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A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born

Stainless Steel Rat, Book 6

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A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born

By: Harry Harrison
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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The prequel to the Stainless Steel Rat. Slippery Jim is here a brash 17-year-old who has left his parents' porcuswine farm, planning to embark on a life of crime. The book opens with Jim bungling a bank job so that he can be arrested and sent to prison, where he plans to learn the art of being a master criminal. Deciding that the Bishop should be his mentor, Jim sets about proving himself worthy of the master's attention.

He eventually has to flee his home planet of Bit O' Heaven with the Bishop, but Garth, the captain of the ship who promised them safe passage, sells them into slavery. The latter part of the book details Jim's adventures on the planet Spiovente, a semi-industrial world fighting feudal wars with weapons smuggled in (against League regulations) by Captain Garth.

Man of steal: Listen to more in the Stainless Steel Rat series.©1972 Harry Harrison (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Science Fiction Funny

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Engaging Prequel • Well-crafted Story • Masterful Narration • Compelling Protagonist • Well-drawn Villains

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Great performance. Nice beginning of the stainless steel rat and his bedevilry. Definitely recommend this book.

Great prequel

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What did you love best about A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born?

Phil Gigante's narration is a work of art, he masterfully captures the progression of Jim diGriz from a teenager with a whiny voice to a self-assured criminal.

This narration is a work of art

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Would you consider the audio edition of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born to be better than the print version?

Yes. The narrator really made the characters come to life!

What other book might you compare A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born to and why?

Other Stainless Steel Books, or maybe Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy.

Which character ??? as performed by Phil Gigante ??? was your favorite?

The main one - Jim DiGriz

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Robin Hood P.I.

Thoroughly enjoyed it!!

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I have read this book on several occasions and it is one of my favorites

One of my favorites

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This book maintains the general sense of the earlier books in the series. It feels a little strained at times, like the author was reading his notes from the earlier books, but is nevertheless a good read. If you liked the earlier books, you'll like this one.

A 'prequel' to the Stainless Steel Rat series

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