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Ash
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Narrated by:
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Steven Pacey
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By:
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James Herbert
About this listen
David Ash, detective of the paranormal, is sent to the mysterious Comraich Castle, secluded deep in the Scottish countryside, to investigate a strange, high-profile case. A man has been found crucified in a locked room. The reports suggest that the cliff-top castle is being haunted.... Who or what is the reclusive hooded figure that Ash has seen from the window walking across the courtyard in the dead of night? What are the strange, animal-like sounds that come from the surrounding woods? And why are the castle's inhabitants so reluctant to talk about what they have seen? What Ash eventually discovers is truly shocking....
Featuring one of Herbert's best-loved characters, first encountered in The Ghosts of Sleath and Haunted, Ash is a ghost story like no other that will chill you to the marrow.
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realy gets your heart going at times and quite scary
highly recommended
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The first half desperately needed to be edited down as the story takes ages to get anywhere. James Herbert's earlier books were lean and expertly pace. This is far, far too long for what is ultimately rather a slender tale. Despite being a big fan, I was tempted to abandon this several times.Even when the story does get moving, the pace drags and the need to describe so much in such detail is not needed. There is one part where it feels like every item of furniture in a room is fully described. It paints a picture, sure, but it holds up the book at a crucial point for no good reason.
Also, an unfortunate side effect of too much information is that what should have been great revelations are made obvious way before they should. There's more than one section of the book where it horribly drags out revealing a secret when it's been obvious for a long time. These sections were genuinely annoying.
A few hours trimmed and this could have been a good book, albeit most likely still not a great book.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
A good chunk of the book is devoted to the end and it is very exciting. Lots happens and it brings back memories of James Herbert's earlier works. It's interesting to find out what happens to some of the characters and James Herbert demonstrates that one thing he never lost was his knack for a gruesome demise.Unfortunately, even this drags on far too long, though the very ending is mercifully brief.
Did Steven Pacey do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
It was generally a good job and some of the accents were done well. However, some of the accents did drift and characters ended up sounding different in places. Most of the female characters sounded the same.My favourite was a doctor who started out like somebody doing a clichéd Chinese voice before settling into a very nasal Harry Enfield impersonating Harry Hill.
Did Ash inspire you to do anything?
Go back and read some of the earlier, much better, works by James Herbert!Any additional comments?
I bought a copy of the book upon release, but I've never read it. As a huge James Herbert fan I didn't want the experience of enjoying his books to be over. I wish I had left it at that, rather than giving into the temptation of this audio book, as it just left me feeling disappointed. My thirty year journey through the works of James Herbert ended with a whimper.A very average finale for a great author
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spooky
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Great read
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fab listen,
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Conspiracy theorists delight
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Exceptional
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Good book
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I love Herbert.
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Brilliantly written as always by James Herbert
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