Description
Imagine a city. A place where respectable men and women rub shoulders with thieves and madmen. A place where two runaway children can easily be lost among the smoke and grime. But beneath this city there is another world. A world of Courts and Warriors, where the rat Kingdom is ruled by the great King Tzuriel. This world is about to end. And it all starts with a young ratling called Efren...
A story of love, war and rats, pitting their world against their mortal enemy: humankind...
About the Author
Terence Blacker is a columnist for the Independent and has written many books for adults and children. He is an active member of English PEN. Visit www.terenceblacker.com.
Reviews
This novel deserves praise and prizes... powerful stuff and as much a Watership Down for our time as an alternative to the popular Redwall series... Bravo!' * The Times *
Skilful plotting, brisk narrative and sharply drawn characters put us firmly on the side of the ratpack and its gripping tale of apocalypse and triumph * Daily Mail *
Inspired. A much needed bit of rodent PR * The Sunday Herald *
a thoughtful, pacey adventure with a knack for conveying a rat's-eye-view * SFX *
The much maligned rat emerges as an intelligent and sensitive creature in this exciting novel * Independent *
Book Information
ISBN 9781781850725
Author Terence Blacker
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A story of love, war and rats, pitting their world against their mortal enemy: humankind...
About the Author
Terence Blacker is a columnist for the Independent and has written many books for adults and children. He is an active member of English PEN. Visit www.terenceblacker.com.
Reviews
This novel deserves praise and prizes... powerful stuff and as much a Watership Down for our time as an alternative to the popular Redwall series... Bravo!' * The Times *
Skilful plotting, brisk narrative and sharply drawn characters put us firmly on the side of the ratpack and its gripping tale of apocalypse and triumph * Daily Mail *
Inspired. A much needed bit of rodent PR * The Sunday Herald *
a thoughtful, pacey adventure with a knack for conveying a rat's-eye-view * SFX *
The much maligned rat emerges as an intelligent and sensitive creature in this exciting novel * Independent *
Book Information
ISBN 9781781850725
Author Terence Blacker
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
