psc@lzwi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (08/07/85)
Harrison has a remarkable talent. He writes straight adventure SF,
but writes it *so *straight, it comes out funny. Add a little humor,
and what you've got is a fun little read.
THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT is a collection of three
novels: THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT, THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT'S REVENGE, and
THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT SAVES THE WORLD. The universe has been fairly
well tamed, there is plenty for everyone, and things are mostly quiet.
That's fine for ninety-nine percent of the worlds's population; the
oddballs want a little more. One such is James "Slippery Jim" diDriz,
who in a stainless steel world can still find holes in the wall to hide
in. His greatest weakness is his soft heart. With a pocketful of
grenades and a recoilless .75, he fights, steals, and chases his way
across the galaxy. There's an impossible escape about every twenty
pages, a beautiful woman or so, and dozens of great straight lines.
Four dollars is still a lot of money for a paperback. When the
paperback has three novels in it, it's a bargain. Recommended as a good
light read or three.
--
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"Of *course* it's the murder weapon. Who would frame someone with a fake?"joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) (08/08/85)
Don't forget the sequels: The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You and The Stainless Steel Rat for President
carl@proper.UUCP (Carl Greenberg) (08/10/85)
In article <> psc@lzwi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes: > THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT is a collection of three >novels: THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT, THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT'S REVENGE, and >THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT SAVES THE WORLD. There are two more books that come after that: THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT WANTS YOU! and THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT FOR PRESIDENT. Both are just as funny as the first three and make a great snack if you're the type that eats 300-page novels for dinner. Carl Greenberg
herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong - DCS) (08/11/85)
In article <238@lzwi.UUCP> psc@lzwi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes: >One such is James "Slippery Jim" diDriz, >who in a stainless steel world can still find holes in the wall to hide >in. it's diGriz. harrison was very fond of bad puns in the six (at least) novels comprising the stainless steel rat series. Herb Chong... I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....
hester@uci-icse (08/12/85)
From: Jim Hester <hester@uci-icse> Just to set the record straight, Jim DeGriz never does more than think lecherously about anyone but his one true love (a Stainless Steel Rat herself), partially because she is extremely jealous and a (mostly) reformed ruthless killer. She used to kill for the fun of it, now only when she has a reason, like someone giving her a dirty look, or a possibly unfaithful husband. I disagree that Harrison wrote it so straight as to be funny. It seems to me he played it for as many laughs as he could, quite intentionally. Jim (the narrator of the stories) describes everything sarcastically, primarily attacking all forms of government burocuracy. This does not happen by accident. The main reason I replied, though, is to point out that there are (at least) five Stainless Steel Rat novels, the first three of which have been collected in THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT: The Stainless Steel Rat The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World The other two are sold seperately. I am not positive of the order of these two, but think I got it right: The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You The Stainless Steel Rat for President
tedi@mmintl.UUCP (Ted Ives) (08/15/85)
I read somewhere that Harrison is coming out with a new STAINLESS STEEL RAT book sometime this fall. I'm not sure, but I think the article said something to the effect that it is about the ORIGIN of Slippery Jim. -Ted Ives pwa-b!mmintl or tedi@mmintl.UUCP