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Typical James Herbert
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Jim True has returned from an out-of-body experience to find he has been brutally murdered and his body mutilated. No one can see him, no one can hear him, no one, except his killer, knows he still exists. Freed from his body, True embarks on a quest to find his killer and discover why and how he has managed to survive. As he closes in on his murderer, True discovers that even the very people he loved and trusted have betrayed him. He meets his killer, a strange and sinister figure who can also leave his body at will.
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Nobody true
- By fuzzy on 06-07-15
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Moon
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The dark side. He had fled from the terrors of his past, finding refuge in the quietness of the island. And for a time he lived in peace. Until the 'sightings' began, visions of horror seeping into his mind like poisonous tendrils, violent acts that were hideously macabre, the thoughts becoming intense. He witnessed the grotesque acts of another, a thing that gloried in murder and mutilation, a monster that soon became aware of the observer within its own mind. And relished the contact.
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Never disappointed!!
- By nicola on 10-07-14
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Creed
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A grim picture. Joseph Creed is a paparazzo, one of that un-illustrious band of photographers whose sole purpose in life is to chase and harass celebrities for candid shots, preferably of the seedier kind. Creed, himself, is a sleaze of the first order, but good at his job; nothing will stop him getting the right shot. He's a coward, a liar and a would-be blackmailer. He's also a womaniser and a divorcée. He looks a little like the actor Mickey Rourke (and is aware of it).
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The Jonah
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Half light. The shadow of his past was always with him. But he never knew what it was, or when it would strike next.Sent to a small coastal town to investigate drug smuggling, Kelso stumbles onto a dangerous organisation and, suddenly, more than just his life is at stake. It's his past, his future, his sanity. Through torture and drugs he discovers the terrifying secret of the The Jonah. And learns, in the most horrifying way, that it can destroy him as well as others.
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simply amazing classic James Herbert. 10/10
- By Ricky Bridgman on 07-12-18
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Once
- By: James Herbert
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Upon a time. Remember the faery stories you were told as a child? Tales of tiny, magical, winged beings and elves, wicked witches and goblins. Demons... What if one day you found they were true? What if, when you became an adult, you discovered they were all based on fact? What if you met the fantasy and it was all so very real? That's what happened to Thom Kindred. The wonders were revealed to him – but so were the horrors; for not far behind the Good, there always lurks the Bad.
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a great read
- By mr g hurley on 21-07-17
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Sepulchre
- By: James Herbert
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The bodyguard. There is a house, hidden away in a small valley, that holds a dark and dreadful secret. The house is called Neath. There is a psychic who lives in that house who is part of its secret. His name is Kline. There is a guardian of the house, and of the psychic, and of the secret. He is known as The Keeper. Together, in unholy union, they serve a force whose existence threatens mankind itself. But now a terrible danger is sensed and an outsider must protect them all.
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Sepulchre
- By jennifer on 31-05-14
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Portent
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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The end is beginning. The time is just a few short years from now. But already the signs of global disaster are multiplying. Freak storms, earthquakes, floods volcanic eruptions are sweeping the earth. The last violent spasms of a dying planet. Then a series of ominous events signal the emergence of new and terrifying forces.
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Dreadful.
- By Wren on 05-04-16
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‘48
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Robert Slade
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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The running man. In 1945, Hitler unleashes the Blood Death on Britain as his final act of vengeance. Hoke, an American pilot and one of a tiny minority with a rare blood group unaffected by the deadly disease, has survived alone among the debris and the dead of London for three years. Now, in '48, a slow-dying group of Fascist Blackshirts believe their only hope is a complete transfusion of blood from one of Hoke's kind. Ever more desperate as their deaths approach, they're after his blood.
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loved it
- By Arky on 19-08-16
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The Spear
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Dark destiny. When Steadman agreed to investigate the disappearance of a young Mossad agent, he had no idea he would be drawn into a malevolent conspiracy. Neo-Nazi cultists are bent on unleashing an age-old unholy power on an unsuspecting world-power rising out of a demonic relic from man's dark primal past to threaten humanity with horror beyond any nightmare. James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction.
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One of my fav's, well read and gripping!
- By Ross Bray on 06-04-15
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The Fog
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simple, drives people insane.
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Great stuff
- By M Henderson on 28-12-16
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Lair
- The Rats Series, Book 2
- By: James Herbert
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Book Two in Herbert’s classic ‘rats’ series.They've waited long enough.The mutant white rats had grown and mated, creating offspring in its own image. They dominated the others, the dark-furred ones, who foraged for food and brought it back to the lair. Now the dark rats were restless, tormented by a craving they could not satisfy. But the white sluglike thing that ruled them knew. Its two heads weaved to and fro and a stickiness drooled from its mouth as it remembered the taste of human flesh.
