# King Rat - Paperback

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by **China Miéville** (Author), **Tim Maughan** (Introduction by)

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._**

### Author Biography

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._

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 0.86 x 8.24 x 5.46 IN

**Publication Date:** April 04, 2023

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