The Rats

3 books in series
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The Rats Publisher's summary

Book One in Herbert’s classic ‘rats’ series.

The terror begins. London is struck by an invasion. Women, children, old and young, none are safe from the deadly menace. The attacks are swift and sure, escape is impossible. A state of emergency is declared. Evacuation seems the only solution in the face of a growing panic and mounting death toll. War is declared on the public enemy number one. The Rats!

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.

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Product List
  • Book 1

    • The Rats Series, Book 1
    • By: James Herbert
    • Narrated by: David Rintoul
    • Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 10-25-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 169 ratings

    Regular price: $16.36 or 1 credit

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  • Book 2

    • The Rats Series, Book 2
    • By: James Herbert
    • Narrated by: David Rintoul
    • Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 10-31-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

    Regular price: $15.48 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.48 or 1 credit

  • Book 3

    • The Rats Series, Book 3
    • By: James Herbert
    • Narrated by: David Rintoul
    • Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 11-05-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

    Regular price: $16.36 or 1 credit

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