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LAIR: by James Herbert
- By Fran Sandling on 22-02-16
Summary
David Ash, detective of the paranormal, is sent to the mysterious Comraich Castle, secluded deep in the Scottish countryside, to investigate a strange, high-profile case. A man has been found crucified in a locked room. The reports suggest that the cliff-top castle is being haunted.... Who or what is the reclusive hooded figure that Ash has seen from the window walking across the courtyard in the dead of night? What are the strange, animal-like sounds that come from the surrounding woods? And why are the castle's inhabitants so reluctant to talk about what they have seen? What Ash eventually discovers is truly shocking....
Featuring one of Herbert's best-loved characters, first encountered in The Ghosts of Sleath and Haunted, Ash is a ghost story like no other that will chill you to the marrow.
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- Michael
- 13-04-13
Goes out with a bang!
Was really looking forward to this as I'm a huge James Herbert fan, and loved his previous books from this series, and now I'm gutted there will be no more as the great man has passed. This book was better than expected (and I expected excellence) I couldn't take my headphones out and was a little sad when the book was done. Great performance to go out on RIP Mr Herbert.
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- andy
- northampton
- 08-10-13
Its not bad
James Herbert was the guy that got me into reading, i was hooked by him and read everything he did at that time, and I think thats the problem my reading has moved on but James books havent. Dont get me wrong the story has some depth to it and I found I cared about the main characters but it just didnt do it for me.
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- patricia
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 14-08-13
Ash
Brilliant couldn not stop listening love James Herbert books read other books and always enjoyed narrator brought characters to life
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- Mr
- Seaford, United Kingdom
- 14-04-13
ok-ish
Interesting story with a couple of thrills along the way but spoilt by clumsy dialogue.
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- vicki
- clackmannan, United Kingdom
- 12-04-13
Great!!
This book will not let you stop listening until its finished. Brilliant listen. Lots of twists and turns dark and full of suspense. Good plot all the way through.
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- Jackie B
- Leicestershire UK
- 07-07-13
Hard to get into
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I am a James Herbert fan normally but I just couldn't get into this book at all, the story never seemed to emerge and didn't grip me. I kept fast forwarding through it to get to an interesting part but never found one.
Has Ash put you off other books in this genre?
No
Would you be willing to try another one of Steven Pacey’s performances?
Yes
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Ariadne Jones
- Essex, England
- 08-07-13
A good yarn!
Where does Ash rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I would rate Ash in my top 20 audiobooks so far.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the supernatural aspect of the story but there were a few anomalies which I just ignored as it would have spoilt my enjoyment.
Which character – as performed by Steven Pacey – was your favourite?
I really enjoyed the narration but Ash was my favourite character - he was the typically flawed character which was ok as he wasn't filled with too much angst.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I don't think I'd manage it in one sitting as its too long but I did listen to it during most of my waking moment.
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- DJS
- Southampton, United Kingdom
- 09-04-13
Excellent, but the ending......
I love James Herbert. He was one of the first authors I picked up on and Ash didn't disappoint.
The action started from the beginning and led all the way through, just a shame it ended rather sharp. I had expected a more fulfilling ending to close off a great book and great series, but please don't let that put you off listening.
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- Helen
- United Kingdom
- 28-09-12
Well Worth The Wait
The Haunted by James Herbert was the first audiobook I listened to as part of the RNIB's Talking Book Service a few years ago, that was before audible of course and since then I've enjoyed many titles via downloads from here, when I saw that Ash was available last week I wasted no time at all in ordering and downloading it.
Well worth the wait, the anticipation of a follow up book with more from David Ash I am certainly not disappointed. The book is well written, in depth, highly descriptive, interesting main characters with brilliantly depicted supporting cast, quite thought provoking in terms of authority figures, the powerful, rich, famous and infamous, some truths thrown in to the mix so it truly is fun and interesting deciding which is which as the story unfolds, brilliant continuity between Ash and The Haunted although if you'd never read The Haunted it wouldn't really matter as Ash is a stand alone book in its own right not strictly a follow up, it is just nice that there are references to the character's past experiences in this one. James Herbert has done exceptionally well to keep me interested, every single day this week I've been excited to sit down and relax to listen to more and more, could hardly leave the book alone always wanting to listen to more.
Read by the brilliant Steven Pacey the characters, castle and surroundings are well and truly brought to life, its made to sound so real the whole experience was incredibly thrilling. Pacey and Herbert are a fantastic combination, after finishing Ash this morning its made me want more from this duo in the future, I certainly hope there is another story in the making for our psychic detective and psychologist characters, I think that would just be brilliant.
