The Fog

De: James Herbert

Narrado por: Sean Barrett

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

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

Old School Horror

I read this over 30 years ago and wanted to revisit it. It is what it is...a James Herbert horror book. He has some good character details, but his strength is the big picture description of horror. His action sequences are usually over the top violent. They are gory. Like most horror books he tries to shine a light on the darker aspects of life....how twisted humans can be and just what little it takes for us to show our dark sides. I just enjoy the ride of a graphic horror book from time to time.

Sean Barrett is great. He brings the insanity to life. He doesn’t overdue the dialect.

Not what I was looking for...

Not what I was looking for in a story. There were parts I really enjoyed, I just didn't care for the overall story. Just ok for me. I will give the author one more try.

It’s was okay

I probably wouldn’t recommend but I didn’t hate reading it.
Probably a little longer than it needed to be.

great and entertainment

what a book really details about. a fog that turns London upside down best ever

Loved this audiobook. Sean Barrett is amazing

Loved this audiobook. Sean Barrett is amazing to listen to. started off slow but got crazy really quick.

I liked this a lot better when I was 20

Thirty-five years later I've been revisiting James Herbert's books and now feel that most of them are between 100 and 200 pages too long.

Not What I Expect

I thought that this story was going to be more like the movie. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't. It was not what I expected but was worth it!

Sean Barrett makes it worth your while.

Would you listen to The Fog again? Why?

This is not great fiction but it is a very entertaining story.

What about Sean Barrett’s performance did you like?

I would pay to listen to Sean Barrett read a recipe book frankly. He brings any story to life.

excellent narration

the narrator was excellent for this style of story. The only problem that I had with the story was the main character. He seems to make decisions that are not equal to his main character of a danger mission operative. Only in the end, does he become what he should have been all through it. Too much hesitation in the middle.

Different!

One man's struggle through an environmental crisis turned possible apocalypse is both interesting and very depraved.