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China Mieville
China Mieville
About the Author (Photo by Emma Bircham)
Bibliography
King RatKing Rat Newpbk 06 Nov 98


New British Pbk Original - Macmillan (1998)
King Rat
Like the DJ says: ' Time for the Badman.'
Something is stirring in London's darkness, stamping out its territory in the brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul's father, and has left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban wasteland breaks into his prison cell and leads him to freedom. A shadow called King Rat.
In the night-land behind London's facade, in sewers and slums and rotting dead spaces, Saul must learn his true nature.
Grotesque murders rock the city like a curse. Mysterious forces prepare for a showdown. With Drum and Bass pounding the backstreets, Saul confronts his bizarre inheritance - the badlands of South London.
In the heart of darkness, at the gathering of the Junglist Massive.
Based around the dance-music subculture of Drum and Base, this brilliant first novel of urban gothic introduces the outstanding new talent of China Mieville. Disturbing and different, this debut novel is ingenious and punchy. It is a violent but intelligent story that can be read on many levels - from the tops of city skyscrapers to the deepest, dank sewers ...

'China Mieville's King Rat is an absolutely brilliant and, imaginative debut novel.' The Bookseller
'A brilliant debut novel of urban gothic' Publishing News
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About The Author
China Mieville is a lifelong Londoner (at age 25). He has a first class degree from Cambridge and a Masters with Distinction from LSE. After recently studying at Harvard, he is currently undertaking a PhD in International Relations at LSE. King Rat is his first novel, and he is now working on a second.

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N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

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