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The Fog

By: James Herbert
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Please note: contains extreme violence and adult themes. Mature listeners only.

The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simple, drives people insane.

©1975 James Herbert (P)2013 Audible Ltd
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Editor reviews

Perhaps his best book, The Fog is James Herbert's terrifying thriller where contact with a mysterious fog turns the most innocent of people into homicidal maniacs. Given an extra dose of tension from the sly and gravelly voice of veteran narrator Sean Barrett, the poor folks in little Wiltshire don't stand a chance. The menacing and uncontrollable fog takes over, leaving the town of Wiltshire devastated and on the hunt for more victims. James Herbert is at his prime here and when paired with the dramatic performance from Sean Barrett, The Fog is an audiobook not to be missed.

Critic reviews

"Herbert was by no means literary, but his work had a raw urgency. His best novels, The Rats and The Fog, had the effect of Mike Tyson in his championship days: no finesse, all crude power. Those books were best sellers because many readers (including me) were too horrified to put them down." (Stephen King)
"There are few things I would like to do less than lie under a cloudy night sky while someone read aloud the more vivid passages of Moon. In the thriller genre, do recommendations come any higher?" (Andrew Postman, The New York Times Book Review)
"Herbert goes out in a blaze of glory." ( Daily Mail)
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I thought that the story itself was very good and well told. However, the graphic descriptive sex scenes were given in too much needless detail. This I felt was not needed and had the effect of detracting from the story, making it less of a thriller than it would otherwise have been.

Good, but overdone erotica.

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Good narration
James Herbert is one of the best in this genre
the fog is one of his best

Great listen

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I really enjoyed the story, kept wanting more. nice narrator too. highly recommended if you like suspense

excellent first intro to Mr Herbert

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Sean Barrett's gravely narration sets the tone perfectly and creates a tension filled chiller with the fear of the unknown hanging in the air like the foreboding fog of the title.

A chilling read through

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One of those stories you wish you'd found sooner.
Gripping storyline, entertaining throughout.
Excellent narration.
Will definitely listen to this several times

Thoroughly entertaining

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Always loved the fog quite creepy and scary superbly narrated by Sean Barrett who does the diffent characters well.

Great Story.

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Enjoyed listening to the narrator! Story wasn’t so great though all in all was worth listening to just for the narrator

Wasn’t too bad

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I was surprised about how much I enjoyed this story, I found it difficult to put down

Great story

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A really enjoyable read that I couldn’t put down. Narrator was fantastic. The violence is graphic but that’s appropriate to the genre. I’ll be buying more from this author.

Entertaining

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UPDATED REVIEW: I first read the book and enjoyed it so much that when I joined Audible I decided that at some point, if I came across it, I would get this book. Can't rate it highly enough.

It's been brought to my attention that my original review (below) 'may confuse other customers that are interested in the audiobook'. That was in no way my intention but was meant more as a reference point.

If you've seen the film but are new to the book then you'll be surprised at the difference. Just remember...the book came first.
I saw the film first many years ago. Having liked it so much I decided to buy the paperback...it was even better than the movie, but it's usually the way of things I find.
Set NOT in a USA coastal village but in the English West-Country, initially, this is the story of....what? Well, I'm not going to spoil it for you but I will tell you it has nothing to do with cursed dead pirates treasure.

Great story. If you like chiller/thriller stories you'll love this.

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