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Man versus rat—the balance of power has shifted The long-dreaded nuclear conflict has come. The city is torn apart and 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 has been weakened, become frail—and has become their prey.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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- Author
- James Herbert
- First published
- 1984
- Pages
- 412
- Publisher
- New English Library, Macmillan, Book Club Associates
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780333761274
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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.
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