When the Woman of Light practicces her occult gifs on him he metamorphoses from rat into coachman for one brief night. Returned to his animal form, he retains the power of speech, and scientists rush to examine his startling abilities. Their investigations led them to retrace Robert's earlier coach ride ot the Price's palace.
Then in a brutal palace coup, humans rise up against humans, devouring each other like rats devour leftovers. Robert, horrified at the carnage, is left to organize a vast army of his species and move on the forces of oppression to avenge the loss of his compatriots.
Wilson has created in The Coachman Rat a gripping fantasy and a humorous allegory on man's capacity to overcome evil.
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