King Rat
Oct 2000 · Sold by Macmillan
3.8star
15 reviews
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320
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About this ebook
Award-winning author China Miéville began his astounding career with King Rat—now in a new Tor Essentials edition—a mix of a young man's search for identity with a pulse-pounding story of revenge and madness.
With a new introduction by Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail.
Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime.
But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's prison cell and leads him to freedom: a shadow called King Rat. King Rat reveals to Saul his own royal heritage, a heritage that opens a new world for him, the world below London's streets.
With drum-and-bass pounding the backstreets, Saul must confront the forces that would use him, the ones that would destroy him, and those that have shaped his own bizarre identity.
Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
With a new introduction by Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail.
Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime.
But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's prison cell and leads him to freedom: a shadow called King Rat. King Rat reveals to Saul his own royal heritage, a heritage that opens a new world for him, the world below London's streets.
With drum-and-bass pounding the backstreets, Saul must confront the forces that would use him, the ones that would destroy him, and those that have shaped his own bizarre identity.
Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Ratings and reviews
3.8
15 reviews
Ken H
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August 13, 2017
I came away from this book with mixed feelings. If you enjoy the fantastic and inventive, this book is worth a shot. When the writing was good, it soars, but most of the time it's mediocre. The story is fun, at times hard to swallow, and always out there. I'm in no rush anything else by this author.
About the author
CHINA MIÉVILLE is an author, activist, scholar, and comic writer. A leading influence in the New Weird movement, he has won numerous awards for his body of work which includes Perdido Street Station, The Scar, The City & The City and Embassytown.
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