James Herbert dead

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.Adam.

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1,839 posts

270 months

Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Just seen on the news that James Herbert has diedfrown One of my favourite authors, just bought his latest book today.

BBC report

DoctorX

7,540 posts

174 months

Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Ah that's a shame. The rat books and The Fog were some of my favourites back when I was a teenager. Pretty tame these days but very 'X rated' back then.

RIP

ali_kat

32,033 posts

228 months

Wednesday 20th March 2013
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frown One of my faves too

Russ35

2,561 posts

246 months

Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Really enjoyed his books. Helped me pass the time when I was away at college in Huddersfield in the late 80's.

Always remember taking a book away with me and ringing my Gran up to tell her that I'd finished x and to get me another JH book or a Stephen King book from the mobile library that used to come down the street and I'd collect it when I was back at the weekend.

That's my favourite 2 horror writers dead, the other being Richard Laymon. I feel much the same now as I did in 2001 when I logged onto a Laymon message board to see the notice that he had died from a heart attack a few hours earlier :sad: We did get another 3 books, from unfinished manuscripts that his daughter and friend, fellow author Dean Koontz found in his belongings.

Think I shall have to find my copy of Rats and have a read. Although I might buy them on the Kindle with all his books ranging from 59p upto £4 for his last book.

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

181 months

Thursday 21st March 2013
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sad news indeed.

The Rats trilogy and in particular Domain are all superb books.

if ever there was a trilogy or book waiting to be made into a fillem, these are they

Laurel Green

30,847 posts

239 months

Thursday 21st March 2013
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Very sad news, will be very much missed. RIP, James.

jjones

4,438 posts

200 months

Thursday 21st March 2013
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Nom de ploom said:
sad news indeed.

The Rats trilogy and in particular Domain are all superb books.

if ever there was a trilogy or book waiting to be made into a fillem, these are they
this, read as a teenager, couldn't put them down until i had finished

rumple

11,671 posts

158 months

Friday 22nd March 2013
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Really sad to hear this, only 69 as well, I'm gonna reread some of his books I think.

Halmyre

11,559 posts

146 months

Sunday 24th March 2013
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DoctorX said:
Ah that's a shame. The rat books and The Fog were some of my favourites back when I was a teenager. Pretty tame these days but very 'X rated' back then.

RIP
The scene in the school gymnasium in 'The Fog' doesn't seem particularly tame to me!