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Old Rambling House

Frank Herbert

Ted and Martha Graham are expecting a child, desperate for a permanent home, and willing to consider an offer that seems almost too good to be true. Waiting in a trailer at the edge of a strange valley, they meet Clint and Raimee Rush, a mysterious couple whose shifting appearance, foreign-language conversation, and evasive behavior deepen Ted's suspicion even as Martha is drawn to the promise of comfort and stability. When the Grahams are taken to the Rushes' house, the dream becomes even more uncanny: a vast, ultramodern home perched high above the city, dazzling in scale, luxury, and advanced features. Martha is overwhelmed by the possibility of belonging there, but Ted senses something wrong beneath the bargain. As the house shudders, the city lights fail, and a strange powerful figure appears, the story turns from domestic hope into science-fiction mystery and mounting dread. What begins as a simple house exchange quickly suggests that the home itself may be alive, secretive, and dangerous. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

German edition · First published 2026 by Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) · ISBN 9783696821340

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