King Rat (Miéville novel)
First edition | |
| Author | China Miéville |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Mark Moran |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Urban fantasy |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 333 |
| ISBN | 0-333-73881-0 |
| OCLC | 41835159 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR6063.I265 K56 1999 |
King Rat is an urban fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, published in 1998. Unlike his Bas-Lag novels, it is set in London during the late 1990s. 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 was Miéville's debut novel.