The narrator demonstrated a good range of voices, and I'm sure he is a fine narrator for other books, but for some reason, he did Jim's voice in Adam West style mock seriousness, which did nothing for the characterization of our favorite hardened criminal. Of course, the narration didn't help either. Perhaps his years on the right side of the law have really made him soft. Nothing in this book required the SSR, and, in truth, he never appeared in more than name. C'mon, the old rat never worried about money - he just robbed a bank when he needed more. I should have been warned off by the fact that the first part of the book, Jim's biggest worry is his dwindling bank balance. Along the way they visit a pair of planets, which have vaguely interesting setups that could have led to an entire book earlier, but are now dealt with perfunctorily. The overarching plot that is supposed to tie the book together is the problem of relocating his bumpkin relatives and their porcine herd. Our rat is almost unrecognizable - no larceny, no cons, no jobs for the Special Branch, not even any real cleverness.

The final novel in the series is The Stainless Steel Rat Returns, published in 2010 after an 11 year hiatus. The Stainless Steel Rat Returns Audible Audiobook Unabridged Harry Harrison (Author), Phil Gigante (Narrator), & 1 more 119 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. After a ten-year absence, the return of one of the most enduring series characters in modern SFJames Bolivar 'Slippery Jim' DiGriz, Special Corps agent, master con man, interstellar criminal (retired), is living high on the hog on the planet of Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him and his lovely wife, Angelina, wandering the. I've long enjoyed tales of the Stainless Steel Rat, but this book just disappointed me all around. The Stainless Steel Rat series began in 1961 with the title novel.

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