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James Herbert, OBE (1943-2013) was a best-selling English horror writer who originally worked as the art director of an advertising agency. His first two books, The Rats and The Fog, are disaster novels. Ith his third novel, the ghost story The Survivor, Herbert used supernatural horror rather than the science fiction horror of his first two books. In Shrine, he explored his Roman Catholic heritage with the story of an apparent miracle which turns out to be something much more sinister. He Spear deals with a neo-Nazi cult in Britain and an international conspiracy which includes a right-wing US general and an arms dealer.

James Herbert, OBE (1943-2013) was a best-selling English horror writer who originally worked as the art director of an advertising agency. With his third novel, the ghost story The Survivor, Herbert used supernatural horror rather than the science fiction horror of his first two books. His first two books, The Rats and The Fog, are disaster novels. In Shrine, he explored his Roman Catholic heritage with the story of an apparent miracle which turns out to be something much more sinister.

A fireball rips through the night sky and plummets to Earth The fiery wreck, a carnage of epic proportions, is the skeleton of a jumbo jet airliner undreds were aboard and all perished except for one.

David Keller is that one, he is the survivor What benevolent force raised him like a phoenix from the ashes of this graveyard hat is, assuming it wasn't something more sinister.

As the aircraft's co-pilot, Keller lives with the guilt of a tragedy that he seemingly caused, but he can't remember a thing about it hen disturbing occurrences befall the residents of Eton in the aftermath of the crash, Keller is at the forefront, resurrecting fragments of his past and pursuing answers to questions that may not have any basis in this reality… or any other Written like a barnstorming page-turner, The Survivor finds Herbert channeling a wicked wizard on the outskirts of sanity, willing to push the boundaries of classic horror, merging its penchant for shock value with the supernatural elements of mysticism.

He result is a depraved tale about life, death, and the balance of good versus evil that's as horrifying as it is thought-provoking Herbert asks the questions that no supplicant dare bestow upon his maker: Will our souls find safe passage from this world to the next r will they languish in a hellish purgatory, agonizing through the same cycle that claimed our bodily vessels? The nature of death and its dividing line are a continuous battle for his characters, one which he is determined to explore even at the expense of their souls t times The Survivor plays out with the sort of thrills you might seek in a slasher picture And as any well-informed fan would know, follow horror's golden rules or suffer the consequences ut if you want a failsafe, make sure you have your holy water chalice and rosary beads handy They may be your only salvation this side of heaven his edition of The Survivor includes a lengthy interview with James Herbert, as well as some rare photographs.

Edition Details

• Limited to 300 signed copies.
• Includes lengthy interview with James Herbert.
• Signed by Kiren Bagchee and Rodger Gerberding, with a facsimile signature by James Herbert.
• Dustjacket and frontispiece art by Karen Bagchee.
• Interior artwork by Rodger Gerberding.
• Illustrated endpapers.
• Top-edge stain.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, bound in Brillianta black cloth.
• Two-color stamping on spine and front boards.
• Smyth-sewn binding.
• Book size 5¼ × 8¼ inches.
• Number of pages: 336.

External Links

• The Survivor. Centipede Press page for The Survivor
• James Herbert (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for James Herbert