{"product_id":"9781035048090","title":"The Rats by James Herbert","description":"A special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel The Rats.   `The Rats 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 The Shining and Carrie The 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.   As 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.   With their intelligent, wicked-looking eyes and razor-sharp teeth, the balance of power between man and rat has suddenly - shockingly, horribly - shifted.   The rats have had their first taste of human blood.   And they're hungry for more . . .   `Lean, mean, and nasty as punk, The Rats are here! Capable of inciting riots and causing bloodshed` - Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House`A seminal work from a king of British horror` - Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296019493237,"sku":"9781035048090","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035048090.jpg?v=1762769937","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781035048090","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}