Friday 56 #85 & BB #61 – Sepulchre by James Herbert

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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.

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Sepulchre by James Herbert

I read this some time ago and when I picked it up to share for my Friday memes, it looked so good I wanted to read it again. None of the cover I see match the hardcover jacket that I have, so I am going to share a couple others with you. Which you do like best?

MY FRIDAY 56

“You mean Magma is going to all this bother because their man – this chap Kline – has had a premonition of some sort?” He glared at Halloran as though it were his fault.

(page 56 in hardback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ, the first real moves toward civilization emerged from southern Mesopotamia, around the  lower reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Because the land was between two rivers – Sumer – the peopl there were called Sumerians.

ABOUT THE BOOK

There is a house called Neath that holds a dark and terrible secret. In that house there is a psychic called Kline who is part of its secret. The Keeper is guardian of the house, of the psychic, and of the secret. But now an outsider must protect them from a terrible danger. Halloran will combat men who thrive on physical corruptions; he will find love of a perverse nature; he will confront his soul’s own darkness. And eventually he will discover the horrific and awesome secret of the Sepulchre.

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This cover is a slight variation for the copy I have that was published by G P Putnam’s Sons in 1988 and designed by Anthony C Russo/The Complete Artword LTD.
Which cover do you like best?
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Sepulchre

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13 thoughts on “Friday 56 #85 & BB #61 – Sepulchre by James Herbert

  1. The opening reminds me of James Michener’s books. Seems like he always starts with the dawn of time!
    This book sounds like one my husband would enjoy. In fact, I think he has it on his bookshelves. Not sure it’s for me.
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  2. I like the second cover better not because of the snake (ugh) but because of the font used on the words. Ha. What interesting opening lines. Thanks for visiting my blog.

  3. Don’t know if this book is for me or not but I hope you really enjoy it ….I like the cover with the snakes on it…lol…
    Here’s my Friday meme

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