{"product_id":"a-stainless-steel-trio-a-stainless-steel-rat-is-born-the-stainless-steel-rat-gets-drafted-the-stainless-steel-rat-sings-the-blues-paperback","title":"A Stainless Steel Trio: A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born\/The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted\/The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of SF's most beloved rogues: the Stainless Steel Rat \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSlippery Jim DiGriz is the Stainless Steel Rat: the galaxy's greatest interstellar thief and con artist. For novel upon novel, the Rat has outfoxed the forces of conventionality, cutting a stylish swathe through dozens of star systems-and stealing the hearts of thousands of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow three of the Rat's greatest exploits are collected in a single volume. In \u003ci\u003eA Stainless Steel Rat Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e, we see the origin and early days of Jim DiGriz's brilliant criminal career, as our underworld hero is forced to work for the Good Guys. Conscripted again in\u003ci\u003e The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted\u003c\/i\u003e, this time into a planetary army, the Rat must avenge the murder of his mentor-in-crime. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, Slippery Jim must retrieve a missing alien artifact, while disguised as a futuristic rock-and-roller...or forfeit his life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong Live the Rat!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Kingsley Amis read the first Stainless Steel Rat novel he said, 'Well, Harry, you have written the first picaresque science fiction novel.' I nodded sagaciously-and at the first opportunity rushed to my dictionary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicaresque 1\u003c\/i\u003e. of or relating to a type of fiction in which the hero, a rogue, goes through a series of episodic adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWell, that is a fair enough description. My hero is alone against the universe, with every man's hand-if not every woman's-turned against him. He is without the law, verily a law unto himself, with a strict sense of morality. Aren't the two mutually incompatible? No, as you will soon discover... -Harry Harrison, from the Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCheerfully larcenous and anarchic. Long may the Rat run roughshod over the forces of law, order, and the square world. -\u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF. -Paul Di Filippo, \u003ci\u003eScifi.com\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003e50 in 50\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHARRY HARRISON (1925-2012) was the Hugo Award-nominated, Nebula Award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eStainless Steel Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeathworld, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWest of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e series, as well as \u003ci\u003eMake Room! Make Room! \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was turned into the cult classic movie, \u003ci\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/i\u003e starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson. In 2009 Harrison was awarded the Damon Knight SF Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction Writers of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819014947104,"sku":"9780765302786","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e1ee1b3ecd012394f89d7de865598d21.webp?v=1781124338","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-stainless-steel-trio-a-stainless-steel-rat-is-born-the-stainless-steel-rat-gets-drafted-the-stainless-steel-rat-sings-the-blues-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}