What do You think about Sepulchre (1989)?
Typical Herbert novel where he lets you get inside the heads of multiple characters, which I particularly like. I loved the references to the Sumerians, and I thought all of the storyline's angles made for an interesting premise.I wasn't so keen on the whole Halloran and Cora relationship. I was never fully convinced by Cora's character and at times I found her a little bit irritating, I cant help but wonder if the book might have been better without her. Sometimes the story seemed a little slow in places, but then it would pick up pace again. Overall not the best Herbert novel out there by a long stretch, but a great read nonetheless.
—Rachael Dixon
This was pretty excellent. Classic Herbert, a very dark intense story with an added bonus of ancient sumerian secrets. The real strengths of this book are Herbert's trademarks of a nicely developed backstory and detailed and interesting character backgrounds. It's basically the opposite of lazy horror writing, you know the one where someone goes into the woods and something terrible happens or someone moves to a small town and something terrible happens. Herbert wrote genuinely original horror. He is much missed. This book is one of the best from one of the best. Recommended.
—Bandit
I've read a few of James Herbert's books and enjoyed them. Was very excited to read another one. This was definitely a disappointment. I was so utterly bored through 97% of this book. I had no care for the characters and it was a struggle just to finish it. But I did and was rewarded with the last 3%. That was when it got exciting and then next thing you know it ended. I would not recommend this book. If you want to read any of Herbert's work I would go with Fluke, The Magic Cottage, The Fog (all of these I read and enjoyed) but skip this one!
—Melissa Bennett
