Books like Domain

James Herberts third book in the Rats saga, after The Rats and Lair, and how would Domain measure up to those two aforementioned books. I absolutely loved The Rats and aside from the ending of Lair I loved that book too, so was wondering how things would unravel in this affair.Set a few years after the events of Lair, the threat of nuclear war is all too real, and after a series of deadly bombs go off in London, destruction and panic then set in as one would expect.The main protagonist of the story is Steve Culver, and after he rescues civil servant Alex Dealey, whom it turns out knows the way to a secret government bunker, Steve had to guide and direct Alex, who it seems his vision has taken a turn for the worse following the explosions and the two begin to rely on each other.As the populace is in complete disarray, the rats are once again making their move, sensing the human race in the cities are under threat, the rats sense they are no longer the force they were, so they are far more brazen in their attacks.Culver, against the wishes of Dealey, sees a woman under attack from the vicious creatures, and decides to intervene and help the lass, creating a bond between them, making up for something he blamed himself for years prior.This was an interesting read, however it is longer than the first two novels, I also found the nuclear plot an interesting concept, unfortunately for me a lot of this book plods along at a snails pace, apart from Culver there isn't many other interesting characters and a lot of the plot is them holed up in bunkers, it did have its moments though, and maybe it's just me as I noticed a lot of people seem to have this as their favourite of the saga, so maybe I will give it a re-read and hopefully my outcome changes, but at the moment, it's definitely my least favourite of the Rats series.2.5 Stars ⭐⭐