The Spear (novel)

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The Spear
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First edition (publ. New English Library)
Author James Herbert
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
January 1, 1978

The Spear is a 1978 novel by British author James Herbert dealing with Nazi occultism and the Holy Lance.

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Plot summary

The book deals with a neo-Nazi cult in Britain and an international conspiracy which includes a right-wing US general and a sinister arms dealer, and their obsession with resurrecting Heinrich Himmler by occult means.

Reception

Ramsey Campbell praised the novel, saying "The Spear scores as a thriller, especially in its set pieces". [1]

Court case

In an earlier version of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail / The Da Vinci Code lawsuit, [2] Trevor Ravenscroft sued James Herbert [3] claiming the novel infringed on his 1973 non-fiction book The Spear of Destiny . [4] Herbert declined to pay Ravenscroft damages and eventually removed the offending content. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Ramsey, "James Herbert", in Joshi, S.T. (ed.) Ramsey Campbell, Probably. Hornsea, Drugstore Indian Press, ISBN   9781848639119 (pp. 272-73)
  2. ↑ 'No surprise' in Da Vinci judgement
  3. ↑ Ravenscroft v Herbert (1980) RPC 193
  4. ↑ Ravenscroft, Trevor (1982). The Spear of Destiny . Weiser Books. ISBN   0-87728-547-0.
  5. ↑ Nick Freeman (2006) 'A decadent appetite for the lurid'?: James Herbert, The Spear and 'Nazi Gothic'. Gothic Studies Volume 8 (2). 80-97.
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