James Herbert
 James Herbert     (novelist) | |
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| Born | April 8, 1943 |
| Died | March 20, 2013 (Age 69) Sussex, UK |
A best selling horror writer who died suddenly, 6 months after remarking that "I wanted to have another knock at the Establishment". | |
Novels
James Herbert's last novel, Ash "queasily imagines Princess Diana and her secret son as well as Lord Lucan, Colonel Gaddafi and Robert Maxwell living together in a Scottish castle." He explained "That’s why I became a novelist in the first place,” he says. “I can’t bear to work by committee. As a writer I can say whatever I want. All my stories begin with the premise ‘what if?’ I get to play God... Prince Charles gave me an OBE a couple of years ago. I was firmly told beforehand to call him Your Royal Highness to start with then Sir. But that went straight out the window. I only call head waiters Sir. So finally it’s my turn. He asks me, ‘Are you working on anything at the moment?’ I told him, ‘I am and you’re in it, Charles.’ He went bright red, then chalky white. I was dismissed.”[1]
Death
Herbert died suddenly[2] "at home" in Sussex in 2013.[3] The BBC was more explicit than his obituaries in the Telegraph[4] and Guardian[5], stating that "His publisher, Pan Macmillan, confirmed that he died at his home in Sussex this morning. No cause of death was given".[6] His facebook page states that he died "peacefully"[7] while his publisher also confirmed that "he had not been ill".[2]
References
- ↑ James Herbert: My new thriller about Princess Diana's secret son
- ↑ a b http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-author-jamesherbert-dea-idUSBRE92J12E20130320
- ↑ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/james-herbert-dies
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9944344/James-Herbert.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/20/james-herbert-horror-author-dies
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21870413
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/JamesHerbertAuthor/
