Based on harry harrison s famous character, slippery jim digriz, aka the stainless steel rat, this solitaire paragraph game pits the ssr against a deadly maze controlled by a computer programmed to kill. He was particularly well known for creating the character of stainless steel rat. The stainless steel rat wants you book by harry harrison. It is from a site called ambient art and appears on the 3drobots page. The stainless steel rat ebook written by harry harrison. The golden years of the stainless steel rat 1993 sf by harry harrison also appeared as. One of the novels was loosely developed into a film titled soylent green, which starred charlton heston in the lead role. Dec 09, 2019 stainless steel rat classic sf by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat s revenge ebook written by harry harrison. Jun 29, 2002 a stainless steel trio ebook written by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat kindle edition by harrison, harry. The stainless steel rat goes to hell by harry harrison nook. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison nook book.
Stainless steel rat series in order harry harrison fictiondb. Mar 31, 2015 first entry in this eleven book series. 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. The stainless steel rat omnibus wow, harry harrison at his best. I have never regarded harry harrison s stainless steel rat stories as his best work, but they are nevertheless amusing and very enjoyable. Apr 27, 2011 its been a while since we had a stainless steel rat on this page, so time to put this right. Harry harrison 1925 2012 harry harrison was born henry maxwell dempsey in connecticut, in 1925. 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. The stainless steel rat returns ebook by harry harrison. In this darkly satiric work, harry harrison bring his most famous character out of retirement for a grand tour of the galaxy. The stainless steel rat series began in 1961 with the title novel. The stainless steel rat by harrison harry abebooks.
Buy a cheap copy of the stainless steel rat wants you book by harry harrison. Jun 19, 2011 elisha simply stole it in order to profit from 1. Bolivar is completely likeable, almost admirable character, and if those surrounding him are somewhat cardboardcutout, they are at least satisfactorily drawn. Wodehouse, stephen leacock, john wyndham, fredric brown, michael moorcock, kurt. Buy harry harrison ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The stainless steel rat is antihero james bolivar digriz, who goes by many aliases, including slippery jim and the stainless steel rat.
This collection comprises of the first six titles in harry harrison s brilliantly entertaining stainless steel rat series, containing. His goth look usually includes black nail polish and a little mascara. This time the special corps has given the rat a daring assignment liberate a backward tourist planet from the clutches of an aging dictator. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rat returns. His books are known for their nonstop action, larger than life heroes and strange and weird scifi descriptions. The stainless steel rats revenge by harry harrison books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rat s revenge. Read the stainless steel rat joins the circus by harry harrison available from rakuten kobo. When harry harrison died recently, i decided that i really ought to reacquaint myself with his most famous creation, slippery jim digriz, aka the stainless steel rat. He is charming and quickwitted, a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, an expert on breaking and entering, and perhaps. This collection comprises of the first six titles in harry harrison s brilliantly entertaining stainless steel rat.
A large number of very well armed monsters are invading the galaxy and only slippery jim digriz can stop them. The stainless steel rat ebook collection download ebook. The complete series list for stainless steel rat harry harrison. The stainless steel rat book 1 golden age masterworks series by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat harry harrison 1961 paperback. After saving the world, digriz is called on to save the universe. For novel upon novel, the rat has cut a stylish swathe through dozens of star systemsstealing the hearts of thousands of readers. The stainless steel rat and the pernicious porcuswine 2010 sf by harry harrison. 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. A sly mixture of sf and humor employing equal quantities of satire and parody, with a memorable character at the heart of the stories. A stainless steel rat is born the stainless steel rat gets drafted the stainless steel. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison books on.
The works of harry harrison, creator of the stainless steel rat and deathworld series, are once again adapted into comics with this allnew series. Books on loan the stainless steel rat harry harrison. Jim is sent to investigate, and discovers the mysterious grey men behind cliaands success, encounters a world of feisty warrior women, and becomes father. Books by harry harrison author of the stainless steel rat. I have read, and reread all these and many more of harry harrison s novels many times. 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.
The stainless steel rat sings the blues by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat 45\ the stainless steel rat for president 39\ the stainless steel rat gets drafted 54\ the stainless steel rat goes to hell 40\. Harry harrison has 640 books on goodreads with 218015 ratings. The stainless steel rat goes to hell kindle edition by harrison, harry. 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.
The series is fun, suspenseful and clever the humor never gets slapstick or insulting. James bolivar digriz aka the stainless steel rat is my newest literary comfort food. Read the stainless steel rat ebook collection by harry harrison available from rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
James bolivar slippery jim digriz is a gleefully anarchic hero with a strong moral center. Harry harrison 19252012 was an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. The stainless steel rats revenge by harry harrison. Listen to stainless steel rat returns by harry harrison at. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the stainless steel rat goes to hell. Buy stainless steel rat new edition by harrison, harry isbn. 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.
Of all of harry harrisons works, the stainless steel rat series is for my money the most enjoyable. Read the stainless steel rat sings the blues by harry harrison for online ebook. The stainless steel rat for president book by harry harrison. Harry harrison is an american science fiction author best known for his character the stainless steel rat and the novel make room. March 12, 1925 august 15, 2012 was an american science fiction author, known, among other, for his character the stainless steel rat and for his novel make room. 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. A number of short stories were published along the way.
