num_pages: 48
description: Five hundred years ago Tallith was a utopia populated by a proud and privilged people none more so than Crown Prince Aurek and his twin sister Aurelia. With their golden eyes and silver hair the twins were the jewel in the crown of the realm light and dark night and day. The bright future of Tallith seemed assured in their hands. But then the rats came. From across the seas they summon the rat catcher desperate to rid their people of the plague attacking the very heart of Tallith. But the rat catcher brings with him more than just his trade; a beautiful daughter who will bow to no man. And when prince Aurek decides he will have her come what may he sets in motion a chain of events that will reshape the world for centuries to come... A companion story to The Sin Eater's Daughter series.
language: English
title: The King of Rats
publisher: Scholastic UK