Born in London in the forties, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. She has become the agent of something corrupt, a vile force that is centuries-old. But Alice is no longer the guileless child overwhelmed by her new saintliness. Soon the site of the visitation, beneath the ancient oak tree, has become a shrine, a holy place for thousands of pilgrims. A lady in shimmering white who says she is the immaculate conception. His novels THE FOG, THE DARK, and THE SURVIVOR have been hailed as classics of the genre.Force for evil.
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.
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