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The Stainless Steel Rat
- Stainless Steel Rat, Book 1
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Audie Award, Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2011
DiGriz is caught during one of his crimes and recruited into the Special Corps. Boring, routine desk work during his probationary period results in his discovering that someone is building a battleship, thinly disguised as an industrial vessel. In the peaceful League no one has battleships anymore, so the builder of this one would be unstoppable.
DiGriz' hunt for the guilty becomes a personal battle between himself and the beautiful but deadly Angelina, who his planning a coup on one of the feudal worlds. DiGriz' dilemma is whether he will turn Angelina over to the Special Corps, or join with her, since he has fallen in love with her.
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- Devourer of worlds
- 25-04-19
A little dated, but a great central character
The gender roles very much of their time, but the anti hero joie de vive is great fun.
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- Barking Geek
- 23-08-17
brilliant
The voice is perfect for Slippery Jim. A great adaptation of a classic book. thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- P. M. Mitchell
- 19-08-16
one of my favourite books
a good rendering of a favourite book ripping yarn, quick paced I own a paperback of the book too this audio book has added lots to my appreciation of the humerous book.
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- Steve Kirkwood
- 07-04-13
Slippery Jimmy DiGriz In Glorious Audio
I read the Stainless Steel Rat books as a kid and loved them, James Digriz is the perfect anti hero - a sort of SciFi Bond with a warped moral compass.
At first I didn't take to the narration - I find most American narrated books too slow and have to listen at 1.5 speed - But this grew on me, his husky voice seemed to fit with the main character, although his portrayal of the female characters to a stretch of imagination.
Overall a very enjoyable book and I can;t wait to hear the rest of the series.
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- AudiobookDevotee
- 22-03-22
A fun yarn
This was a decent little book. Not good enough for me to want to read the next in the series immediately but it was pretty good.
I will say that the characters having creativity in their various criminal hijinks was a refreshing change. Too often stories of conmen and women are uninventive and dull. This book excelled at being fast paced and original.
There are only a handful of characters without an abundance of time to flesh them out but they carried the narrative well. The setting was well described.
I thought the narration was excellently done. I would recommend this to any sci-fi lover or fan of confidence tricks.
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- Pretty Foxy
- 02-05-22
Brilliant
Wonderfully narrated, with great voices for each character. A fantastic story, leaves you wanting more!
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- Mr Page
- 02-09-21
great vintage sci-fi.
very little to date the story, could be contemporary.
one of the best narrators I've ever listened to. wonderful characterisation.
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- Sean
- 07-10-22
Brilliant book
I’ve read this book numerous times over the years, but this is the first time I’ve listened to the audiobook version, which was brilliant. Great work by the narrator to bring such a good story to life.
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- Stephen James Muntus
- 27-02-24
stainless steel rat forever.
these stories were my introduction to Si Fi o er 50 years ago. They are fun easy reading and even easier listening. intricate, irreverent and beautifully written. nicely narrated and very entertaining. Highly recommended.
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- Miss King
- 08-04-13
The Stainless Steel Rat
I loved this book, its a crime heist comedy drama set in the future. And it was a wonderful listen. I'm looking forward to listening to the others in the series.
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