Fancy rat the first film. Here, the protagonist befriends the rats found in his home and builds up a close relationship, only to have it end tragically. While these movies generally emphasize the popular perception of malevolence—they kill people and cats and ransack grocery stores—other wild rats who become pets are portrayed in more neutral to positive ways; the television show, "House", briefly featured "Steve McQueen", the pet rat of the titular character. In certain versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, the master and adoptive father of the turtles is Splinter, who was once the pet rat of ninja Hamato
Splinter (novel) Splinter (novel) Splinter, published in 2007, is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts. It is based on an earlier story by the author, "Hector Servadac, fils", which was part of "The Mammoth Book of Jules Verne Adventures". It is a reworking of "Off on a Comet", an 1877 novel by Jules Verne. The hardcover edition of the novel is included in a slipcase with a hardcover edition of "Off on a Comet". As in Verne's novel, the main character is Hector Servadac, however, instead of being stranded on the comet while serving in the French Algerian