The
second in Herbert’s series about giant mutant rats, this has the rats that
survived the extermination efforts in London finding their way into a nature
preserve on the city’s outskirts. There they learn to not only become more
cautious and elusive, but also develop into excellent hunters. That is, until
their increasing numbers and craving for human flesh resurfaces to threaten
another tide of horror.
This
book is written in a descriptive style that brings the rats to life in a way
that will hold the reader spellbound. While not actually giving the animals
emotions or intelligence equal to man’s, it still creates tension and
desperation within the rats that is marvelous to behold. Add to this the
dedication of a rat exterminator named Luke Pender, and his unexpected romance
with one of the witnesses of the rats’ presence in the nature preserve, and
this makes an excellent diversion for a long plane ride or a day at the beach. There
are sexual and gory scenes that makes this a novel meant for adults, but
nonetheless excellent for all that.
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