King Rat (1998 novel)
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King Rat | |
Author | China Miéville |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Saint Martin's Press |
Publication date | 31 December 1998 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 318 pp (hardback edition) & 416 pp (paperback edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-312-89073-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-330-37098-7 (paperback edition) |
Followed by | Perdido Street Station |
This article is about the 1998 China Miéville novel. For the 1962 James Clavell novel, see King Rat (1962 novel).
King Rat is the 1998 debut novel by China Miéville.
[edit] Plot introduction
It is a dark urban fantasy set in London and interweaving the phenomenon of the rat king and the myth of The Pied Piper of Hamelin against an aesthetic of drum'n'bass jungle music.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
In 2003, Linkin Park DJ and Director Joseph Hahn was granted the exclusive rights to produce a film based on the novel. After writing began in mid-2004, not much is now known about the production of the title.
[edit] External links
- King Rat publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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