The Rats

‘S platterpunk deluxe . . . I loved it then, love it still‘ – Stephen King The brutal, masterfully gory classic of British horror, The Rats is the multimillion-copy bestseller from James Herbert. The first victim was a former paper salesman drinking himself into oblivion down by the docks. Next a child and her beloved dog, then six drifters fighting over a bottle of gin - all devoured by a black, writhing mass of giant rats. As London descends into panicked chaos, high school teacher Harris is pulled head-first into the nightmare when a student arrives with a rat bite on his hand. And he quickly realises that this is no ordinary creature, nothing like anyone has ever seen before. With their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted. The rats have had their first taste of human blood. And they're hungry for more . . . ‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, The Rats are here!‘ - Grady Hendrix, bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House ‘A seminal work from a king of British horror‘ – Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual

‘S platterpunk deluxe . . . I loved it then, love it still‘ – Stephen King The brutal, masterfully gory classic of British horror, The Rats is the multimillion-copy bestseller from James Herbert. The first victim was a former paper salesman drinking himself into oblivion down by the docks. Next a child and her beloved dog, then six drifters fighting over a bottle of gin - all devoured by a black, writhing mass of giant rats. As London descends into panicked chaos, high school teacher Harris is pulled head-first into the nightmare when a student arrives with a rat bite on his hand. And he quickly realises that this is no ordinary creature, nothing like anyone has ever seen before. With their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted. The rats have had their first taste of human blood. And they're hungry for more . . . ‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, The Rats are here!‘ - Grady Hendrix, bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House ‘A seminal work from a king of British horror‘ – Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual

A special fortieth anniversary edition of The Rats, the classic, bestselling horror novel that launched James Herbert's career. With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology. It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realized by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time - suddenly, shockingly, horribly - the balance of power had shifted . . . Continue the chilling series from the Master of Horror, with Lair and Domain.

A special fortieth anniversary edition of The Rats, the classic, bestselling horror novel that launched James Herbert's career. With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology. It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realized by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time - suddenly, shockingly, horribly - the balance of power had shifted . . . Continue the chilling series from the Master of Horror, with Lair and Domain.