Saul is hauled out of bed by the police and charged with hurling his father from a top-floor window. While lying dazed in a cell, he is visited by a sharp-featured stranger who leads him on a gravity-defying escape. After introducing himself as Saul's uncle, King Rat, he explains Saul is half rat.

Moorcock's work ranks with Peter Acroyd, Iain Sinclair and Zadie Smith in defining London.

From the bestselling author of STARTER FOR TEN (major film release due in October 2006) comes a brand new comedy masterpiece.

One man's search for love amongst the Brixton riots. A piece of classic urban storytelling set against the backdrop of Thatcher's Britain.

There's a megalomanic professor digging a hole outside his flat. His small stake in the amphetamine market in Brixton is being threatened by a mysterious Chinese man. And the Milk Marketing Board has taken out a contract on his life. Welcome to the bizarre, obsessive world of Alby Starvation. Martin Millar's classic novel which recounts the life of the first true British anti-hero of the giro ...