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King Rat - by China Miéville (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • About the Author: CHINA MIÉVILLE is an author, activist, scholar, and comic writer.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy

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About the Book



First published in England by Macmillan, 1998.



Book Synopsis



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.



Review Quotes




"[Miéville's] prose melds James Herbert's nihilistic violence with the metropolitan paranoia of Martin Amis, circa London Fields." --The Times (London)

"China Miéville is a remarkably eloquent new writer who has produced genuine magic here." --Locus

"As sharp as a Tokyo comic. It's humane and delinquent. And it bites." --Iain Sinclair

"A deep, dark, velvet journey." --Pat Cadigan

"A riveting, brilliant novel." --Charles de Lint

"A strong first novel in the quirky sub-sub-genre of subterranean fairy tales." --The Onion




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.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.24 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .86 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Tor Books
Theme: Urban
Format: Paperback
Author: China Miéville
Language: English
Street Date: April 4, 2023
TCIN: 86722683
UPC: 9781250862501
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-2659
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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