In the Chinese city of Kashi travellers bring back reports of a strange light seen shining above the endless dunes of the Taklimakan Desert. On the banks of the Ganges, a young boy pauses from his back-breaking labours, transfixed by the play of a mysterious light amidst the monsoon rains, before a towering geyser of boiling water bursts from beneath the streets, scalding him to death.
Moments later he is torn to pieces as the reef erupts with colossal power. While scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef a diver watches fascinated as a tiny light floats past him towards the surface. As the storms and tempests rage, a series of ominous events signal the emergence of a new and terrifying force. Earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions sweep the earth. It is the near future and signs of an impending global disaster are multiplying. With brooding menace and rising tension, he masterfully and relentlessly draws the reader through to the ultimate revelation one that will stay to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside.Īnother classic James Herbert chiller, reissued by Pan. It explores the darker, more obtuse territories of evil and the supernatural. And even though they shut the cellar door every night, it's always open again in morning The Secret of Crickley Hall is James Herbert's finest novel to date. And Chester, their dog, seems really spooked at being away from home. It's perfect for them.if it a bit gloomy.
He can work and Eve and the kids can have some peace and quiet and perhaps they can try, as a family, to come to terms with what's happened to them.Crickley Hall is an unusually large house on the outskirts of the village at the bottom of Devil's Cleave, a massive tree-lined gorge - the stuff of local legend. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside village of Hollow Bay. The Caleighs have had a terrible year.They need time and space, while they await the news they dread.
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