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==Novels== | ==Novels== | ||
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| − | 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.”<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/344077/James-Herbert-My-new-thriller-about-Princess-Diana-s-secret-son James Herbert: My new thriller about Princess Diana's secret son ]</ref> | + | James Herbert's last novel, ''[[Ash]]'' ' was first published in December 2012.<ref>https://www.vjbooks.com/Herbert-James-Ash-Signed-First-Edition-p/herash01.htm</ref> It "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.”<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/344077/James-Herbert-My-new-thriller-about-Princess-Diana-s-secret-son James Herbert: My new thriller about Princess Diana's secret son ]</ref> |
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Herbert died suddenly<ref name=reuters>http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-author-jamesherbert-dea-idUSBRE92J12E20130320</ref> "at home" in Sussex in 2013.<ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/james-herbert-dies</ref> The [[BBC]] was more explicit than his obituaries in the [[Telegraph]]<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9944344/James-Herbert.html</ref> and ''[[Guardian]]''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/20/james-herbert-horror-author-dies</ref>, stating that "His publisher, Pan Macmillan, confirmed that he died at his home in Sussex this morning. No cause of death was given".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21870413</ref> His facebook page states that he died "peacefully"<ref>https://www.facebook.com/JamesHerbertAuthor/</ref> while his publisher also confirmed that "he had not been ill".<ref name=reuters/> | Herbert died suddenly<ref name=reuters>http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-author-jamesherbert-dea-idUSBRE92J12E20130320</ref> "at home" in Sussex in 2013.<ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/james-herbert-dies</ref> The [[BBC]] was more explicit than his obituaries in the [[Telegraph]]<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9944344/James-Herbert.html</ref> and ''[[Guardian]]''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/20/james-herbert-horror-author-dies</ref>, stating that "His publisher, Pan Macmillan, confirmed that he died at his home in Sussex this morning. No cause of death was given".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21870413</ref> His facebook page states that he died "peacefully"<ref>https://www.facebook.com/JamesHerbertAuthor/</ref> while his publisher also confirmed that "he had not been ill".<ref name=reuters/> | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 6 October 2016
 James Herbert     (novelist) | |
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| Born | April 8, 1943 London, England |
| Died | March 20, 2013 (Age 69) Sussex, UK |
| Nationality | British |
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 ' was first published in December 2012.[1] It "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.”[2]
Death
Herbert died suddenly[3] "at home" in Sussex in 2013.[4] The BBC was more explicit than his obituaries in the Telegraph[5] and Guardian[6], stating that "His publisher, Pan Macmillan, confirmed that he died at his home in Sussex this morning. No cause of death was given".[7] His facebook page states that he died "peacefully"[8] while his publisher also confirmed that "he had not been ill".[3]
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References
- ↑ https://www.vjbooks.com/Herbert-James-Ash-Signed-First-Edition-p/herash01.htm
- ↑ 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/
