Lair is the second repulsive entry in the Rats trilogy, following Rats. They can be read in any order. The horror continues in Domain.

The "Outbreak" was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding.

Investigator Lucas Pender - haunted by the family he lost to the first wave of mutants - recognizes the chilling signs: mutilated livestock and an eerie, unnatural silence in the woods. These aren't mere scavengers; they are immense, intelligent predators with a reawakened lust for human blood. Led by a grotesque, two-headed master and a cunning, scarred survivor, the pack begins a coordinated massacre that defies every known poison.

As the forest becomes a military slaughterhouse, Pender must plunge into the subterranean darkness to confront a biological horror faster and hungrier than anything humanity has ever faced. The natural order is shifting - and we are no longer at the top.


Praise for James Herbert:

'The Rats is splatterpunk deluxe'
- Stephen King

'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk'
- Grady Hendrix

'A one-off; a true horror original'
- Peter James

James Herbert's Lair is the second novel in the bestselling horror classic series, the Rats trilogy.

About the Author
James Herbert was not only Britain's number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction - a position he held ever since the publication of his first novel - but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than 54 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty languages. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.

Reviews
Not for the nervous * Daily Mirror *
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, bestselling author of The Shining and The Mist on The Rats
Lean, mean, and nasty as punk -- Grady Hendrix, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, on The Rats
A one-off; a true horror original -- Peter James, author of the Roy Grace books, on The Rats
A king of British horror -- Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual on The Fog



Book Information
ISBN 9781037406249
Author James Herbert
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Macmillan
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 132mm * 19mm