Book Series Guide

Harry Harrison · novel-series

The Stainless Steel Rat books in order

Comic science-fiction adventures of interstellar criminal and reluctant hero James Bolivar 'Slippery Jim' diGriz.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat
    The Stainless Steel Rat

    Book 1 · novel · 1961

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  2. 2 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge
    The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge

    Book 2 · novel · 1970

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  3. 3 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
    The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World

    Book 3 · novel · 1972

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  4. 4 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!
    The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!

    Book 4 · novel · 1978

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  5. 5 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat for President
    The Stainless Steel Rat for President

    Book 5 · novel · 1982

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  6. 6
    A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born

    Book 6 · novel · 1985

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  7. 7 Cover of You Can Be the Stainless Steel Rat: An Interactive Game Book
    You Can Be the Stainless Steel Rat: An Interactive Game Book

    Book 7 · gamebook · 1985 Optional

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  8. 8 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted
    The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted

    Book 8 · novel · 1987

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  9. 9 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues
    The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues

    Book 9 · novel · 1994

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  10. 10 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
    The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell

    Book 10 · novel · 1996

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  11. 11 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
    The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus

    Book 11 · novel · 1999

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  12. 12 Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Returns
    The Stainless Steel Rat Returns

    Book 12 · novel · 2010

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