| The Spear | |
| Author: | James Herbert |
| Language: | English |
| Pub Date: | January 1, 1978 |
The Spear is a 1978 novel by British author James Herbert dealing with Nazi occultism and the Holy Lance.
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 through the occult.
Ramsey Campbell praised the novel, saying "The Spear scores as a thriller, especially in its set pieces".[1]
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]