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'48

James Herbert

First published 1996
Type Novel

Blood sucking, plague-ridden fascists roam the dark, seething ruins of London. Their prey is the select few who have not fallen victim to the blood-tainting biological warfare dispensed in the final convulsive collapse of the Nazis. A lone hero and his companion dog skirt the corpses, smashed cars, and bitter memories while trying to stay one step ahead of their bloodless fate and complete their mission of obsession. When others who are also relentlessly pursued stumble onto the duo's path, their haunting odyssey takes them underground. Beneath the bowels of a broken city an explosive disaster and a deadly betrayal propel the powers of good into a cataclysmic clash with the forces of evil.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1996 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History Best Long Form Alternate History Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1996 '48 HarperCollins (UK) Novel
November 1996 Cover '48 HarperCollins Audio Novel
June 1997 Cover '48 HarperCollins (UK) Novel
July 1997 Cover '48 HarperPrism Novel
1998 Cover '48 Van Holkema & Warendorf Novel
July 1998 Cover '48 HarperPrism Novel
1999 The Ghosts of Sleath / '48 HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
September 1999 Cover 48 Presses de la Cité Novel
June 2000 The Ghosts of Sleath / '48 Encore Omnibus
August 2000 Cover 48 France Loisirs Novel
2003 Cover The Ghosts of Sleath / '48 HarperCollins (UK) Omnibus
April 2010 Cover '48 HarperCollins (UK) Novel
January 2017 Cover '48 Pan Books Novel
January 2017 Cover '48 Pan Books Novel