Moon - James Herbert

I’ve got to be honest about this one and say its not one of my favourite James Herbert novels, this doesn’t mean it wont appeal to other James Herbert fans. That all depends on which elements of his work you prefer, myself I enjoy the more macabre elements or a really strong story line. Although this does have these to a certain degree it didn’t “scare” me or entertain me in the same way as some of his other pieces, again though this is only my opinion so don’t let it put you off. Although the story itself is not too bad (more later) the “scary” ... more

As a great fan of James Herbert It took me just 1 weekend to read this book. Basically it is the story of a man who has very bad dreams. That's not too bad I hear you say it's just that his dreams start to become reality in an extremely hideous way. The whole thing is set on an island where our hero works teaching Information Technology at a private girls school. Of course there is the love interest and he also has an ex-wife who lives on the mainland with his daughter. From the very beginning this book has you on the edge of your seat, and the feeling of terror continues to grow throughout ... more