Among the best parts of the novel are Mieville's descriptions of King Rat introducing Saul to his world and Saul discovering his own abilities and identity. These rat-beings are difficult to portray convincingly, but Miéville does, and from the food and smells to the ability of Saul and King Rat to appear near-invisible or to rush through sewers and up buildings Mieville has done something very impressive bltadwin.ru: China Miéville. China Miéville's urban fantasy novel, King Rat, is an impressive, even daring, debut. It is a Lost Prince story that avoids both black-and-white morality and the standard fantasy-novel adoration of royalty. Furthermore, it is inspired by the unlikeliest of sources, the Rat King legend and the Pied Piper of Hamelin fairy tale/5(). · China Miéville’s debut novel, King Rat, is an urban fantasy work that follows Saul Garamond, a London man in his mids who, after his father’s murder, is pulled into a fantastical underworld and the centuries-old war raged within it by a being named King Rat. On the surface, King Rat seems like a slightly off-kilter take on a Chosen One narrative, but as early as the first page, it Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
King Rat () by China Miéville. Other authors: See the other authors section. Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 1, 6, () Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow. King Rat is an urban fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, published in Unlike his Bas-Lag novels, it is set in London during the late s. It follows the life of Saul Garamond after the death of his father and his meeting with King Rat. As King Rat takes Saul under his wing, the young man is quickly embroiled in a centuries-old rivalry. King Rat is the debut of the award winning British author China Miéville. The novel begins with Saul returning from a camping trip to the top floor flat he shares with his father, deciding not to wake him he goes straight to bed.
Set against the backdrop of London’s underground and its rising Drum and Bass scene, King Rat by China Miéville is a modern day fairy tale that follows Saul Garamond, a young man who finds himself in prison after his father’s murder. China Mieville, "King Rat" Saturday, 19 February Justin Patrick Reviews - Books This novel is a resplendent supernatural tale moving to the brain rattling pulse of Jungle and Drum 'n Bass. Miéville, China. KING RAT. New York: Tor, []. Octavo, boards. First U.S. (and first hardcover) edition. A presentation copy inscribed to Tor senior editor David G. Hartwell: "To David, / In the Florida / heat. / With very best, / China Miéville." The author's first novel. A urban fantasy that weds the folk tale to an "almost steampunk.
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