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48 (Hardcover)

by James Herbert (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Prism (July 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0061052930
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061052934
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,310,128 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars James Herbert's Best, 23 May 2006
By graciemg (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: '48 (Paperback)
For me, this is my favourite James Herbert book and I can quite happily read it in one sitting.
Relentless and powerful, the story grips from the first page and simply does not stop taking the reader along on a roller coaster of a journey through a horribly decimated London in an alternate 1948 (hence the title).
The characters are well defined and well written, you will warm to some and hate others and be surprised at how events twist and turn throughout.
Simply amazing.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars James Herbert, top of my reading list., 20 Dec 2002
By Isen (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: '48 (Paperback)
This book to me was another great James Herbert story. I've read a few of his books and this one was just as good as the rest. I like the post apocolypse scene and the story line that lived within it;

Hitlers last ditch attempt to win the 2nd world war through the use of biological weapons that lay waste to the country that was england. This last ditch weapon that effects certain blood types, corrupting the blood cells and killing the human. We see our hero, one of the few not effected running away from a band of near death citizens who are hunting him down for his blood, so that they can transfuse it into the body of one of their own. Our healthy hero meets up with another group of healthy humans and together, although rather reluctantly, they run together, and in some cases fight together.

I loved the story line and generally loved the book, the only reason I didn't give it 5 *'s was becaus I would have liked it to be a little more horrific, inline with some of James Herberts other books. Well worth adding to your library at home.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Become a film director., 23 May 2007
By DangermouseZilla "He's the strongest, he's th... (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.) - See all my reviews
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A few years ago I was in hospital, and I'd started getting into James Herbert. My fiancée started this book but didn't like it - and passed it onto me.

I was gripped.

When I think back to this I sometimes think I saw the film of it - the book is written in such a way that the images are so vivid in your head. I feel like I directed a film with unlimited budget. Read this book and watch your version of the film.

People have made parallels between this and the film 28 days later, I'm a fan of 28 Days Later (and Day of the Triffids which it is very much based on) and I can see the similarities - but these are very much independent pieces of work.

This is my favourite James Herbert novel, I love it when you get a book you feel desperate to return to - this was one of those. The evil borne out of desperation of the twisted Fascists whose perverted logic drives them to seek out the survivors.

A great alternate history, and one which seems more plausible as the years roll by. This is frenetic and has one of the best endings to a book ever.
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 		 Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read.
This was my first James Herbert book and i must say it was a real enjoyale experience. It was a real easy read and i couldnt put it down once i started. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. A. Watson

1.0 out of 5 stars Simple minded drivel
I read my first ever James Herbert novel a couple of years ago, "The Secret of Crickley Hall", as it had been recommended to me as a nice bit of old school horror. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Steven Willis

5.0 out of 5 stars Dont pick it up if you dont intend to finish it!
A fantastic story, made more poignant as I have lived and worked in the part of London described in some detail in the book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bird Brain

4.0 out of 5 stars 48 audio book
received order within a week of purchased. tape box slightly damaged( which is why only four stars) but fortunately i had a spare one handy. good service all round
Published 9 months ago by A. Collins

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea, badly executed
Set in 1948 - in an alternate history - after Hitler decides to use biological / viral weapons with the V2 rockets and releases a disease that kills everyone except those with the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by MrShev

3.0 out of 5 stars Average Really - 3.5/5
I purchased this book on the strength of previous reviews and although I do not regret my purchase it certainly wasn't as riveting or exciting as I was expecting it to be. Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than Twice As Good As 28 Days Later
It is a shame that readers new to this book will think it derivative of the zombie movie resurgence - or should that be resurrection - especially 28 Days Later and its sequel... Read more
Published on 14 May 2007 by The Kinniburgh Kid

5.0 out of 5 stars what a fantastic suspense novel!
This was my very first James Herbert novel and after reading it I was hooked, gagging for more! In this book, Herbert explicitly describes the aftermath of WW2 from the viewpoint... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2007 by Gina Skinner

3.0 out of 5 stars One-note alternate history thriller
Every so often James Herbert takes a break from writing supernatural horror, and ’48 is one such example, being a thriller set in an alternate history where a nearly... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2006 by dogbarkssome

2.0 out of 5 stars Redefines The Word "Derivative" - Not Recommended
Perhaps if I had never read a book or seen a movie before I would have enjoyed this book. It was reasonably well written in the familiar James Herbert style, and the story and... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2002 by M. Barrett

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