King Rat is a 1962 novel by James Clavell and the author's literary debut. Set during World War II, the novel describes the struggle for survival of American...
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The Rat (German: Die Rättin, literally The Ratess) is a 1986 novel by the German writer Günter Grass. The plot is composed of many narrative strands and...
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King Rat is an urban fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, published in 1998. Unlike his Bas-Lag novels, it is set in London during the late...
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A rat king is a collection of rats or mice whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material...
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in the world. The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). This group, generally known as the Old...
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alias "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison....
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Walkmen from their album Bows + Arrows "The Rat", a song by Dead Confederate from their album Wrecking Ball The Rat (novel), a book by Günter Grass published...
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Rat may mean: King Rat (1962 novel), a novel by James Clavell set in World War II King Rat (film), released in 1965, based on the James Clavell novel...
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The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread...
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The Rat Race is a science fiction novel by American writer Jay Franklin. It was first published in book form in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc...
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"competitive struggle" referring to a person's work and life. The Rat Race was used as a title for a novel written by Jay Franklin in 1947 for Colliers Magazine...
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Rat torture is the use of rats to torture a victim by encouraging them to attack and eat the victim alive. The "Rats Dungeon", or "Dungeon of the Rats"...
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Nelson's Death Rat! is the first full-length novel by American author Michael J. Nelson. It was first published on April 1, 2003. The cover art was illustrated...
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in Singapore. Among the supporting cast are John Mills and Tom Courtenay. The film was adapted from James Clavell's novel King Rat (1962), which in turn...
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The Giant Rat of Sumatra is a fictional giant rat, first mentioned by Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire". As part of the tale...
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The Price Is Right The Rat Race (novel), a 1950 science fiction novel by Jay Franklin Who He? a 1953 novel by Alfred Bester also published as The Rat...
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rat king is a rare phenomenon where a group of rats' tails become entangled. Rat King or Ratking may also refer to: Rat King, in Adventure Time Rat King...
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inspired by the research of John B. Calhoun on mouse and rat population dynamics at the National Institute of Mental Health from the 1940s to the 1960s. After...
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The Stainless Steel Rat for President is the fifth Stainless Steel Rat novel, published by Harry Harrison in 1982. The Stainless Steel Rat for President...
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Fantasy Novels Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Rat king (folklore) Ezard, John (12 July 2002). "'Pied Piper' brings belated literary reward". The Guardian...
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You Can Be the Stainless Steel Rat is a novel by Harry Harrison published in 1988. You Can Be the Stainless Steel Rat is a novel in which the reader can...
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The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, and the most common species of rat kept as a...
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A Wild Sheep Chase (category 1982 Japanese novels)
Japan to find the sheep and his vagabond friend. Throughout the novel, there is a dual storyline concerning the whereabouts of the Rat; who had been moving...
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returned regularly to the island. He wanted to write a novel about modern day Hong Kong which used some characters from King Rat and descendants of characters...
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Rat Trap is a techno-thriller novel written by Craig Thomas and published in 1976. The plot concerns a hijacking at London's Heathrow International Airport...
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his student to the hospital and sees the mother with her dead child. According to the doctor, the number of seemingly unprovoked rat attacks has strangely...
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The River Rat is a 1984 independent family film directed by Thomas Rickman and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton. It was filmed on location...
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Water rat(s) may refer to: Water rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including:...
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Pied Piper of Hamelin (redirect from Rat-Catcher of Hamelin)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a...
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Joe Golem (redirect from Joe Golem and the Drowning City)
Golem is a novel and comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. It began with a promotional short story, Joe Golem and the Copper Girl...
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