Overview
A special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel The Rats
‘The Rats 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 The Shining and Carrie
The 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.
As 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.
With their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted.
The rats have had their first taste of human blood.
And they're hungry for more . . .
‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, The Rats are here! Capable of inciting riots and causing bloodshed‘ - Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House
‘A seminal work from a king of British horror‘ - Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual
With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, New York Times bestselling author of Good Omens
This book title, The Rats, ISBN: 9781035048090, by James Herbert, published by Pan Macmillan (March 18, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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