Rat King Landlord

"Colossal rats invade from the town belt. Your rent is going up but everyone is calling it a summer of love. Cryptic posters appear around Wellington inciting people to join an evening of mayhem. Until now the rats have contented themselves with scraps. But as summer heats up and the cost of living skyrockets, we can no longer ignore that our friends are seeking their own rung on the property ladder."--Publisher's website.

"Colossal rats invade from the town belt. Your rent is going up but everyone is calling it a summer of love. Cryptic posters appear around Wellington inciting people to join an evening of mayhem. Until now the rats have contented themselves with scraps. But as summer heats up and the cost of living skyrockets, we can no longer ignore that our friends are seeking their own rung on the property ladder"--Cover verso.

“They say we live in the sewers among the dirt and filth. But tell me, who built the sewers? Not us. Who fills the land with rubbish? Not us. Who throws their uneaten food out into the street? We don’t. Who drives the cars and the lorries that pollute our beautiful world? Not us. “They say you are never more than six feet away from one of us in the big city. Well you may be closer than you think – just look in the mirror. “Children, I beg you to study hard at school so you may be able to put right what your ancestors got wrong.” –King Rat

Under the city something waits in the dark. It feeds on waste, debris and weakness and casts an ink black reflection of the corruption in the Mayor's office. Fat Tony Marsland plans his Expo and ignores the coming pandemic whilst Jason, a powerless failure, deserted and almost broken, falls in love with Jenny. Jenny is a thief. In 1347 Jani Beg lays seige to the city of Caffa before commiting an act that will bring the black death to the rest of the world. You can't fight the Rat King, if you don't kill it you are it.

This whimsical story takes place at the once beautiful land called the rat kingdom. One day, an evil, wicked, power hungry rat took over the kingdom. The horrible ruler only cared about himself and not the hard working struggling rat people. The Rat King did nothing to stop a deadly plague that fell upon their kingdom. He only wanted more money and more power at any cost. The hard working rats were becoming very ill and even dying. They were losing their jobs, couldn't pay their rent, and were going hungry, all because the Rat King lied to them. He kept saying the plague was fake and would magically go away. He was wrong but he would not admit it. Fortunately, help was close at hand. A very bright, brave and caring elder rat stepped forward to save the kingdom. The elder rat challenged the evil Rat King for the top spot, and won. The evil Rat King was banished to a far, far away land where he can not harm the rat people or the kingdom ever again.