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The Dark
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Take the haunting suspense of James Herbert's text, add the chilling timbre of actor, Sean Barrett's voice, and you get an audiobook that must be listened to in one sitting. Long one of Britain's most popular horror writers, James Herbert is at his peak here with The Dark. Similar to his much-celebrated The Fog, the characters in this audiobook are driven to madness and terrifying violence as an amorphous and invisible antagonist descends upon the town. With a sinister performance, Sean Barrett will have listeners frozen over the pause button as the characters try to outlast one of our most primal fears: the dark.
Summary
Night falls. It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power. And somewhere in the night...a small girl smiled as her mother burned...asylum inmates slaughtered their attendants...in slimy tunnels once-human creatures gathered. Madness raged as the lights began to fade and humanity was attacked by an ancient, unstoppable evil.
James Herbert was one of Britain's greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Born in London in the forties, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975. His first novel, The Rats, was an instant best-seller and is now recognised as a classic of popular contemporary fiction.
Herbert went on to publish a new top ten best-seller every year until 1988. He wrote six more best-selling novels in the 1990s and three more since: Once, Nobody True and The Secret of Crickley Hall. Herbert died in March 2013 at the age of 69.
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- Prime Time
- 26-05-20
Good story
Good narration. Story is interesting and griping, with graphically described horror scenes. Warning: story is of it's time and contains racist dated language.
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- kathleen armstrong
- 07-08-22
Darkness
Enjoyed the book. The narrative kept me on the edge of my seat. Always loved James herbert.
Darkness comes but who is going to fight it...
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- Ian R. Hall
- 17-03-21
Depressing
Depressing tale even for Herbert. Too long winded and wordy and could be much shorter. Weak story generally but narrated very well.
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- Catherine
- 10-01-20
gripping novel
Not my usual genre, but I found it gripping. I had been tempted to stop listening in the early chapters. I'm so glad I didn't
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- TrickstersDaughter
- 07-11-16
Excellent supernatural thriller- disappointing narration
Although I am well aware that Sean Barrett is a highly acclaimed voice actor, I don't enjoy listening to his voice in this particular narration. There were Audible pauses where the editors have cut and I could hear the narrator licking his lips and swallowing and his wet tongue clicking frequently- it sounded almost perverted! He added no redeemable qualities to the protagonist Bishop, and made me struggle to find empathy with the characters.
The Dark is an excellent supernatural thriller but in this Audible book, spoiled by the narrator
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- Debra Rowe
- 30-09-22
Excellent
This is one of the best horror novels I have read. Its got depth, gore and lots of convoluting turns that make for a thrilling adventure. The best James Herbert novel I've read so far.
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- R. J. Clark
- 30-04-22
Interesting but too much waffling
James Herbert is a great story teller but the book could be hours shorter if the story didnt waffle on with unnecessary details that are really nothing to do with the overall story or atmosphere setting. I have stuck with it, but used the forward button many times to skip past some descriptions which did not interfere with the story. Overall, its a good book with an interesting story line so worth listening to it, but just be ready with the forward 30 seconds button.
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- Alan Barton
- 16-05-22
On point.
Great story, brilliant performance that brings the story to life. could see it as a tv mini series.
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- Neil Dooley
- 29-04-20
Loved it!
A great book, full of exciting moments that had me hooked. Well read, lots of intonation. Never a dull moment. You’ll love it
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- Caroline
- 26-02-22
Dated and not very good.
This isn’t nearly as exciting as I was expecting. I found it quite boring and just not very good. No decent characters and insane story line.
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