Macmillan James Herbert Collection 5 Books Set (The Rats, Lair, Domain, Haunted, Fluke)

James Herbert The Rats Trilogy Series is a five-book collection from international bestselling author James Herbert, published by Macmillan. It combines the three novels that make up the Rats trilogy with two additional titles, bringing together a selection of horror stories set in the city and beyond.

Across the collection, Herbert revisits mutant rats, ruined streets and the fight to survive in a devastated urban landscape. Alongside the trilogy, the set includes a three-night investigation at a house called Edbrook, and a separate tale following a stringy mongrel roaming the city, driven by hunger and disturbed by a memory rising from deep within its consciousness.

Included titles

• The Rats
• Lair
• Domain
• Haunted
• Fluke

Key details

• Five-book collection by James Herbert
• Includes three novels from the Rats trilogy
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Titles included: The Rats, Lair, Domain, Haunted and Fluke

Synopses

The Rats

A city is forced to face swarming black creatures with razor-sharp teeth and a taste for human blood. The scale of the horror becomes undeniable when the bones of the first devoured victims are found, sparking panic in the streets.

Lair

The rats return, led by a mutant white rat that has grown and mated. Its offspring take control, while the dark-furred rats search for food and carry it back to the lair.

Domain

After long-dreaded nuclear conflict, a city lies shattered, with its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For the few who remain, survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets, as mutant rats come back with renewed ferocity.

Haunted

The first novel in the David Ash trilogy centres on three nights of terror at a house called Edbrook. David Ash arrives to investigate a haunting, but becomes caught in horrifying and maleficent games.

Fluke

A stringy mongrel wanders the city streets, driven by ravenous hunger and pursuing a quarry it cannot define. Deep within its consciousness, a memory forces its way to the surface, tormenting it and refusing to let it rest.