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Review Summaries
"At the beginning of the story, career criminal James Bolivar diGriz, the Stainless Steel Rat, escapes from the scene of his latest crime, but is later captured and recruited, reluctantly (his reluctance, not theirs), by the Special Corps, an elite team of special police whose job it is to control and prevent intergalactic crime. When his first mission goes wrong and Angelina, a highly dangerous and attractive criminal, escapes, Jim is determined to see the mission through to the end, even if it means abandoning his post and becoming a renegade from the Corps. Catching her is harder than he thought, but handing her over to the Corps is going to be even more difficult, because he has fallen in love with her."
Jóhanna, Resident Harry Harrison Scholar
"In the opening tale of Harry Harrison's legendary Stainless Steel Rat, Slippery Jim diGriz is one of the few remaining criminals in a pacified society. However, the police finally catch up to him and press him into the service of the interplantary police, and he soon finds himself hurling headlong into searching for a powerful but extremely missing spaceship. He manages to escape the service, only to be shot by a woman that he had hoped to save. And well, things get pretty wild for old Slippery Jim from there on out, with him battling captors, insidious political factions that stole the missing spaceship, and finally manages to track down and reconcile with the woman who shot him. Just another day for the Stainless Steel Rat! "
Rob, Resident Harry Harrison Scholar
"The very first Stainless Steel Rat book, this tells the
story of James Bolivar DiGriz, a thief recruited by
the Special Corps to go after a murderer named Angelina
who has stolen a giant battleship. DiGriz's dry-witty first
person commentary makes for a very amusing and action packed
story."
Steve, Resident Harry Harrison Scholar
"Jim DiGriz, the stainless steel rat, runs for president of a small planet who has been terrorized by a quasi-dictator for decades. This is a softer outting for the rat, who makes a better thief than he does politician, but he brings his whole family along to help cook the electoral process."
Steve, Resident Harry Harrison Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 25% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- falling in love with the enemy
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- finding a killer (criminal)
- investigating theft/fraud
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human warship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
- big overbuilt futuristic city
- very controlled society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
- some scientific explanation
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