King Rat

318 pages

Langue : English

Publié 17 avril 1999 par Tor.

ISBN :
978-0-312-89073-5
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Numéro OCLC :
41835159

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A London man is enrolled by the King of Rats to assassinate the Pied Piper of Hamelin who dethroned him. The man is Saul, whose rat mother joined humanity, making him immune to the piper's call. In his rat persona Saul eats garbage and climbs walls.

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A darker, more modern sequel to a classic fairytale, but with drum n' bass, set in the late 90s in London. I'm less familiar with London, but loved all the lovely descriptions of its personality and architecture. It has its own personality. All the characters are fleshed out, flawed, and feel like they have their own stories which would easily fill a few other novels.

Sujets

  • Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- Fiction.
  • Young men -- Fiction.
  • Revenge -- Fiction.
  • Rats -- Fiction.