King Rat

Name: King Rat
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Author: China Miéville
ISBN: 9780312890728

by China Miéville

4.0

(4 ratings)

318 pages2000Tom Doherty AssociatesISBN 9780312890728

Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- FictionYoung men -- FictionRevenge -- FictionRats -- Fiction

About this book

A London man is enrolled by the King of Rats to assassinate the Pied Piper of Hamelin who dethroned him. The man is Saul, whose rat mother joined humanity, making him immune to the piper's call. In his rat persona Saul eats garbage and climbs walls.

Publication Details

Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2000
Pages: 318
ISBN: 9780312890728
Language: en

About China Miéville

China Tom Miéville (pronounced /ˈtʃaɪnə miˈeɪvəl/; born 6 September 1972 in Norwich) is an award-winning English fantasy fiction writer. He is fond of describing his work as "weird fiction" (after early 20th century pulp and horror writers such as H. P. Lovecraft), and belongs to a loose group of writers sometimes called New Weird who consciously attempt to move fantasy away from commercial, genre clichés of Tolkien epigones. He is also active in left-wing politics as a member of the Socialist Workers Party. He has stood for the House of Commons for the Socialist Alliance, and published a book on Marxism and international law. He teaches creative writing at Warwick University. ([Wikipedia][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Miéville