Once . . .

A scary Tale of Faerefolkis and Evildoers, of Lovers and Erotic Passion, of Horror and Belief. Written only for Adults.

Remember the faery stories you were told as a child? Tales of tiny, magical winged beings and elves, wicked witches and goblins. Demons . . . What if one day you found they were true? What if, when you became an adult, you discovered they were all based on fact? What if you met the fantasy, and it was real?

That's what happened to Thom Kindred. The wonders were revealed to him. But so were the horrors, for not far behind the Good, there always lurks the Bad. And the Bad had designs on Thom. The bad would show him real evil. He would see hellhagges and demons. He would be touched by perverted passion. And corruption. And he would encounter his own worst nightmare. And only the magic of the little beings would be able to help him.

'Once', James Herbert's masterful new novel of love, lust and darkest horror, will take you to a realm where fantasy and reality collide, where faerytales really can come true. From Britain's number one bestselling author of chiller fiction, this is James Herbert's finest novel to date.