James Herbert

[BenBubb]

I am loving james herbert at the moment!!! I bought a few of his books, and so far i have read The Magic Cottage which i thoguht was actually amazing! It is now on my all time favourite books! Then i read Haunted and now im reading the sequel The Ghosts Of Sleath which i am totally addicted to! Since buying The Magic Cottage i must have bought about 10 other Herbert Books including The Rats which i am going to read after TGOS, Anyone else love James Herbert?!

Ben x

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Yes, I do, although I prefer his early work to his more recent output.

James Herbert

Long days and pleasant nights

[Bryan James]

I came in here ready to say how much I enjoyed "Dune" as both book and movie, but that I couldn't get into the other parts of the series.

I guess there's a difference between Frank and James.

Imagine my embarassment if I posted such a message. Therefore, like the vast majority of the posts I type, I will not hit the "Make it So" button.

OOPS!

[Billiards Girl]

I really like The MAgic Cottage, and Haunted was okay. But for a really good read, try Sepulchre. That was my favorite James Herbert book, after the Magic Cottage.

[Doc Wilson]

No, I've never heard of him. The wiki article john posted makes him sound like it might be my cup of tea. I'll check him out, thanks for the tip.

[Bev Vincent]

I got to meet him a couple of months when he was a Guest of Honor at World Horror in Brighton. A real gentleman. He signed for two hours, sipping absinthe the whole while.

[GNTLGNT]

"The Rats" & "The Fog" are two of my favorites(I also liked the novels by those names...:laugh:)

[JohnDalglish]

sipping absinthe the whole while.

Hi,

Maketh the heart grow fonder?

Sorry, I'll see myself out, sorry Bev, couldn't resist it!

Long days and pleasant nightsd

[Mr Nobody]

Hi,

Yeah, I've got all of his books to date, plus a couple of biographies and the like. Have to agree with JD, though: his earlier stuff (pre-Portent) was better than the stuff since. IMO, Creed was his last really good effort, though even some of the later works have their moments.
My personal fave is probably Sepulchre, though the three 'Rats' books (The Rats, Lair, Domain) run it close.

[sarar]

I was given pretty much all of his books by someone as a present!
Where should i start? (not rats or fog!)

[Remy Porter]

I'm 35 years old, and read just about everything he every wrote bar The Magic Cottage. I remember being totally addicted to The Rats, The Fog, etc when I was a school kid sitting my GCSE's. I see him as a bit of a role model, and I'm sure his writing influenced mine.

[Mr Nobody]

I was given pretty much all of his books by someone as a present!
Where should i start? (not rats or fog!)

Lucky you! Well, mainly. :wink2:
Not The Rats or The Fog (nowt to do with the film(s) by the same name, btw). Well, obviously I'd recommend my personal favourite (see p1), as anyone would. Other than that...The Survivor, The Spear, The Jonah, or Haunted (best read before The Ghosts of Sleath).

[Remy Porter]

I think he has a release out in the next 6 months or so called ASH. Don't know much about it ...possibly a sequel to an earlier work. He's slowed down a lot with age, and like Stephen has problems with his sight I believe.

[Retallica]

I love the whole "Rats", "Lair" and "Domain" trilogy. They just get better and better in my opinion. The domain's post-apocalyptic setting is a perfect way to round the whole thing off!

As if the use of a nuclear weapon didn't give humanity enough to think about....the flesh eating rats return!

[The Nameless]

Sorry to bump a year old thread (not sure what the mods prefer, old or new post).

I have not read any of his work yet but I own The Rats and The Fog, I bought them because my sister said my Dad used to read his work, and that he is similar to King.