{"product_id":"the-rats-paperback","title":"The Rats - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel \u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Rats\u003c\/i\u003e is splatterpunk deluxe. Not only great, gory fun but a prime example of what was once called \"the British nasty.\" I loved it then, love it still'' - Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rats have had their first taste of human blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd they're hungry for more . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, \u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e are here! Capable of inciting riots and causing bloodshed' - Grady Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A seminal work from a king of British horror' - Adam Nevill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a foreword by Neil Gaiman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Herbert was not only Britain's number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction - a position he held ever since the publication of his first novel - but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than 54 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155235897407,"sku":"9781035048090","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/70aM9xknGK9781035048090.webp?v=1776963215","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-rats-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}