It was fun to see jim and angelinas twins grown up and following the family traditions. This time, slippery jim is visiting the beautiful but boring pleasure planet lussuoso when his beloved wife, angelina, vanishes after visiting the temple of eternal truth. The stainless steel rat wants you is another entertaining offering from harry harrison and narrator phil gigante. Jim is sent to investigate, and discovers the mysterious grey men behind cliaands success, encounters a world of feisty warrior women, and becomes father. In this book, harry harrison introduces the reader to jimmy bolivar, an exceedingly smart and highly ambitious seventeenyearold boy who not only feels trapped but also repressed in the extremely backward bit o heaven planet. The rat is sent to cliaand to start a oneman guerrilla campaign to put a stop to the plans of the planets leader, kraj. A number of short stories were published along the way.
A stainless steel rat is born is a great addition to the stainless steel rat series. He intentionally gets caught trying to rob a bank so that he will go to jail where he can learn from the masters of crime, only to realize too late that the true masters would never get caught. In the vastness of space, the crimes just get bigger and s. 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. Harry harrison is an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. Apr 27, 2011 its been a while since we had a stainless steel rat on this page, so time to put this right. A stainless steel rat is born, a book by harry harrison. The planet cliaand is waging interstellar war, and against the odds, its grey men are invading and taking over planet after planet.
A large number of very well armed monsters are invading the galaxy and only slippery jim digriz can stop them. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison, 9781501247095, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Young jim digritz has only one abition in life, to become a master criminal. Read online or download the stainless steel rat returns the stainless steel rat returns, the stainless steel rat by harry harrison click here to download or read the stainless steel rat returns ebook. The stainless steel rat gets married, but rapidly gets involved in something that so far has proven impossible in the galaxy the planet cliaand has successfully been invading other worlds. Stainless steel rat series in order harry harrison fictiondb. Harrisons war experiences left him a convinced pacifist. Im hoping that the commercial success of the series is warranted, because this first novel inspires the same kind of loyalty that carried me through most of the xanth novelsit doesnt take itself too seriously, it knows itself for what it is, and it makes excellent use of both of those facts. 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.
Harrison published dozens of scifi books, as well as novellas, short story collections, and comics, and was the editor of numerous science fiction. The stainless steel rat ebook collection by harry harrison books. He is a futuristic con man, thief and allround rascal. Buy stainless steel rat new edition by harrison, harry isbn. His books are known for their nonstop action, larger than life heroes and strange and weird scifi descriptions. The stainless steel rat omnibus by harry harrison, 9780575081710, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Harrison said wryly that the film at times bore a faint. See the complete stainless steel rat series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Harry harrison, the monty python of the spaceways declares the daily telegraph on the back cover of this stainless steel rat sequel.
Writer of scifi novels who created the popular antihero the stainless steel rat. Aug 15, 2012 harry harrison s stainless steel rat series, from 1961, ran to 12 titles the original novel was called make room. Buy a cheap copy of the adventures of the stainless steel. The stainless steel rats revenge by harry harrison books. The site is in german, and the artist appears to be marko aka ita3d, who has a yugoslavian e. Among the sf community, harrison, whose real name was henry maxwell dempsey, is probably best known for the creation of james bolivar. The stainless steel rats revenge, a book by harry harrison.
Mar 12, 2018 the stainless steel rat is a 1957 science fiction short story by harry harrison. The stainless steel rats revenge 1997 read online free. Harrison is a writer of fairly liberal world view with his works often hinging around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force, although the thinking man often needs ultimately to employ force. Harry harrison 19252012 was an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. Harry harrison 19252012 was an american science fiction author, known for his character the stainless steel rat and for his novel make room. Harry harrison born henry maxwell dempsey was an american science fiction author best known for his character the the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. The stainless steel rat wants you the stainless steel rat. The stainless steel rat stainless steel rat series. In this darkly satiric work, harry harrison brings his most famous character out of retirement for a grand tour of the galaxy.
See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Harrison is a writer of fairly liberal world view with his works often hinging around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force, although the thinking man often needs ultimately to employ force himself. It is from a site called ambient art and appears on the 3drobots page. Jun 19, 2011 elisha simply stole it in order to profit from 1.
