Something is stirring in London’s dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul’s father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into his prison cell and leads him to freedom. A shadow called King Rat. In the night-land behind London’s fa ade, in sewers and slums and rotting dead spaces, Saul must learn his true nature. Grotesque murders rock the city like a curse. Mysterious forces prepare for a showdown. With Drum and Bass pounding the backstreets, Saul confronts his bizarre inheritance – in the badlands of South London, in the heart of darkness, at the gathering of the Junglist Massive. Like the DJ says: *’Time for the Badman.’* *’Tackles his theme with a dark assurance… with its original blend of twisted urban fairytale and modern gothic horror, King Rat marks out China Mi ville as an author to be watched.’* **The Times** *’Brings together elements of fantasy, fairytale and the detective story… I greatly enjoyed Mi ville’s weird and engaging myth-making.’* **Daily Telegraph**