# The Stainless Steel Rat

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**Created:** [July 5, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-stainless-steel-rat/231482 "2007-07-05T06:47:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![blazes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@blazes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blazes)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-stainless-steel-rat/231482/1 "2007-07-05T06:47:29Z")

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> **[The Stainless Steel Rat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_Steel_Rat)**
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> James Bolivar diGriz, alias "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and the antihero of a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison. James Bolivar diGriz goes by many aliases, including "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat". He is a futuristic con man, thief, and all-round rascal. He is charming and quick-witted. He is also a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, a criminal mastermind, an expert on breaking...

Have any of you ever read any of this series before? I thought it looked good and wondered what you all think. Good/bad?