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!hester From: hester@uci-icse Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT by Harry Harrison Message-ID: <3252@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 13:53:58 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3252 Posted: Mon Aug 12 13:53:58 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 01:48:47 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 28 From: Jim HesterJust to set the record straight, Jim DeGriz never does more than think lecherously about anyone but his one true love (a Stainless Steel Rat herself), partially because she is extremely jealous and a (mostly) reformed ruthless killer. She used to kill for the fun of it, now only when she has a reason, like someone giving her a dirty look, or a possibly unfaithful husband. I disagree that Harrison wrote it so straight as to be funny. It seems to me he played it for as many laughs as he could, quite intentionally. Jim (the narrator of the stories) describes everything sarcastically, primarily attacking all forms of government burocuracy. This does not happen by accident. The main reason I replied, though, is to point out that there are (at least) five Stainless Steel Rat novels, the first three of which have been collected in THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT: The Stainless Steel Rat The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World The other two are sold seperately. I am not positive of the order of these two, but think I got it right: The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You The Stainless Steel Rat for President