Fluke

Written by James Herbert

Narrated by Paul Mcgann

He was a stringy mongrel, wandering the streets of the city, driven by a ravenous hunger and hunting a quarry he could not define. But he was something more. Somewhere in the depths of his consciousness was a memory clawing its way to the surface, tormenting him, refusing to let him rest. The memory of what he had once been. A man...

‘The author has an undeniable knack for thrilling, as few other writers have... he sure can tell a devil of a story.’ Literary Review

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: May 4, 2007
• ISBN: 9780230701588

James Herbert

James Herbert was not only Britain’s number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.

Reviews for Fluke

[miaculpa-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

James Herbert has built an imposing reputation as a king of horror writing, perhaps second only to Stephen King. So, "Fluke" was a great disappointment which had great promise but couldn't reach any great heights.The story of a dog who slowly realises he used to be a human man and heads off to find his family. He meets an intelligent rat and other various creatures as we hope for a big ending worthy of a horror legend, but doesn't happen.

[cmwilson101 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fluke by James Herbert begins with a puppy first finding awareness. From the beginning, the dog (who is eventually named Fluke) senses that there is something different about him...he has strange memories, and wonders if he once was a man. Fluke ends up as a homeless stray, but makes friends with a gangster's dog and learns the ropes of dog life. He eventually decides to see if there is any truth to his flashes of memory, and travels back to the town where he suspects he lived as a man, in hopes that he will find his family and solve the mystery of his death. Fluke's story is beautifully narrated, in an authentic dog's perspective. It is a bittersweet story, as Fluke's life is tough, but his perspective is so doggone realistic that it makes for a wonderful tale.