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Creed
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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James Herbert, best-selling author of a wide swath of chillers, thrillers, and supernatural killers, conjures up a plot that is at times amusing and at times downright terrifying. The story's protagonist, Joseph Creed, a paparazzo and "sleaze of the first order", finds he's snapped a more significant shot than he imagined when he sees something strange at a recently deceased celebrity's grave. What unravels is a story involving conspiracies and ancient demonic societies brought to life here by voice actor Damian Lynch. Lynch will delight listeners with his engaging and lively performance, highlighting Creed's brash irreverence and the horrors he encounters.
Summary
A grim picture. Joseph Creed is a paparazzo, one of that un-illustrious band of photographers whose sole purpose in life is to chase and harass celebrities for candid shots, preferably of the seedier kind. Creed, himself, is a sleaze of the first order, but good at his job; nothing will stop him getting the right shot. He's a coward, a liar and a would-be blackmailer. He's also a womaniser and a divorcée. He looks a little like the actor Mickey Rourke (and is aware of it).
After the funeral ceremony of a major Hollywood actress, he photographs a man of ravaged appearance desecrating the grave. Creed himself is observed and there follows a series of horrific events designed to intimidate him into handing over the film. The person he has photographed bears a remarkable resemblance to a man hanged in the 1930s for murder and the mutilation of children. Creed eventually discovers his antagonists are the Fallen Angels of Europe, whose origins can be traced to Biblical sources. Their powers are waning, the centuries and the evil they have perpetrated have taken their toll. The demons are weary.
James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our number-one best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Born in London in the '40s, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975. His first novel, The Rats, was an instant best seller and is now recognised as a classic of popular contemporary fiction. Herbert went on to publish a new top-10 best seller every year until 1988. He wrote six more best-selling novels in the 1990s and three more since: Once, Nobody True and The Secret of Crickley Hall. Herbert died in March 2013 at the age of 69.
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- lisa hird
- 27-02-22
Just pure brilliance
I'd read all of James Herbert books years ago but forgot what an incredible writer he was. So much humour hidden beneath the storyline, an absolute delight. Love the way James Herbert writes and Damian Lynch is the perfect narrator to bring the book to life.
Off to read another of Herbert's books
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- Steve
- 16-11-20
Not your normal Herbert book
It has been a few years since I have read a James Herbert book, I’m a big fan and have read them all. I found this a move away from his normal style, still very enjoyable, but with hindsight I wish I had chosen one of his other books to read. Even so had a good story and a few scares.
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- vonnie f.
- 08-12-22
Good
Listened to it all so for an old book it must be good thoroughly enjoyed
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- Liam D
- 17-11-20
A bit so so
I'm a fan of this author but this story wasn't the best and the narration wasn't too good in the beginning but did get better as the story progressed.
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- paul lever
- 18-01-23
Average story. Wrong narrators.
Big fan of the author but not enough of the good stuff. Sounds obvious but narration key for an audiobook. It just doesn’t fit the story. It wasn’t annoying like some are but not did it work for me. It’s very subjective but wrong choice to carry one of the authors weaker stories.
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- Tara gibbons
- 27-02-21
Creed
Starts off a bit mundane but gets a tad freaky as it goes on
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- John Anderson
- 23-02-21
Not impressed
I found this book very hard to keep my mind on It and kept losing track of the story.
Definitely the worst James Herbert book I’ve read or listened too.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-22
Fantastic
James Herbert at his best, funnier than most of his books to. Still full of horror though.
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- darren gapp
- 18-09-19
5* Herbert
Great listen.
Herbert 's writing,as familiar and easy as an old pair of comfortable shoes.
I still mourn the loss of such a great novel writer.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 24-01-23
Aged just as well as I have
I have to say that I love the narrator for this, Damian Lynch beats Sean Barrett hands down for anything other than Slough House and he's an excellent choice here.
Yes, this book is dated, but what would you expect from a book written in the late eighties? Published early 1990 it was clearly written prior to that.
It's a great book with a great narrator, not to everybody's taste as with most books, so I suggest trying the sample first before buying, or, just not complaining when you've got the book free on PLUS.
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