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James Bolivar diGriz, alias " Slippery Jim " and " The Stainless Steel Rat ", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison.
Harry Harrison was a well-established American author, who was born on March 12, 1925. He was widely known for the protagonist, Stainless Steel Rat. The author’s novel, Make Room which was published in the year 1966, was used to develop a motion picture known as Soylent Green.
Stainless Steel Rat Series by Harry Harrison. 11 primary works • 18 total works. The Stainless Steel Rat is anti-hero James Bolivar diGriz, who goes by many aliases, including "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat". He is a futuristic con man, thief and all-round rascal.
Great setup for what would become sci-fi grandmaster Harry Harrison's most enduring series and character, Jim diGriz, AKA the Stainless Steel Rat. Funny, clever and daring, he makes the perfect inter-galactic rogue extraordinaire in a galaxy that's been mostly purged of crime thanks to scientific advancements that enable the early detection and ...
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May 6, 1997 · by Harry Harrison (Author) 4.2 1,357 ratings. Book 1 of 8: The Stainless Steel Rat. See all formats and editions. 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.
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Feb 13, 2023 · A stainless steel rat is right at home in this environment. It is a proud and lonely thing to be a stainless steel rat—and it is the greatest experience in the galaxy if you can get away with it. The sociological experts can't seem to agree why we exist, some even doubt that we do.
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One of science fiction’s most beloved rogues: Harry Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat! Slippery Jim DiGriz is the Stainless Steel Rat: the galaxy’s greatest interstellar thief and con artist.
