King Rat

King Rat may mean:

  • Uromys rex, a species of rat
  • 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
  • King Rat (1998 novel), an urban fantasy novel by China Miéville
  • "King Rat" (song), a 2 track vinyl promo by Modest Mouse
  • King Rat is the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a music hall society of Great Britain
  • King Rat, the nickname of the Ulster loyalist Billy Wright, and an autobiography he wrote detailing his activities

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or rat:

    “For who shall defile the temples of the ancient gods, a cruel and violent death shall be his fate, and never shall his soul find rest unto eternity. Such is the curse of Amon-Ra, king of all the gods.”
    —Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane (1905–1983)

    “Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.”
    —Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)