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'48

'48

by James Herbert

Biological warfareFictionPlagueThrillerWorld War, 1939-1945
4.0
Open Library
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About this book

As millions of readers around the world will testify, James Herbert's ability to shock and enthral is matchless. Now, in '48, he has surpassed his own remarkable achievements to create an electrifying new novel of pure heart-stopping action and invention that will take readers to new levels of terror and excitement. In 1945, Hitler unleashes the Blood Death on Britain as his final act of vengeance. Hoke, an American pilot and one of a tiny minority with a rare blood group unaffected by the deadly disease, has survived alone among the debris and the dead of London for three years. Now, in 1948, a slow-dying group of Fascist Blackshirts believe their only hope is a transfusion of blood from one of Hoke's kind. Ever more desperate as their deaths approach, they're after his blood.

Themes & subjects

Biological warfareFictionPlagueThrillerWorld War, 1939-1945Fascism

Setting

London (England)

About the author

James Herbert
James Herbert

8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013

James John Herbert (8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013) was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. **Source**: [James Herbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herbert) on Wikipedia.

Author

James Herbert

Pages

336

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

9

Language

English

Publisher

HarperCollins

ISBN

9780007369478

Where to buy

TR
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