{"product_id":"king-rat-9781250862501","title":"King Rat","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author China Miéville began his astounding career with King Rat--now in a new Tor Essentials edition--a mix of a young man's search for identity with a pulse-pounding story of revenge and madness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by Tim Maughan, author of \u003ci\u003eInfinite Detail.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's prison cell and leads him to freedom: a shadow called King Rat. King Rat reveals to Saul his own royal heritage, a heritage that opens a new world for him, the world below London's streets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith drum-and-bass pounding the backstreets, Saul must confront the forces that would use him, the ones that would destroy him, and those that have shaped his own bizarre identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHINA MI?VILLE is an author, activist, scholar, and comic writer. A leading influence in the New Weird movement, he has won numerous awards for his body of work which includes \u003ci\u003ePerdido Street Station\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Scar, The City \u0026amp; The City \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Embassytown.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635387011346,"sku":"9781250862501","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3c3167b-2bf9-4810-8a25-06fb454ee88b.jpg?v=1737264066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-rat-9781250862501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}