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This time the Special Corps has given the Rat a daring assignment—liberate a backward tourist planet from the clutches of an aging dictator. With his lovely but lethal wife Angelina and his two stalwart sons, James and Bolivar, diGriz pits ballots against bullets in the fight for freedom. He's vowed to restore truth, justice, and democracy to the world of Paraiso-Aqui, if he has to lie, cheat, and steal to do it!
"The Rat can hold his head high amongst the most elevated superhero company—Bulldog Drummond, James Bond, and Flash Gordon included." —Times Literary Supplement
"Pure entertainment.… Abounding in quick action and quicker jokes…The Stainless Steel Rat series show's Harrison's talents at best advantage." —S. F. Review
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"The grandaddy of all heist series. Depicting the birth of a (human) con arrist. In the past we had rats sneaking through the holes in the wooden framework of society in the very distant future the rats must be made out of stainless steel to fit through and make a living in the spaces of a society. "
— Theodore (4 out of 5 stars)
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" indication early on in my life that the BBC were telling me lies about westminster- might find if I read it today that it isn't up to the standard of deviance of our current generation of wise guys "
— Andrew, 12/5/2013 -
" The best one of the first four. The characters are much more developed and finally no time travel "
— GyÅ‘zÅ‘, 10/26/2013 -
" These were more fun when I was younger. But worked well to fill the time, and as a palate cleanser. "
— Noah, 10/5/2013 -
" This is my favorite in this series, it is funny without being too slapstick and has great social commentary. "
— Katie, 9/23/2013 -
" More Stainless steel rat - best read in order "
— Peter, 5/18/2013 -
" I'm pretty sure this one was my favorite... "
— Erika, 5/3/2013 -
" The Stainless Steel Rat series was an excellent and entertaining read. "
— Dehibberdwrites, 4/20/2013 -
" Slippery Jim DiGriz does it again. I don't care what anyone says, these stories are great! "
— Jason, 12/12/2011 -
" Slippery Jim rigs the political system. Great conman. "
— Bryan457, 11/4/2011 -
" An interesting continuation of the saga. Hardly earth-shatteringly brilliant, but it's nice to see how James' kids (now grown up) handle things in the field. james' reading speed may leave the imagination behind a little, but it's an interesting read all the same. "
— Sean, 10/28/2011 -
" Funny, tricksy and a born criminal, the stainless steel Rat goes into Politics! "
— Jonathan, 7/4/2011 -
" Fun read and fun characters. I started with this one and for some reason believe that it is likely not the best in the series. So I will be reading more about the stainless steel rat, but with hopefully more laughs. "
— Dorian, 6/13/2011 -
" Slippery Jim is at it again! I was very surprised at his new mission. He's running for president on a planet with a corrupt government to help fix it? But how will he work for the Special Corps if he does that? But the book had a great ending which I thought was appropriate. "
— Chelsea, 5/23/2011 -
" Still great fun, but these are prequels and have a less edgy feel. Worth a read but go for the originals first "
— Egrommet, 5/3/2011 -
" Yummy pulp scifi from my younger days. "
— Saeed, 1/10/2010 -
" i really liked this book! funny, fast paced, AWESOME, etc. "
— Laila, 12/9/2009 -
" 'loved this book... Harry Harrison is funny in all his books, but I especially loved these first few in the Stainless Steel Rat series. "
— Aaron, 3/23/2008
About Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison (1925-2012) was drafted into the Army after finishing school and served in World War II, where he learned both to shoot guns and repair analogue computers. Leaving the Army at the end of the war, Harrison teamed up with Wally Wood and produced professional comic book art. When the comic book boom came to an end, Harrison moved from drawing to writing. In 1957 his story, “The Stainless Steel Rat” was published in Astounding, and introduced a character which would stay with him (and readers) for the next forty-odd years. In 1975 Harrison had his first brush with Hollywood when his novel, Make Room! Make Room! was used for the basis of Soylent Green. His novels have also been successfully adapted for other media: radio plays and readings, a board game, at least one computer game, and, taking us full-circle, comic books, most notably 2000AD’s adaptations of the Stainless Steel Rat books.
In a career spanning sixty years, Harrison produced more than a hundred short stories, edited over thirty anthologies, and published more than sixty novels.
About Phil Gigante
Phil Gigante has narrated more than two hundred audiobooks, earning ten AudioFile Earphones Awards and three of the prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. An actor, director, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and radio, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children’s Theatre.