Synopses & Reviews
Slippery Jim DiGriz. The galaxy's greatest thief and con artist: the Stainless Steel Rat. For novel upon novel, Jim DiGriz has outfoxed the forces of conventionality, cutting a stylish swathe through dozens of star systems.
Now, Slippery Jim and his beautiful wife Angelina find themselves becalmed on a painfully boring backwater planet, with nothing to do but practice their skills at computer crime.
Then they meet a billionaire who claims to be 40,000 years old--who offers them millions of credits to investigate a string of unsolved interstellar bank robberies. Robberies which, it turns out, always happen when the circus is nearby. . . .
In a sense, The Stainless Steel Rat has always been a high-wire performer. Now, as he infiltrates the world of the galactic big top, he's taking the role to extremes . . . and drawing the attention of more dangerous ringmasters and strongmen than he ever expected.
Will this be his final show? Has Slippery Jim finally leapt for his last trapeze? Naaah.
Review
"An entertaining adventure."--
Analog SF
Review
"Another splendid romp for Harrisons picaresque pair."
--Kirkus Reviews "After jumping through some spectacular hoops in this romp, DiGriz may be tempted to retire but hopefully Harrison, who turns 74 this year and who began writing about the Stainless Steel Rat in the early 1960s, won't."
--Publishers Weekly "...a wild romp filled with magic, mayhem and misdirection.... Mr. Harrison is a master of comic parody and fans of the Stainless Steel Rat will rejoice."
--RT Book Reviews "An entertaining adventure."--Analog SF
Review
"Another splendid romp for Harrisons picaresque pair."
--Kirkus Reviews "After jumping through some spectacular hoops in this romp, DiGriz may be tempted to retire but hopefully Harrison, who turns 74 this year and who began writing about the Stainless Steel Rat in the early 1960s, won't."
--Publishers Weekly "...a wild romp filled with magic, mayhem and misdirection.... Mr. Harrison is a master of comic parody and fans of the Stainless Steel Rat will rejoice."
--RT Book Reviews "An entertaining adventure."--Analog SF
Synopsis
The Stainless Steel Rat has always been a high-wire performer. Now, as he infiltrates the world of the galactic big top, he's taking the role to extremes--and drawing the attention of more dangerous ringmasters and strongmen than he ever expected.
About the Author
Harry Harrison is the author of
Deathworld,
Make Room! Make Room! (filmed as
Soylent Green), the popular Stainless Steel Rat books, and many other famous works of SF.