6/1/2023 0 Comments James herbert domain review![]() The long blocks of texts becomes hard on the eyes. ![]() All action that to me needed to be broken up with short lines of dialogue, or even just a short sentence. It maybe personal for me but Herbert goes pages and pages without any dialogue. One problem I have with the style of writing Herbert uses. I read the back cover and think to myself "Wow what a concept." I never enjoy the novels as much as I think I will. For me every time I read one of his books I have the same experience. I know James Herbert is considered one of the greatest authors of 20th century British horror. The only survivors are the ones with a rare blood type and the Black shirt British fascists are trying to capture them. Much of the action takes place following an American pilot and an German ex-POW who have to work together to survive in the wasteland of a mostly devastated Britain. There is surprisingly less counterfactual history than I expected. I like those but what interested me in the concept was the twisting of history. ![]() Herbert did his research but much of what takes up the novel is a survival tale. What if Hitler in a last desperate act took down England by launching a biological attack. ![]() I saw this on a list of WW II alternate history novels. ![]() I discovered this novel while doing research for the Man in the High Castle episode of The Dickheads podcast. ![]()
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