Jul 15, 2010 harry harrison is the muchloved author of the stainless steel rat and bill the galactic hero novels. The complete series list for stainless steel rat harry harrison. An original short story which finds jim in terminal penitentiary, a prison where overthehill crooks are sent. He is charming and quickwitted, a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, an expert on breaking and entering, and perhaps. The stainless steel rat is a 1957 science fiction short story by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat stainless steel rat series by harry harrison. Kelvin gosnell served as 2000 ads second editor, from progs 17 to 85. Occupation, con man bank robber criminal mastermind. It is about a futuristic conman and thief who is looking for another high paying job in a galaxy where there is almost no crime. Well, thats somewhat wide of the mark, but they are ripping yarns.
The stainless steel rat wants you the stainless steel. Harry harrison booklist harry harrison message board. Pdf epub the stainless steel rat stainless steel rat. The final entry was the stainless steel rat returns 2010. Listen to stainless steel rats revenge by harry harrison. Harry harrison has published over forty novels in the course of his writing career, including the west of eden trilogy, the popular stainless steel rat series, make room. Published in stainless steel visions by harry harrison tor 0312852452, a collection of 12 reprinted stories, one original. Stainless steel rat series in order harry harrison. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Harry harrison born henry maxwell dempsey, march 12, 1925 is an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. James bolivar slippery jim digriz is a gleefully anarchic hero with a strong moral center. The stainless steel rats revenge by harry harrison. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rats revenge. In the old days rats ran behind the wooden wainscoting. Of all of harry harrison s works, the stainless steel rat series is for my money the most enjoyable. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This ones a particularly strong episode in the series, i think, with our hero pitted against a genuinely formidable and sinister foe. A sly mixture of sf and humor employing equal quantities of satire and parody, with a memorable character at the heart of the stories. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison nook book ebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Enter the shady but hugely entertaining world of james bolivar slippery jim digriz better known to the galaxy at large as the stainless steel rat. Another adventure featuring harrisons lovable rogue slippery jim digriz the stainless steel rat sings the blues, 1994, etc.
It fills in jims backstory, gives us the origin of his names for himself slippery jim digriz and the stainless steel rat and is just plain entertaining in its own right. Its a great place to start with the series and can easily be read as a standalone. A stainless steel rat is born by harry harrison librarything. The stainless steel rat book 1 ebook written by harry harrison. The site is in german, and the artist appears to be marko aka ita3d, who has a yugoslavian email address. A novel chronicling the beginning of the stainless steel rat s career.
The stainless steel rat by harry harrison goodreads. James bolivar digriz, alias slippery jim and the stainless steel rat, is a fictional character. Mar 17, 2009 harry harrison born henry maxwell dempsey, march 12, 1925 is an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. Harry harrisons stainless steel rat grew out of the late fifties penchant for tales of superspies james bond or rakish rascals with a criminal bent the saint. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison nook book. Digriz and angelina are happily married and expecting the birth of their sons. The stainless steel rat goes to hell by harry harrison orion. Harry harrison is the author of deathworld, make room. Harry harrisons stainless steel rat series, from 1961, ran to 12 titles the original novel was called make room. Its been a while since we had a stainless steel rat on this page, so time to put this right.
Another adventure featuring harrison s lovable rogue slippery jim digriz the stainless steel rat sings the blues, 1994, etc. Meet the great james boliver slippery jim digriz, the stainless steel rat himself, a preeminant scofflaw and star of ten rat novels. Harry penned the story that inspired the classic sf film soylent green. You can read this ebook on any device that supports drmfree epub or drmfree pdf.
Of all of harry harrisons works, the stainless steel rat series is for my money the most enjoyable. The series is fun, suspenseful and clever the humor never gets slapstick or insulting. The stainless steel rat by harrison harry abebooks. Harrison also wrote the stainless steel rat series, another popular set of books that deal with a comic character called slippery slim or the stainless steel rat. He is also a highly respected sciencefiction critic and anthologist. Harrison s war experiences left him a convinced pacifist. The stainless steel rat kindle edition by harrison, harry. The stainless steel rat goes to hell by harry harrison nook. The stainless steel rats revenge ebook written by harry harrison. Listen to stainless steel rat returns by harry harrison at. The stainless steel rat goes to hell by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat gets polished 1989 by paul tomlinson.
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