{"product_id":"lair-paperback","title":"Lair - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe restless rats return in James Herbert's \u003ci\u003eLair\u003c\/i\u003e, the second horror novel in the Rats trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"Outbreak\" was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigator 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for James Herbert: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e is splatterpunk deluxe'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrady Hendrix\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A one-off; a true horror original'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAsh\u003c\/i\u003e. James Herbert died in March 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.71 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377504428171,"sku":"9781037406249","price":29.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/E44WbFNnMR9781037406249.webp?v=1789620776","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/lair-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}