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Ratstrike: Mutant Creature Feature Dystopian Folk Horror Kindle Edition

3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

Rats invade our sewers. Our homes. And they won't stop there.

Ethan Vine wants his country back. His freedom. For that, he’s ready to give his life.

So what’s stopping him?

England drowns under a plague of large killer rats. The towns and cities are death zones. Scattered pockets of human survivors battle against an increasingly vicious vermin.

In the villages, the valiant fight on preserving a fragile hope. Life is short and hard; death swift and bloody.

And now it’s about to get worse.

A mysterious new breed of rat has emerged. A demon mutant. For Ethan and the others, the only hope is to take a stand against the vermin before it becomes unstoppable.

But can they trust the mysterious stranger who claims to have found a way to fight back? Or is he just a government rat with his own evil plan?


From the Publisher

evil snarling killer rat

5 Star Review from Horror Author Sea Caummisar

This is such a good book. I should also note this is the author's debut, which is very refreshing. Rats are everywhere in the future. So yes, it's set in the future but there's no internet and barely even electricity. I suppose, rats, in large numbers could be a viscous foe. Then imagine those rats evolving in size. I wasn't sure whether I would enjoy reading about rats, but the writing style was so good that I couldn't help but enjoy myself.

Sea Caummisar - Extreme Horror Author

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09NCGY6WF
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 23, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 493 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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Jools King
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I’m a British horror fiction writer who’s not afraid to send visceral shivers through the spines of my readers.

Expect bucketfuls of blood, gore and guts in my novels. That doesn’t mean I neglect what lies encased inside the skull either. There’s nothing I love more than zapping readers on a psychological level too!

Ratstrike – the first in a rat trilogy – is my homage to British horror fiction author, James Herbert, whose classic horror novel, The Rats, inspired me to write my own rat horror novel.

How the world looks decades from now fascinates me. Are we facing a bleak dystopian future? There are enough problems to contend with, from global warming to new emerging pandemics. Hey, even the threat of nuclear annihilation hasn’t gone away.

Much of my horror fiction channels a post-apocalyptic theme. There’s nothing scarier than staring through the prism of a dystopian future. You never know what’s gonna slap you in the chops. Courage is required to look the future square in the eye. I believe a guerilla attitude to horror writing is more important than ever in the 21st century.

I am that guerilla writer. Will you join me on an adventure? Love to have you along. Just don’t forget to cover your ears each time I lob a grenade at the political status quo. You can find out more at http://www.joolsking.com

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Customers find the writing style captivating and well-written. However, they find the rat content unbelievable and ridiculous.

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Customers enjoy the writing style. They find it well-written and engaging.

"...rats as well as other creatures and they were all captivating and well written. This book kept me on the edge of my seat...." Read more

"...n't sure whether I would enjoy reading about rats, but the writing style was so good that I couldn't help but enjoy myself" Read more

"Readable light story..." Read more

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Customers find the rats in the book unrealistic and unengaging. They also say the variety and composition of the rats are ridiculous.

"...The storyline, characters and the rats were just unbelievable and not even slightly entertaining...." Read more

"...The variety and composition of the rats was ridiculous. No James Herbert here." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
    I've read a few books involving killer rats as well as other creatures and they were all captivating and well written. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. So many deaths and yet I felt sorry for the Sigmas. But as for the deviant perpetrators.....
    Interesting to see what the next book will be
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
    Basic yet very readable suspense story. Honestly , storyline could easily be expanded and made into a good horror film.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
    I get it its a "monster" novel but this was just bad. The storyline, characters and the rats were just unbelievable and not even slightly entertaining. I finished the book and then found out that this is book one of a planned trilogy. I will not be reading more.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022
    is such a good book. I should also note this is the author's debut, which is very refreshing. Rats are everywhere in the future. So yes, it's set in the future but there's no internet and barely even electricity. I suppose, rats, in large numbers could be a viscous foe. Then imagine those rats evolving in size.
    I wasn't sure whether I would enjoy reading about rats, but the writing style was so good that I couldn't help but enjoy myself
    2 people found this helpful
    Report
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
    while i am usually able to suspend belief in order to enjoy a story, this one was simply too outrageous to believe. The variety and composition of the rats was ridiculous. No James Herbert here.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
    In the countryside of England, rats roam the land. While not an unnatural occurrence, these rats have dominated the area for the last five years. As a modern-day plague has gripped the land only a fraction of the prior population remains. Those that survive are relegated to only venturing out cautiously during the day and hiding in their homes at night for fear of being the next victim. Among the pockets of survivors, several brave men and women have risen to combat the ever-growing vermin, but they are evolving in ways that are terrifying and at a rate that seems insurmountable. When a mysterious man shows up at the Black Lion seemingly with information about the rats’ origin and a theory on how to combat them the survivors are skeptical. Recruiting two of the “Rat Liquidators”, they are moved to a high-tech government facility where they learn more about the plague origins and the vermin mutations than they could have guessed. Working with other similarly trained rat teams, the ragtag band undertakes their first mission. Testing a theory that with modern technology, the larger rats can be controlled and used to assist the humans in taking back the land. The “Sigma rats” as they have been dubbed could be their greatest asset or their worst liability.

    Ratstrike by Jools G King is on the surface a straightforward horror where one animal species overruns and conquers another almost to extinction, but with this author nothing is ever straightforward. Using his brand of extreme gore and shocking situations, King has created a nightmarish distant future England overrun by rats of all kinds. With an almost “Walking Dead” sort of vibe, the rats are evolving and mutating with each new turn of the book. And with the government involved at least partially with the creation of the Sigma Rats to combat the larger populace, one cannot help but wonder if this entire thing isn’t just a lab experiment gone terribly wrong.

    I was recently introduced to King with his novella Raven Hill which can be summed up as a fast past, blood-soaked witch war. While Ratstrike is a longer story than Raven Hill, King does an excellent job laying the framework and building the story to its cliffhanger end for a future return to this apocalyptic rat ridden wasteland. The world created by King is bleak, violet and graphic. If you are easily disgusted Ratstrike is probably not the book for you; but if you like your horror, gory and graphic to the point where you can smell the words coming from the pages, this will not disappoint.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022
    I am terrified of rats, so I found this book terrifying
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023
    It’s the near future and rats have become the top of the food chain. Guess where that leaves us. In a day to day fight to survive. There’s some electricity and the only safe time to venture out to forage is during the day.

    This story felt somewhat believable. Maybe not with the size of the rats, but definitely with their dominion over us. I’ve always believed rats and cockroaches would be here long after us.

    I expected some bloody mayhem. Whew, some scenes had me cringing. The rats are so vicious and relentless. And the author gave me a little something else to keep me entertained. There’s more to these rat strikes than meets the eye!

    A solid creature feature that kept me focused from beginning to end.

    I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.

Top reviews from other countries

  • Cat B.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Terrifying
    Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2022
    Having had rats when I was younger, I know how very intelligent and social they are. These rats are something else. They are utterly terrifying. Just a well written horror story that touches on alot of peoples fear of vermin. Don't read too late into the night as sleep may bring on dreams that feature that fear.
    I received a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest and unbiased opinion of the tale.
  • Griff
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not Very Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2022
    I was expecting a B Movie Creature Feature, but this throws so much at the reader, a lot of it strains credulity and what could have been an ok book collapses under the weight

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