Herbert Schuch - Nachtstucke

Advantages: A good long read if you have the time.
Disadvantages: A large cumbersome book.

...James Herbert has been one of my favourite authors since my twenties. A devotee to graphic detail he is one of the masters of the art. Chillers and Horror are his main forte, rarely detracting from these. He established himself quickly and is probably best known for the book, "The Rats". Commonly accepted as Britain's number one chiller fiction writer with twenty books credited thus far, and published in thirty-five other languages across the world, he has sold over fifty million copies. Not really being an ardent reader these days due to time commitments, although I have always enjoyed reading, the opportunity to read his latest novel could not be missed with a holiday giving me that chance. Published by Macmillan and on sale in Tesco's for just £3.23 in paperback with a RRP of £6.99 and at 632 pages the book is of no short... Read review

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Advantages: Good story, great description of characters
Disadvantages: None

...I am a huge James Herbert fan, personally I consider him to be the best British horror writer around. So finding myself with some spare time I decided to pick up this novel again. The intro on the back of the novel gives you a slight taste of whats to come without giving anything away. The introduction and 1st chapter appear to be more like several intros, not quite setting the story but again just dropping hints. The main character is Chris Bishop, a sceptical 'ghosr hunter' who aim is to find rational reasons behind suspected hauntings. He is approached by Jessica and Jacob Kulek of the Research Institute of Parapsychological Study to talk about an incident at a house called Beechwood where Bishop had encountered some pretty gruesome happenings and where a cult had apparently been carrying on some pretty deviant activity... Read review

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Advantages: Good read, greate departure of usual Herbert fiction.
Disadvantages: To some extent you keep expecting anti-German sentiments to come out.

...This is a fantastic departure from the paranormal horror that Herbert is renowned for. 48 is based in, yes you've got it, London in 1948, lets just say the Allies didnt entirely win the war because of Hitler unleashing the Blood Death, a typr of biological germfare. The main character Hoke survives along with a small minority who are unaffected because they have an immune blood type. Hoke meets up with several other survivors who all have one main aim. That is to escape the mad clutches of Sir Max Hubble, leader of the Facist Blackshirts who has the mad idea that his own life can be saved by the transfusion of immune blood into his own. Hoke and his companions , one of whom is a German are pursued by Hubble and his cohorts, betrayed at one point they escape with the help of a hapless German bomber who appear to think the war is... Read review

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