The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus (GollanczF.)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857987241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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And so Slippery Jim DiGriz finds himself on a bizarre undercover mission in a circus.. When you are the richest man in the Universe and someone is robbing your banks you can afford the best the in the business to catch the criminals responsible; even if he's charging 4 million a day plus expenses
Sloppy. James Yanni First there was "The Stainless Steel Rat", our introduction to the character of Slippery Jim DiGriz, aka the Stainless Steel Rat, galactic con man, thief, and all-around troublemaker. This was followed by four sequels: "The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge", "The Stainless Steel Rat Saves The World", "The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You", and "The Stainless Steel Rat For President". Then, apparently growing bored with t. Last SSR book? Thank god The book ends "THE END(?)" and I must hope that it is. The books have apparently run their course.Harry Harrison is a good writer -- too bad he and his editors fumbled this one so badly. From inaccurate cover art to poor copy editing and inconsistent writing, SSR Joins the Circus is not what I had hoped for when I found out Harry Harrison had returned to the Stainless Steel world of Jim DiGriz. Normally I read an S. The Stainless Steel Rat Retires and based on this work, and the last few in the series, it is about time.It seems to be a constant in the reviews for this work that the Rat series has lost its edge, its driving humour, the sense of satire on hard SF (and frankly detective books) that the early works portrayed so gracefully. Yes - all the old character traits and established cast are present - Angelina is beautiful, and slightly vicious - the twi
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Life is always full of adventure for Jim DiGriz, the master criminal known as The Stainless Steel Rat, but this time he may be in over his head. Someone is robbing banks and other sources of wealth using The Rat's good name while he dutifully performs his magic act under the big top. . As the book progresses, readers will wonder how many got-yous Harrison (The Stainless Steel Rat Goes To Hell) can fit in a clown car but his prowess as a ring master will shine through. After taking a job infiltrating a suspicious circus on a four million