Harry harrison is the author of deathworld, make room. Mar 12, 2018 the stainless steel rat is a 1957 science fiction short story by harry harrison. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rat for president. Below is a list of harry harrison s stainless steel rat novels in order of when they were originally. Oct 18, 2014 the stainless steel rat is an adventure novel about an antihero space criminal dragooned into working for an interplanetary agency created to capture criminals like himself. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rat. Harry harrison 19252012 was an american science fiction author, known for his character the stainless steel rat and for his novel make room.
The final novel in the series is the stainless steel rat returns, published in 2010 after an 11 year hiatus. Harry was born in stamford, connecticut in the usa as harry maxwell dempsey, however his father changed thier name to harrison soon after harry s birth. 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 by harry harrison nook book ebook. Johnnys had kind of a tough life so far, and hes always been a bit of a freak. S, best known for writing his novels on the science fiction and fantasy genres. Granted, there are a lot of morally casual rogue types surfing the sf space. In the vastness of space, the crimes just get bigger and slippery jim digriz, the stainless steel rat, is the biggest criminal of them all. The stainless steel rat returns ebook written by harry harrison. The stainless steel rat returns by harry harrison books. The stainless steel rat goes to hell by harry harrison. As he said it i pressed the button that set off the black powder charge in the ceiling, the crossbeam buckled and the threeton safe dropped right on the top of the. Harrison published dozens of scifi books, as well as novellas, short story collections, and comics, and was the editor of numerous science fiction anthologies.
I am a huge fan, and have long loved harrison s work. The stainless steel rat ebook collection ebook by harry. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a stainless steel trio. Fun reads, captivating for teen boys, but entertaining as i enter my 6th decade. I actually first came upon the character while reading 2000ad in which the excellent carlos. The stainless steel rat for president ebook written by harry harrison. Stainless steel ratseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stainless steel rats revenge. A stainless steel rat is born by harry harrison librarything.
Its a great place to start with the series and can easily be read as a standalone. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Related series the stainless steel rat chronological. I was waiting for the word charge, i thought it made a nice touch that way. Mar 08, 2010 in this darkly satiric work, harry harrison brings his most famous character out of retirement for a grand tour of the galaxy.
Harry harrison is probably best known for his lightweight scifi homages to the space opera genre or his humourous scifi action fodder like the stainless steel rat series. The stainless steel rat is a series about a lighthearted criminal in a startravelling, esperantospeaking future, frequently fighting for peace and freedom. He is a futuristic con man, thief and allround rascal. The stainless steel rat omnibus by harry harrison waterstones. 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.
Slippery jim digriz, the futures most lovable, laughable, larcenous conman tumed counterspy, retums for yet another hightension mission. The stainless steel rat for president by harry harrison. Harry harrison s stainless steel rat series volume 3 first published. When he discovers debbie harry, the lead singer of blondie, he not only likes her music but. After reading this, i even created a comfort food bookshelf because i found it such a moodenhancing piece of toetapping terrific. Home of hal spacejock, harriet walsh, hal junior and robot vs dragons. Of all of harry harrison s works, the stainless steel rat series is for my money the most enjoyable. I was delivered very quickly i received it even before the estimated shipping. The return of the stainless steel rat 1981 sf harry harrison s stainless steel rat 1986 o1,2,8 you can be the stainless steel rat 1988 jim digriz, limplacabile italian 1989 o4,5,6,7 il ritorno di jim digriz italian 1990 o8,1,2 the golden years of the stainless steel rat 1993 sf also appeared as. The final entry was the stainless steel rat returns 2010. Harry harrison was one of the noteworthy writers from the u. The stainless steel rat wants you the stainless steel.
Now three of the rats greatest exploits are collected in a single volume. The stainless steel rats revenge, a book by harry harrison. Jan 18, 2014 harrison was clearly inspired by the gentleman thief tropedebonair, clever, pleasure in a job well done, the avoidance of violenceincluding the worthwhile adversary antagonist. The stainless steel rat joins the circus ebook by harry. Stainless steel rat is written by harry harrison who is also the author of deathworld, make room. Fun but predictable, it relies on the inherent sexism of the 60s in it was written to hide a twist which is pretty obvious today. 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. The stainless steel rat ebook collection by harry harrison books. The first two he wrote the stainless steel rat and the stainless steel rat s revenge are still the best in my opinion, and are included in this collection. The stainless steel rat ebook collection gateway essentials ebook. Harry harrison is a very well known american science fiction author, with the hugely popular stainless steel rat and bill the galactic hero series.
The stainless steel rats revenge ebook written by harry harrison. A stainless steel rat is born is a great addition to the stainless steel rat series. Liberating his two, now teenage, twin sons from a military boarding school and penitentiary. The stainless steel rat joins the circus by harry harrison. Mar 15, 2016 the stainless steel rat is good, clean fun. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. 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. The stainless steel ratharry harrison 1961 the stainless. The stainless steel rat by harry harrison overdrive. The site is in german, and the artist appears to be marko aka ita3d, who has a yugoslavian e. The stainless steel rat audiobook by harry harrison.
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