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James Herbert: Domain

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Domain is set in "the not to distant future…" in London. The unthinkable has happened. Someone has pushed-the-button and unleashed hell on Great Britain. London has been hit by at least five nuclear bombs, which have levelled this once proud capital and all but annihilated its citizens.

When the sirens sounded panic gripped most, but some just stood, watched and waited for the inevitable. Those that made it to underground shelters and tube stations thought, hoped, they might be saved. But what foul creatures inhabit these dark tombs. For this is the domain of rats, demonic offspring of irradiated forbearers and they can sense mankind's weakness. And they attack.

Through this twisted landscape Culver, Kate, Fairbank and the rest of their small group must travel and try and find safety. Safety from radiation, safety from the rats and safety from marauding bands of their kinsmen, who are no longer governed by law, only survival.

Herbert tells a chilling tale and writes so vividly that you almost find yourself believing it's real. You can see the devastation and feel the pain, hope, anguish and fear of the characters in this most macabre of plays.

Another appealing factor of Domain is its pace. It opens with the first falling bombs and doesn't slow down. So you find yourself on a roller coaster ride of destruction and human survival. But what makes it more horrifying is that one day this tale could become a reality, in as much as nuclear war and the likely aftermath. Dark, chilling, disturbing and very readable.

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