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King Rat

1998 novel by China Miéville
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King Rat

Summary

King Rat is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Rat authored China Miéville[3].
  • King Rat's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • King Rat was followed by Perdido Street Station[5].
  • King Rat's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • King Rat's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • King Rat was released on +1998-11-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • King Rat's has edition or translation is recorded as King Rat[9].
  • King Rat's narrative location is recorded as London[10].
  • King Rat's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best First Novel[11].
  • King Rat's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[12].
  • King Rat's nominated for is recorded as Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel[13].
  • King Rat's title is recorded as King Rat[14].
  • King Rat's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[15].
  • King Rat's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

King Rat authored China Miéville[3].

Publication

King Rat was published on +1998-11-00T00:00:00Z[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King Rat was followed by Perdido Street Station[5].

Why It Matters

King Rat ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . bramstokerawards.horror.org. bramstokerawards.horror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Librarything work id → 120
    Language of work or name → English
    Oclc number → 41835159
    Title → King Rat
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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