{"product_id":"the-rats-9781035048090","title":"The Rats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel \u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Rats\u003c\/i\u003e is splatterpunk deluxe. Not only great, gory fun but a prime example of what was once called \"the British nasty.\" I loved it then, love it still'' - Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first victim was a former paper salesman drinking himself into oblivion down by the docks. Next a child and her beloved dog, then six drifters fighting over a bottle of gin - all devoured by a black, writhing mass of giant rats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs London descends into panicked chaos, high school teacher Harris is pulled head-first into the nightmare when a student arrives with a rat bite on his hand. And he quickly realises that this is no ordinary creature, nothing like anyone has ever seen before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rats have had their first taste of human blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd they're hungry for more . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, \u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e are here! Capable of inciting riots and causing bloodshed' - Grady Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A seminal work from a king of British horror' - Adam Nevill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a foreword by Neil Gaiman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035048090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"James Herbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45038226636981,"sku":"9781035048090","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cd865e7e-b4f4-4429-8be3-e6a2a021b319.jpg?v=1737475164","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rats-9781035048090","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}