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Sepulchre
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Editor reviews
With hard-hitting, jarringly gruesome detail that recalls Stephen King and Dean Koontz, Sepulchre finds James Herbert delving into some of his favorite themes, including psychic cognizance and the dark side of spirituality. Actor Jonathan Keeble has lent his macabre mutterings to a considerable swath of Herbert’s’ catalog, and his vocal dexterity is clinical here, as he seamlessly weaves between brooding atmospherics and intense action sequences. Keeble is grizzled and garish as antihero Liam Holloran, a mercenary bodyguard who finds himself in the employ of a psychic with a secret. That would be Fritz Kline, who gained his clairvoyant powers in a Faustian deal with a Fallen Angel from ancient Sumeria. Kline’s unholy pact has mortal consequences for the psychic and his steward.
Summary
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.
The outsider is Halloran, and he is unaware of the insidious evil he must face. He will learn of a multinational corporation's strange method of detecting new mineral resources; he will combat men who thrive on the worst of physical corruption; he will find love of a perverse nature; he will confront the darkness of his own soul. And eventually Halloran will discover the horrific and awesome secret of the Sepulchre.
James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Born in London in the forties, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975.
His first novel, The Rats, was an instant bestseller and is now recognised as a classic of popular contemporary fiction. Herbert went on to publish a new top ten best-seller every year until 1988. He wrote six more bestselling novels in the 1990s and three more since: Once, Nobody True and The Secret of Crickley Hall. Herbert died in March 2013 at the age of 69.
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)
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- MRS L CLARKE
- 25-07-22
Unexpected
A really intriguing storyline.
Kept you listening to its every word.
Really really good.
Definitely recommended
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- Ian C
- 15-06-21
Brilliant
Brilliant story, comments about "weird sex" very off the mark (I hope those people never read something like 50 shades of grey), very enjoyable mystery.
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- andrew
- 04-12-17
A deeply disturbing book by the master of Horror
This book is filled with wonderful twists and Turns it takes you to the dark corners of Herbert's imagination it's very deeply plotted a thoroughly enjoyable listens superbly read by Jonathan Keeble who brings so much enthusiasm to the characters who creepy voice of Klein is very memorable it thoroughly deserves five stars.
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- Lancaster Joe
- 13-04-18
Brilliant Combination
Herbert is one of my favourite authors and Sepulchre is one of his best. Brilliantly written and with a sensational performance from Jonathan Keeble, never fails to deliver. I would very much recommend this.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-08-18
Sepulchre
I thought that the performance was excellent and the book was pretty good as well. On to the next.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-07-23
Brilliant read
As an avid Herbert fan I must admit I liked the tone this book took, instead of his usual staple of horror this was more like a mystery thriller I felt with plenty of twists to keep you listening. Narration was good but I must admit the voice for the character of "Monk" was laughable, for saying he was such a huge man the voice was almost the exact same as tiny frail Felix.
Not too keen on the squeaky voices of those two, I felt it fit Felix better as he was described as such but for Monk I just laughed aloud...
Aside from that fantastic plot and I couldn't wait to find out how it ended.
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- Vanessa Woods
- 20-07-19
Totally Thrilling!!
Another masterpiece by James Herbert. The depth he gives each character draws you in and Jonathan Keeble is such a magnificent narrator. At the end I wanted more!
Excellent.
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- Debbie McLean
- 17-04-21
fanbloomingtastic
wow James Herbert is the master and this audiobook is no exception it was gripping from start to finish. Jonathan Keeble is a brilliant narration and I loved the fact the Liam sounded like Russell Crowe xxxxxxxxx
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- MR R J CAMPBELL
- 15-09-22
Not his best work
Selpulchre is a book that teases a lot but never really delivers. Having read (or listened) to a few James Herbert books, this was one of my least favourites. The story whilst mildly interesting plays out too slowly and with little pay off. I also never really developed any care for the characters. Halloran was just your average brooding anti hero and Kline as his foil was so unlikeable that I hoped someone would take him out mid story. The love interest was just that (included in an overlong sex scene which Herbert seems to enjoy writing) and some cliché henchmen. Mathers was the only interesting character and he was barely fleshed out. All in all an ok story but I wouldn’t revisit.
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- claresuttle
- 15-08-22
Good story, fabulous narration
I loved this. Great story as you expect from James Herbert and Jonathan Keeble is an absolutely fantastic narrator!! The different voices for the characters, the intonation and delivery are wonderful. I definitely recommend this book
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