James Herbert

1943 - 2013

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: horror literature

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Middlesex University, St Aloysius RC College

occupation: writer, film editor, novelist, science fiction writer

award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, World Horror Convention Grand Master Award

James John Herbert, OBE (8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013) was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. Source: Wikipedia (en)