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The Fog

By: James Herbert
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Perhaps his best book, The Fog is James Herbert's terrifying thriller where contact with a mysterious fog turns the most innocent of people into homicidal maniacs. Given an extra dose of tension from the sly and gravelly voice of veteran narrator Sean Barrett, the poor folks in little Wiltshire don't stand a chance. The menacing and uncontrollable fog takes over, leaving the town of Wiltshire devastated and on the hunt for more victims. James Herbert is at his prime here and when paired with the dramatic performance from Sean Barrett, The Fog is an audiobook not to be missed.

Summary

Please note: contains extreme violence and adult themes. Mature listeners only.

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. 

©1975 James Herbert (P)2013 Audible Ltd

Critic reviews

"Herbert was by no means literary, but his work had a raw urgency. His best novels, The Rats and The Fog, had the effect of Mike Tyson in his championship days: no finesse, all crude power. Those books were best sellers because many readers (including me) were too horrified to put them down." (Stephen King)
"There are few things I would like to do less than lie under a cloudy night sky while someone read aloud the more vivid passages of Moon. In the thriller genre, do recommendations come any higher?" (Andrew Postman, The New York Times Book Review)
"Herbert goes out in a blaze of glory." ( Daily Mail)

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Great listen

Good narration
James Herbert is one of the best in this genre
the fog is one of his best

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Good, but overdone erotica.

I thought that the story itself was very good and well told. However, the graphic descriptive sex scenes were given in too much needless detail. This I felt was not needed and had the effect of detracting from the story, making it less of a thriller than it would otherwise have been.

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excellent first intro to Mr Herbert

I really enjoyed the story, kept wanting more. nice narrator too. highly recommended if you like suspense

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A chilling read through

Sean Barrett's gravely narration sets the tone perfectly and creates a tension filled chiller with the fear of the unknown hanging in the air like the foreboding fog of the title.

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Thoroughly entertaining

One of those stories you wish you'd found sooner.
Gripping storyline, entertaining throughout.
Excellent narration.
Will definitely listen to this several times

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Great Story.

Always loved the fog quite creepy and scary superbly narrated by Sean Barrett who does the diffent characters well.

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Wasn’t too bad

Enjoyed listening to the narrator! Story wasn’t so great though all in all was worth listening to just for the narrator

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Great story

I was surprised about how much I enjoyed this story, I found it difficult to put down

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Not my usual read

I overcame my prejudice about this genre and found it a compelling listen. Intelligent, well written and not at all out of the realms of albeit a rather twisted reality. It took a while to get into sharing the journey with this narrator but we made it - the perfect voice for this tale

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A true genius

This is my all time favourite book. The reading of this does not disappoint. A brilliant story.

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