Project Gutenberg 2023-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 217 Harrison, Harry 1925 2012 Dempsey, Henry Maxwell Harrison, Henry Maxwell The stainless steel rat $aUnited States :$bWalker Publishing Company, Inc., $c1957, pubdate 1960, copyright 1961. The Stainless Steel Rat Portions of this book appeared, in somewhat different form, in Astounding Science Fiction for August 1957 (#70034) and Analog Science Fact & Fiction for April 1960 (#22541). Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Stainless Steel Rat" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story follows the clever and audacious anti-hero James Bolivar diGriz, known as "Slippery Jim," a master criminal in a futuristic society where crime is nearly nonexistent, making him a unique outlier. The novel promises a thrilling mix of heists, humor, and ingenious escapes as Jim navigates a complex world filled with robots and law enforcement. The opening of the novel introduces readers to diGriz executing a high-stakes heist, one that combines his charming wit with sharp criminal expertise. As he is caught in the act and attempts to evade capture, we witness his playful banter with a police robot and his resourcefulness in escaping disastrous situations. This initial escapade sets the tone for the book, presenting a fast-paced narrative infused with a sense of adventure. The opening positions Jim as a character who thrives in high-pressure scenarios, making it clear that readers can expect a mix of clever antics, moral ambiguity, and social commentary wrapped in the fantastical elements of the sci-fi genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221203101453harrison 1957 US Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Criminals -- Fiction Police -- Fiction DiGriz, James Bolivar (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 321812 2025-06-28T05:21:54.110810 text/html 320928 2023-04-22T18:09:38 text/html 254360 2025-06-28T05:21:57.989793 application/epub+zip 258357 2025-06-28T05:21:54.813830 application/epub+zip 196718 2025-06-28T05:21:54.444869 application/epub+zip 308617 2025-06-28T05:22:00.750789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287841 2025-06-28T05:21:57.711773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308702 2025-06-28T05:21:53.619794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308446 2023-04-22T18:09:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19184 2025-06-28T05:22:00.884765 application/rdf+xml 4796 2025-06-28T05:21:54.592795 image/jpeg 1200 2025-06-28T05:21:54.518788 image/jpeg 119932 2023-04-22T18:09:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 192100 2023-04-22T18:09:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 215830 2025-06-28T05:21:54.138797 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia