James Herbert passes into the side he wrote about.

Looking at the BBC News website and saw that James Herbert died at his house in Sussex.

I never really enjoyed reading books that much, wasn't that I couldn't read just couldn't be bothered. Then whilst recovering from an operation my Uncle gave me The Survivor which at 19 became the first "grown up book" I had actually read cover to cover and enjoyed. I suppose (saucy stuff aside) the fact that all of his books were based in real places in the UK you could picture the scenes as you read. I read everything he wrote, apart from Ash which is sat on the side waiting to be, so for me James Herbert encouraged me to enjoy reading books.

Thank you

God bless and Rest in Peace.

Love his books, RIP mr Herbert.

I read a lot of his stuff when I was a nipper. The Rats books were ace. Didn't like the bit when they ate the baby though.

i share his name, so this news is slightly freaky to me

i share his name, so this news is slightly freaky to me

That sounds like a good start to a book in his genre!!

RIP James Herbet. The Rats and Lair scared the sh*t out of me when I read them as a teenager!

Ah man, only got in to reading his books last year. RIP.