Fallen London
Narrative Director: Chris Gardiner
Senior Writer and Editor: Luke van den Barselaar
Artist: Paul Arendt
I have contributed one Exceptional Story as a guest writer for Fallen London by Failbetter Games, available to paid subscribers.
Exceptional Stories
The Prince of All Rats (November 2025)
“May I?” he asks, and he holds out a paw, his claws beckoning. He kisses the back of your hand. A second greeting follows – a waft of perfume, musky and floral at once.
The Rattus faber do not have a king, but the self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim? Will you pledge your own self to his cause? His coronation grows closer by the day, and with it, the crown he so desires…