What would be your reaction, if one day you woke up and found yourself trapped inside the body of a dog? But at that time, I thought it was perfectly normal to be a dog.' I accepted what I was only later did I question my new beginning. I wasn’t shocked, for my new brain was still functioning mainly as it should, and memories were still lying dormant within. I gazed rapturously at the blue ceiling for several moments, until the rays of the sun made my eyes mist over, causing me to blink rapidly. ' It seemed then as if I were seeing sky for the first time, and in a way I was, through different eyes.

His novels THE FOG, THE DARK, and THE SURVIVOR have been hailed as classics of the genre. His bestsellers, THE MAGIC COTTAGE, HAUNTED, SEPULCHRE, and CREED, enhanced his reputation as a writer of depth and originality. He relentlessly draws the reader through the story's ultimate revelation - one that will stay to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside. With a skillful blend of horror and thriller fiction, he explored the shaded territories of evil, evoking a sense of brooding menace and rising tension. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his 19 novels have sold more than 42 million copies worldwide.Īs an author he produced some of the most powerful horror fiction of the past decade. He was one of our greatest popular novelists, whose books are sold in thirty-three other languages, including Russian and Chinese. James Herbert was Britain's number one bestselling writer (a position he held ever since publication of his first novel) and one of the world's top writers of thriller/horror fiction.

Fluke by james herbert