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Title	:	Once...
Author	:	James Herbert
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 460 pages
Published	:	January 20th 2003 by Tor Books (first published January 1st 2001)
Categories	:	Horror. Fantasy. Fiction

Once...

James Herbert

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 460 pages

Rating: 3.75 | 4017 Users | 223 Reviews

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For Thom Kindred, life is nothing spectacular. A stroke victim, Thom finds himself partially incapacitated and battling daily to regain control of his life. Moved by haunting dreams of his youth, he travels back to the wooded land where he grew up to recuperate. Surrounded by the comforts of Castle Bracken, Thom plans to relive old, forgotten memories.

But Thom's return has stirred an ancient evil at Castle Bracken, one cloaked in the guise of a friend. His only chance for survival lies in a world that he no longer believes in.

International bestselling author James Herbert opens the door into a place of wonder and terrible danger; where the unexpected becomes the norm, where the separation of dreams and nightmares is thin, and where "Once upon a time . . ." doesn't always lead to a happy ending.

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Original Title:	Once...
ISBN:	0765343509 (ISBN13: 9780765343505)
Characters:	Thom Kindred

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Once was completely bonkers, but also utterly compelling. I'm still not sure whether I thought it was terrible or brilliant - I may take a few days to mull it over and work out which.The story follows Thom Kindred, a 27-year-old man who has suffered a stroke which has left him with a weakness down his left side. After being discharged from hospital, he returns to his childhood home deep in the Shropshire countryside to convalesce. The cottage in the woods, part of the estate belonging to his

I adored this! I listened to it on Audible, so it took quite some time for me, but it was so very good. I must say I have not read anything like this from James Herbert. It was not the typical horror I am accustomed to, it is really a fantasy book with lots of fairies, witches and the like. It is also very sensual, which I was not expecting either! Totally worth the time if you get to read it. I recommend it for sure, it was a breath of fresh air and as always I love his writing style.

Once by James Herbert was more than a little disappointing. Yes, I had read other reviews first and they were all pretty consistent about this book... sucking. Yet I still hoped for more. The synopsis sounded great and I really liked James Herbert's Haunted. And from the synopsis, I was hoping for something more like John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things or Neil Gaiman's Stardust. Faery with some horror elements. My expectations were set way too high.The story initially drew me in and had me

I've read a few other books by Herbert, who is sometimes considered the "Stephen King of Britain", and for the most part they have been enjoyable horror tales. This one was quite a departure from his usual fare. I guess you could call it an adult erotic fairy tale. The protagonist, Thom Kindred, who is only 27, has had a stroke and needs time to recover. To do this, he goes back to his childhood home of Castle Bracken where he and his mother lived in a nearby cottage called Little Bracken.

I do enjoy James Herbert's books but this one does fall a bit flat in retrospect. James Herbert creates likeable characters and intriguing suspense with relaistic and believable fantasy. I do, however, think that he plugs in the gaps with non-stop sex scenes - Nell and Thom twiceish, Nell and the other guy, Nell and Katie, Thom and Jennet twice. Sex does play a large part of the plot especially in regards to Nell and Thom, as she is trying to seduce him for other means. The ending is where James

Really enjoyed this book. Recommended.

Er...this was a book lent to me by a colleague as I wanted to read something a bit different to what I am used to. First of all-it is very easy to read. Too easy to read, really-with the language and the storylines about magic and fairy's it is like a children's book but with a lot (and I mean a lot!) of needless sex. If you took the sex out of the book, it would seriously be only about 20% of it's actual size. And the sex isn't good.The book has a very 'teenage boy-with a hard-on' vibe to it.