The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus

Name: The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
Price: 3.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (210 reviews)
Author: Harry Harrison

by Harry Harrison

Fantasy Science Fiction

4.5 (210)

4.5 stars from 210 reviews

271 pages~4.5 hr readPublished by Orion Pub CoPublished 1998-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love heist stories with clever protagonists who always have an escape plan and a wisecrack ready.
You enjoy science fiction that doesn't take itself too seriously and mixes adventure with humour throughout.
You want a fun, fast-paced read featuring a married couple who are partners in crime and in life.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer hard science fiction grounded in realistic physics and technical detail over roguish adventure.
You're looking for weighty themes or character depth rather than a rollicking good time with a likeable rogue.
You need your space opera to feature epic stakes and universe-altering consequences.

About this book

Slippery Jim DiGriz, the galaxy's greatest thief and con artist known as the Stainless Steel Rat, has spent numerous novels outwitting conventional forces across dozens of star systems. Now Jim and his wife Angelina find themselves stranded on a boring backwater planet with little to occupy them except computer crime. They encounter a billionaire claiming to be 40,000 years old who offers them millions of credits to investigate a series of unsolved interstellar bank robberies. These robberies consistently occur near circus locations. Jim infiltrates the galactic circus world, but discovers more dangerous adversaries than anticipated among its ringmasters and strongmen. This entry in the series takes Jim's high-wire performer nature to new extremes as he navigates this unfamiliar environment.

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Currently 4.5★ from 210 reviews

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