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Rat King Landlord: Renters United edition

by Murdoch Stephens

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Rat King Landlord was originally published in 2020 and tells the story of a group of flatmates who discover that the rat who they were trying to get rid of has become their landlord. As the rats of Wellington begin to organise, cryptic posters appear around Wellington inviting renters to join an evening of mayhem. The special Renters United edition will be printed at a tabloid newspaper size and will contain the full novel and 16 original illustrations by well-known NZ artists as well as additional resources and information for renters.

About the Author

Murdoch Stephens is an author and a founding editor of publishing collective Lawrence & Gibson. His 2022 book, Down from Upland, was longlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards Jann Meddlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. He has a PhD on critical theory and climate change from Massey University, and was the driving force behind the double the refugee quota campaign, which is now government policy.

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