The Stainless Steel Rat Returns
By (Author) Harry Harrison
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
14th August 2012
9th August 2012
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
304
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
260g
James Bolivar 'Slippery Jim' diGriz, Special Corps agent, master conman and interstellar criminal (retired), is living high on the hog with his lovely, vivacious wife Angelina on the luxury planet Moolaplenty when long-lost Cousin Elmo arrives.
Cousin Elmo's not alone: he's got a ship full of porcuswine and their keepers and they're all looking for a new home. And before he's even finished his first cocktail, his bank account's been drained and he and Angelina are off wandering the stars on a sabotaged ship.In this darkly satiric work Harry Harrison brings his most famous character out of retirement for a grand tour of the galaxy, cocktail in hand, his luscious wife by his side, a smile on his lips and larceny in his heart. He's in search of adventure, gravitons and a way to get the porcuswine out of his life...forever!Harry Harrison is one of the established greats of SF and the Stainless Steel Rat is his most popular creation. He has won the prestigious Nebula Award and has written dozens of novels. He divides his time between Great Britain and Florida.