- Taschenbuch: 416 Seiten
- Verlag: MacMillan; Auflage: New edition (11. Juni 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0330370987
- ISBN-13: 978-0330370981
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,6 x 11 x 2,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (8 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 104.785 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Saul Garamond returns from a journey in late evening and sneaks into his bedroom to avoid a confrontation with his estranged father. He awakes to the intrusion of police and the news that his father has been murdered and he is the number-one suspect. Forgotten in a jail cell, he is freed by a peculiar, stinking, and impossibly strong stranger--only to find rescue may be worse than imprisonment. The plot moves through subterranean and rooftop London quick as a techno beat, as Saul discovers his curious heritage and finds himself marked for death in an age-old secret war among frightful inhuman powers.
China Miéville's urban fantasy novel, King Rat, is an impressive, even daring, debut. It is a Lost Prince story that avoids both black-and-white morality and the standard fantasy-novel adoration of royalty. Furthermore, it is inspired by the unlikeliest of sources, the Rat King legend and the Pied Piper of Hamelin fairy tale. Finally, King Rat, powered and propelled by the rhythms of jungle/drum-'n'-bass music, is a fantasy novel set in the 1990s that genuinely captures the 1990s. --Cynthia Ward -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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An intruder wantonly murders Saul Garamond's father. Thus left to sink or swim on the streets of contemporary London, Saul is befriended by King Rat, ruler of the subterranean realm of the rodents. Saul comes of age in that brutal environment, which is depicted in equally brutal, even stomach-turning detail. He learns too late that King Rat is not the least bit altruistic. For him, Saul is a means of settling a centuries-old score between the rats and a certain musical rat catcher who once visited a town called Hamelin. Mieville's folkloric expertise is high, and his depiction of the grungier side of urban life is vivid and extensive, not to mention well-worded. Overall, however, the novel lacks the balance of more finished purveyors of urban realistic fantasy, such as Charles de Lint and Barbara Hambly. It is the maiden effort of a gifted young Englishman who appears to have learned a great deal about realism but somewhat less about reality--at least, so far. Roland Green
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King Rat is a highly original urban fantasy. It is also unlike anything you have ever read before. I think that Mieville is single most original writer of urban gothic fantasy, more so even than Clive Barker. You will never see London with the same eyes again!
Watch out for 'Perdido Street Station', Mieville's second novel, published in the UK earlier this year. It is set in a really strange universe, mixing fantasy horror and science fiction in a way that is unique and original. It will simply blow your mind. This writer is destined to be one of the biggest stars. Buy this novel now and then buy anything else China Mieville writes.
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I loved this book. I confess I don't know squat about Jungle but that's not the core of the story anyway - how many fans of Gone With The Wind understand or care about the ins and outs of the American Civil War? What I respond to is story, and this one is wonderful. I dislike reviews that reveal too much, so I'll refrain from detail, but I recommend this book VERY HIGHLY.
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"King Rat" is brilliant. Mieville manages to wrap up Drum & Bass culture with the underlying creepiness inherent in old fables in a mix that is reminiscent of Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere", and yet uniquely its own. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
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Good ... but the best is yet to come!
I should have enjoyed this book ... unusual rythms, engaging if flat main character, great themes. But I have to say it left me feeling let down, because the book I read before... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Mai 2000 von "matt_white71"
This guy can WRITE!
My first impression of King Rat was Wow! China Mieville is a born writer. He is a master of the English language. I love the fantasy in this story. It's simply magical. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. April 2000 von Fosky Bob
Good concepts, flat style.
Brought and read this morning. Interesting concepts and good development of the supernatural characters, but I felt the mundanes got somewhat sidelined - they were all fairly one... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. November 1999 veröffentlicht
The best book ever
I love the book and i hope that everyone gets a chance to read it sometime!!
Am 30. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Thought Provoking & Enjoyable Read
I read the book in a short amount of time...The concept was interesting. I wish there was more.
Am 15. September 1999 veröffentlicht
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