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From: psc@lzwi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm)
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Subject: THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT by Harry Harrison
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Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 20:31:54 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  6 20:31:54 1985
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     Harrison has a remarkable talent.  He writes straight adventure SF,
but writes it *so *straight, it comes out funny.  Add a little humor,
and what you've got is a fun little read.

     THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT is a collection of three
novels: THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT, THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT'S REVENGE, and
THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT SAVES THE WORLD.  The universe has been fairly
well tamed, there is plenty for everyone, and things are mostly quiet.
That's fine for ninety-nine percent of the worlds's population; the
oddballs want a little more.  One such is James "Slippery Jim" diDriz,
who in a stainless steel world can still find holes in the wall to hide
in.  His greatest weakness is his soft heart.  With a pocketful of
grenades and a recoilless .75, he fights, steals, and chases his way
across the galaxy.  There's an impossible escape about every twenty
pages, a beautiful woman or so, and dozens of great straight lines.

     Four dollars is still a lot of money for a paperback.  When the
paperback has three novels in it, it's a bargain.  Recommended as a good
light read or three.
-- 
       -Paul S. R. Chisholm       The above opinions are my own,
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