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Domain

By James Herbert
Series: The Rats Trilogy
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Domain, the third in the Rats trilogy by international bestseller James Herbert, pits man against mutant rats, who are back with a vengeance. The long-dreaded nuclear conflict. The city torn apart, shattered, its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few, survival is possible... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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James Herbert’s Domain is the third novel in the bestselling horror classic series, the Rats trilogy.

James Herbert's Domain is the third novel in the bestselling horror classic series, the Rats trilogy.

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Domain, the third in the Rats trilogy by international bestseller James Herbert, pits man against mutant rats, who are back with a vengeance.

The long-dreaded nuclear conflict. The city torn apart, shattered, its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few, survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets—if there is time to avoid the slow-descending poisonous ashes. But below, the rats, demonic offspring of their irradiated forebears, are waiting.

They know that Man is weakened, become frail. Has become their prey...

Series: The Rats Trilogy

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  • Domain
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    Domain
    Domain, the third in the Rats trilogy by international bestseller James Herbert, pits man against mutant rats, who are back with a vengeance. The long-dreaded nuclear conflict. The city torn apart, shattered, its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few, survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets—if there is time to avoid the slow-descending poisonous ashes....
    By James Herbert
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    $2800
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    Out 27 Oct 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781037406256

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 334g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

James Herbert 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 Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.

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