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| Original Title: | Domain |
| ISBN: | 0333761278 (ISBN13: 9780333761274) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Rats #3 |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
James Herbert
Paperback | Pages: 482 pages Rating: 3.99 | 5378 Users | 182 Reviews
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| Title | : | Domain (Rats #3) |
| Author | : | James Herbert |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 482 pages |
| Published | : | 1983 by MacMillan General Books |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
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James Herberts third book in the Rats saga, after The Rats and Lair, and how would Domain measure up to those two aforementioned books. I absolutely loved The Rats and aside from the ending of Lair I loved that book too, so was wondering how things would unravel in this affair. Set a few years after the events of Lair, the threat of nuclear war is all too real, and after a series of deadly bombs go off in London, destruction and panic then set in as one would expect. The main protagonist of the story is Steve Culver, and after he rescues civil servant Alex Dealey, whom it turns out knows the way to a secret government bunker, Steve had to guide and direct Alex, who it seems his vision has taken a turn for the worse following the explosions and the two begin to rely on each other. As the populace is in complete disarray, the rats are once again making their move, sensing the human race in the cities are under threat, the rats sense they are no longer the force they were, so they are far more brazen in their attacks. Culver, against the wishes of Dealey, sees a woman under attack from the vicious creatures, and decides to intervene and help the lass, creating a bond between them, making up for something he blamed himself for years prior. This was an interesting read, however it is longer than the first two novels, I also found the nuclear plot an interesting concept, unfortunately for me a lot of this book plods along at a snails pace, apart from Culver there isn't many other interesting characters and a lot of the plot is them holed up in bunkers, it did have its moments though, and maybe it's just me as I noticed a lot of people seem to have this as their favourite of the saga, so maybe I will give it a re-read and hopefully my outcome changes, but at the moment, it's definitely my least favourite of the Rats series. 2.5 Stars ⭐⭐Rating Epithetical Books Domain (Rats #3)
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Post-apocalyptic fiction is one of my favourite genres.The Rats series by James Herbert is one of my favourite series.Put them both together and what do you get? A freaking good read, that's what!A very satisfying ending to the Rats trilogy.By now, you know what you're in for with one of James Herbert's books and he plays to fine form, once again delivering a chilling, could-be-happening storyline with memorable characters that you either love or loathe (and he isn't afraid of destroying them inOnce again James Herbert proves his talent for writing in this thrilling conclusion to his Rats trilogy. Combining apocalyptic themes with giant rodents, it's an unlikely yet chilling story of man vs. mice.
So, I seem to make a massive mistake when it comes to James Herbert books, specifically ones to do with his "The Rats" trilogy...Me being the stupid idiot I am, took "Domain" with me to London and read it on the train. No, not a good idea. I don't know if anyone remembers the incident of me reading "The Rats" on the way to London before but, lets just say there was a bit in the tube and then rats happened and in real life with me, the tube actually stopped in the tunnel and I genuinely freaked
There is a whole bunch of Brit horror authors, who are more than equal to their more famous American cousins. Ramsey Campbell is like Peter Straub on ketamine, Graham Masterton is the snappier version of ole King, Barker isBarker, Brian Lumley is Robert Howard meets Lovecraft meet Clancy, Shaun Hutson is like a better-paced John Saul, and James Herbert James Herbert learned to write like Dean Koontz a decade before Dean Koontz learned to write like Dean Koontz, only James Herberts structure of
I used to be able to say I had never read a horror novel that made me want to stop reading because it was so dark until I read this novel. James Herbert is, quite simply, the most effective horror author to ever come down the pike and "Domain" is the grimmest arrow in his quiver. Describing the book to a friend, I told them: "Well, it starts off with World War III, and then things get worse from there." Radiation poisoning? Check. Burn victims? Check. Suicide and despair? Double check.
During my Army days I snapped up Koontz, King and Herbert as soon as titles became available.
And so my journey through James Herberts' early works continues (all be in through the night which may in hindsight might not have been the smartest thing).This concludes what is often seen as the Rats trilogy (as I have said before there is a short graphic novel set in the same universe - which is actually the 4th part) and of all of them this is the bleakest - I guess Mr Herbert wanted to go out on a high note. By now however the power of the first two books had started to wane (a little) the
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