Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!mike%cucca From: mike%cucca@columbia.arpa Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: The Stainless Steel Rat Message-ID: <3286@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 22:35:36 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3286 Posted: Wed Aug 14 22:35:36 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 04:46:52 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 43 From: Mike ArdaiFrom UI.MIKE@CU20A.DECNET Wed Aug 14 22:27:27 1985 Date: Wed 14 Aug 85 22:24:51-EDT From: Michael Ardai To: mike Status: R I have noticed a recent resurgence of interest in Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat books; this is good to see, since they have been (in my erstwhile opinion) underrated in the past. In a recent conversation with the author the subject of further SSR material came up; for anyone who's interested, here it is. Aside from the already published pentology (the titles of which have been posted previously), Harry has been quite busy with this character. Slippery Jim has his own pseudo-role- playing-game, board game and comic book, though the board game seems only to be available in England. Also restricted to European publication is a Rat choose-your-own-adventure book -- says Harrison, "It came out fine, but I'll never do it again." But the best news of all has to be the announcement of his latest Rat novel, A Stainless Steel Rat is Born. Detailing Degriz's early years, it includes info on how he started on his life of crime and his infamous escape for the juvenile detention center at age sixteen. I'm really looking forward to this one; I don't know about you, but much as I liked the rest of the series, nothing can hold a candle to the opening sequence in the first novel when the Rat is still a criminal. Enjoy. -Charles Ardai Contact through : ARPANET: UI.MIKE@CU20B.ARPA BitNet: MIAUS@CUVMA UseNet: (...!seismo!columbia!cucca!mike) -------