Sepulchre

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The cabin burned to the ground around 1990 but my friend, now an adult, has risen from the ashes and every summer I get to spend a few days in the new cabin reminiscing and enjoying the great outdoors--not to mention the granite wonders of Yosemite Valley. Bodyguard agency Achilles’ Shield supplies ex-soldier Liam Halloran to guard Felix Kline, whose psychic insight is crucial to global mineral corporation Magma. Spark, Alasdair (1993). "Horrible Writing: the Early Fiction of James Herbert". In Bloom, Clive (ed.). Creepers: British Horror & Fantasy in the Twentieth Century. London: Pluto Press. pp.147–160. ISBN 9780745306650. He will learn of a multinational corporation's strange method of detecting new 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.

However, the promise of a Herbert written LSD trip motivated me to carry on (it wasn't worth it) and the climax was quite entertaining as they usually are by Herbert. He was the subject of a This is Your Life programme in 1995, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the London Dungeon. [ citation needed] Reception [ edit ] territories of evil, evoking a sense of brooding menace and rising tension. He relentlessly draws the reader through the story's ultimate revelation - one that will stay to chill the mind long afterSepulchre follows the "hero" Halloran as he works to stop an unknown force from kidnapping or assassinating his client. Good Is Not Soft: While trained to prevent violence, Halloran's traumatic past has immunised him to fear and mercy - those who threaten him or his charges can expect a swift, violent end. The Vamp: Subverted; Cora visits Halloran's room for an impromptu liaison - but confesses Kline to have pressured the arrangement, seemingly as a malicious test.

James Herbert is Britain's number one bestselling writer (a position he has held ever since publication of his first novel) and one of the

REVIEWS of Sepulchre by James Herbert

Pretty typical Herbert, and by that, I mean a decent story and characters, the obligatory sex scenes, and a decent denouement. Can you say Sumerian mythological horror? I have read lots of ancient Egyptian horror, Cabala horror, Babylonian horror, even Aztec horror, but this was my first Sumerian horror story. Age Without Youth: In Neath's lodge, a Jerusalem merchant encountered by Kline in the 1920s, bears the bodily effects of Kline's unnatural ageing. On untimely death of the Keeper, Kline plans to have Cora take his place.