He was a stringy mongrel, wandering the streets of the city, driven by a ravenous hunger and hunting a quarry he could not define. But he was something more. Somewhere in the depths of his consciousness was a memory clawing its way to the surface, tormenting him. The memory of what he had once been—a man.
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These audiobooks from Macmillan UK offer abridged readings of some of the world¹s most popular authors. Handsomely packaged, they feature readings by eminent actors of the stage and screen, including James Fox, Martin Shaw, Tim Pigott-Smith, and David Rintoul.
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Just as "archie" typed the revelations of a cockroach on his boss's typewriter, so Fluke describes in his own words his life as a dog. His perceptions go beyond ordinary canine intelligence, however, since he can faintly remember his former life as a man. Hard to believe? Not if Samuel West is narrating Fluke's exciting adventures. Not only is he convincing as a dog, but his reading voice as a human casts an equally magical spell. J.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Fluke (Paperback)
It was a dog's life for Fluke the puppy until the images that had been haunting his canine mind came into sharp focus - he wasn't supposed to be a dog, he was actually a MAN! How had he ended up in this furry body? What of his wife, his child? What of HIM? Soon, though, the truth came - he the man had died, and had been reincartnated as a dog. And the visions hinted that he had been murdered! This begins a quest as Fluke sets out to his old town, determined to deliver out justice to whoever murdered him...An excellent book and a personal favorite of mine. But the best part of all was Fluke. He remained at all times a dog, even though he had human intelligence and memories, rather than some bizarre mix of human and animal that all too many books have. Fluke's friend Rumbo is also an enjoyable character, even if he did have a passion for crime. One of the best, well-written and beautiful stories I have ever read.
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A Marvellous And Delightful Story For Young And Old!!!,
This review is from: Fluke (Paperback)
This book is a delightful and wondrous tale told by a writer who is best known by his forays into the Horror Genre.Author James Hebert abandons his usual ghosts and scares and takes the reader on a marvellous journey through the eyes of a dog , Fluke who was once a man in a previous life. In this book we see Fluke trying desperately to regain his life as a man as he goes on a journey to find his Human Family.Read this book and then give it to your children to read as it is a enchanting story for young and old.
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not the usual James Herbert,
By Mr Barrie Hudson (Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fluke (Paperback)
There is the James Herbert who pioneered the visceral "creature feature" which emerged in Britain just as Stephen King was inventing modern American horror fiction, there is the James Herbert who went on to create tense supernatural or alternative reality thrillers - and then we have the James Herbert who wrote Fluke. This particular James Herbert has not really written anything similar since. The original publisher's blurb on the cover said: "The story of a man who thinks he's a dog...or a dog who thinks he's a man." There is no more concise way of summarising the plot. Perfectly imagined, beautifully-paced. For my money, this ranks alongside, if not ahead of, the best of Richard Adams. I remember seeing a TV interview with Herbert in which he recalled that his publisher was horrified by the manuscript...because there was no horror. He suggested that Herbert make the dog rabid. Luckily, Herbert didn't listen.
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