King Rat

Name: King Rat
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (508 reviews)
Author: China Mieville

by China Mieville

Contemporary Fiction Fantasy

4.1 (508)

4.1 stars from 508 reviews. Top 95% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

344 pages~5.7 hr readPublished by Yordam KitapPublished 1998-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love dark urban fantasy that feels gritty and real, set in recognisable cities rather than invented realms.
You're drawn to protagonists discovering forbidden identities and navigating worlds they never knew existed.
You appreciate genre-bending storytelling that mixes the mundane with the genuinely weird.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer traditional high fantasy with clear good versus evil, rather than morally murky urban settings.
You want fast, plot-driven narratives; Miéville builds atmosphere and strangeness over pace.
You're looking for a cosy read. This is grimy, violent, and often genuinely unsettling.

About this book

A young man discovers his royal heritage among a tribe of rats living beneath London's streets. After his father is murdered and Saul Garamond is imprisoned for the crime, a shadowy figure called King Rat breaks him out of his cell and reveals to him a hidden identity that draws him into the magical underworld below the city. With drum-and-bass music echoing through the backstreets, Saul must navigate forces that would use him, destroy him, and have shaped his unusual identity. The novel combines a young man's search for identity with a story of revenge and madness. This edition includes an introduction by Tim Maughan.

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$1.99 – $13.86

Currently on sale at $1.99 — 86% off peak. Price has dropped 16 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 43 days.

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Currently around #180K in the Kindle store — a niche title. Climbing the charts — 66% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.1★ from 508 reviews

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