Long resident in both ireland and the united kingdom, harrison was involved in the. This particular book in the series was printed several times in several years august 1979, october 1979. Harrison published dozens of scifi books, as well as novellas, short story collections, and comics, and was the editor of numerous science fiction. Another fine page turner in the stainless steel rat series. James bolivar digriz, alias slippery jim and the stainless steel rat, is a fictional. The stainless steel rat returns unabridged on apple books. A stainless steel rat is born is the first book in this highly entertaining series. Rat guards and zinc dichromateplated mild steel rat guards. The return of the stainless steel rat 1981 sf by harry harrison. James bolivar slippery jim digriz, special corps agent, master con man, and interstellar criminal retired, is living high on the hog on the planet moolaplenty when a longlost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him, and his lovely wife, angelina, wandering th. He probably could have used a less stereotypical backdrop than space latin america to show off his democratic dictator plot, but because the setting isnt the joke, it works better than the issues in the last book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rats revenge. James bolivar digriz, alias slippery jim and the stainless steel rat, is a fictional character and the antihero of a series of comic science fiction novels written by harry harrison.
Meet slippy jim, aka the stainless steel rat, aka james bolivar digritz. Harry harrison 19252012 was an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. The stainless steel rat 1961 by harry harrison buy the books to support the channel the stainless. Slippery jim digriz, the futures most lovable, laughable, larcenous conman tumed counterspy, retums for yet another hightension mission. Boring, routine desk work during his probationary period results in his discovering that someone is building a battleship, thinly disguised as an industrial vessel. The stainless steel rat gets drafted by harry harrison. The book opens with jim bungling a bank job so that he can be arrested and sent to prison, where he plans to learn the art of being a. In the previous volume, inskipp was chewing out jim for being a thief. Ive been waiting for many years for the original three stainless steel rat books to be released in ebook format i had one of the original sony readers, so after. The stainless steel rat is the first one and the stainless steel rats revenge is the second one. Below is a list of harry harrisons stainless steel rat novels in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order. The initial volume in this sequence is the stainless steel rat.
Pdf download the stainless steel rat pdf full ebook. The stainless steel rat wants you the stainless steel rat. I always read by release date but i note on wikipedia that they can be read in a different order. Stainless steel rat is written by harry harrison who is also the author of deathworld, make room. The stainless steel rat wants you 1979 is the fourth sf novel in the stainless steel rat series, following the stainless steel rat saves the world.
Stainless steel rat publication order series by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat is antihero james bolivar digriz, who goes by many aliases, including slippery jim and the stainless steel rat. Rat guard, stainless steel stainless steel material and hardware provides extended life. With his lovely but lethal wife, angelina, and his two stalwart sons, james and bolivar, digriz pits ballots aga. Stainless steel rat harry harrison news blog page 3.
As previously mentioned, harry harrisons books are hugely popular in russia, and as a result they go through many reprints and new editions. Fans of the stainless steel rat book series home facebook. Read the stainless steel rat saves the world stainless. As his first case for the special corps, james tracks angelina down and ends up falling in love with her. I have read this and all the others many times, wearing out paper books, and picking up used versions when i see it, so i am glad to have the option to buy it in ebook format. Harry harrisons stainless steel rat 1986 o1,2,8 by harry. Jim was busy stealing cigars from a locked humidor. The stainless steel rat for president 1982 hardcover paperback kindle.
This time the special corps has given the rat a daring assignment liberate a backward tourist planet from the clutches of an aging dictator. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. In this prequel to the stainless steel rat, slippery jim is a brash 17yearold who has left his parents porcuswine farm, planning to embark on a life of crime. Apr 03, 2020 i have been reading the stainless steel rat series by the late harry harrison for over 30 years. The stainless steel rat series began in 1961 with the title novel. Harry harrison 1925 2012 harry harrison was born henry maxwell dempsey in connecticut, in 1925. He is the author of a number of muchloved series including the stainless steel rat and bill the galactic hero sequences and the deathworld trilogy. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. Harry harrison revealed the origins of the idea for the stainless steel rat in an introduction to the 2000 ad comic book adaptation. The stainless steel rat sings the blues by harry harrison.
A stainless steel rat is born 1985 hardcover paperback kindle. The latter was the rough basis for the motion picture soylent green 1973. The stainless steel rats revenge 1970 hardcover paperback kindle. Print runs for some of these editions printed in the back of each book are phenomenal. The stainless steel rat chronological series librarything.
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The stainless steel rat is the story of how this highly individualistic career criminal of the future is recruited into the special corps to track down other, more malevolent lawbreakers. The stainless steel rat side mission stellar bay the. The final novel in the series is the stainless steel rat returns, published in 2010 after an 11 year hiatus. These were reworked into the opening chapters of the novel. The stainless steel rat book series by harry harrison includes books a stainless steel rat is born, the stainless steel rat gets drafted, the stainless steel rat sings the blues, and several more. The stainless steel rat for president audiobook by harry.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the stainless steel rat saves the world. Angelina is a criminal mastermind much like her husband james, only less ethical and more willing to kill. Stainless steel rat series by harry harrison goodreads. Who owns the film rights to the stainless steel rat. S, best known for writing his novels on the science fiction and fantasy genres.
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