2008-07-06 Brilliant horror story

If you like to read series of books the Herbert is the master, the first book rats is an excellent soft horror book, only matched in brilliance by the sequel. the Lair, and the final book, Domain. It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor-sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realised by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years, man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time - suddenly, shockingly, horribly - the balance of power had shifted..."The effectiveness of the gruesome set pieces and brilliant finale are all its own