Only one small niggle about the plot, Kate does not feature much towards the end, I found that a bit disappointing and would definitely like to hear more from her character as well.
Thank you James and Steven, loved Ash and cant wait to read more.
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- D. Lucas
- Kent, UK
- 08-04-13
fast and furious
A GREAT CONCEPT.The book takes Ash to a secret please,full of intrigue and corruption. The characters are believable. Several twists keep you listening. I love horror, and this keeps your interest. Slow to start, and too quick to end... classic book that keeps you thinking about where the rich disappear to ... if you love this then get The Passage as well, another great read.
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- Unzipt
- 12-12-12
What A Mess!
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A better story with a comprehensible conclusion.
What was most disappointing about James Herbert’s story?
The most disappointing thing about ASH was the story itself. The book's beginning is interesting, with characters one quickly decides are likeable and unlikeable. The book then cascades into a series of inexplicable, and wholly unbelievable, occurrences that are never connected to one another in any meaningful way despite the constant intimation that there is some common explanation. Ash, the titular parapsychologist, never explains (perhaps, never understands) what is happening. The book's casst of ridiculous characters includes Hitler's bastard daughter, all grown up and crazy as hell, and the transparent (as in one can literally see his internal organs) prematurely born son of Princess Diana who comes to take her son into her loving embrace at novel's end. Oh, and did I forget to mention Qaddafi. 'Nuff said.
Would you be willing to try another one of Steven Pacey’s performances?
No.
What character would you cut from Ash?
Hitler's daughter and Louie, the son of Princess Diana
Any additional comments?
Save your Audible credit
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- reg mountford
- 29-12-16
don't think this would have been the last
great story needed a follow on which couldn't happen great author brilliant storyline classic Herbert
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- Eff Ewe Leo
- 07-05-15
Great story
Story was great though strange catching throwback references to the "The Rats" series of books slipped in which is a very King style of writing that Aside it was a great listen
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- Patricia Lucero
- 29-03-15
Great great great
James Herbert's best as far as I'm concerned... Very spooky but yet believe able. The reader took you right there....loved it..
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- Don
- 04-03-13
Bilge
What would have made Ash better?
Ash dying of a flesh eating virus on 1st page.
Has Ash turned you off from other books in this genre?
Yes
What character would you cut from Ash?
Ash
Any additional comments?
If an author chooses to write a plot involing a medical discipline such as Psychiatry, he should have the good grace to inform himself a little on the subject.
And certainly not refer to Psychiatric patients as Lunatics.
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- Cathryn
- 14-12-12
Absurdity Unleashed
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A better book
What do you think your next listen will be?
The Mystery of Edwinn Drood by Charles Dickens
What does Steven Pacey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He brings the English
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Ash?
No comment
Any additional comments?
Middle aged sex - no thank you
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- N. R. Gawlak
- 29-11-14
Not even Pacey could save this turkey
I managed to get through to Chapter 7 and couldn't listen any further. Stephen Pacey is as good a British narrator as I've ever heard...but even his credible narration could not make this awful novel into something entertaining, mildly interesting or enjoyable. The author should do "graphic novels" and forget any literary ambitions, at least, in this genre. Listening to this brought back the memory of listening to another audiobook wherein the author attempted to describe his characters almost entirely, by describing or mentioning, the popular music they liked. This author, though, uses a very different method to achieve the same effect... by using untold billions of descriptive adjectives and adverbs to "flesh out" his characters, settings, etc. But every word "picture" he tries to paint seems drawn, in sets, from previous material that is ever so familiar. His literary "inventions" are so trite, so hackneyed, that, although one may not remember the exact,original source(s), one already knows them by heart, long before this author ever pasted them in. Like, "the castle". Think about every popular image you have of a dark and brooding manse, all the images that one has ever heard about, read about, seen in movies or tv, or video games, even. Now, if one selects the image one has encountered most frequently, that seems to be the most popular, the one that just pops up first, that's the one the author uses. He applied that method to the first 7 chapters of this book, at least. Call the method "Write By Numbers". The novel is supposed to be a mystery, I think. This author does not know a mystery from a flight of migrating Canadian geese.
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- Mary
- 30-10-12
A good story, it definately had some scary parts.
I would recommend this book, the fact that all the bad guys from the real world turned fictional got wasted was great. All though I was disappointed with Louis's end, to have gone through all the horror with such strength even though his illness was so severe and then to not be able to be with Ash and the doctor was sad, but to have gone to his mother was good and very tearful. This was a strange book, but I liked it.
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