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 1,019 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Fluke 3.67 avg rating — 885 ratings — published 1977 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Domain (Rats, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 1983 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Once... 3.67 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Others 3.69 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	My rating:

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Rats (4 books)
by James Herbert, Ian Miller (Illustrator)

3.74 avg rating — 3,695 ratings

David Ash (2 books)
by James Herbert

3.68 avg rating — 1,646 ratings

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“Now get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans”
― James Herbert

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