Decicided to re-read in chronological order as opposed to date publishe. ' I read this series many years ago and loved it. A good read and I plan on checking out the rest of the series. A Stainless Steel Rat is born is an origin story and written after the series had already become a success. ' Stainless Steel Rat is aimed at a young adult audience but I enjoyed it nonetheless. ' The Stainless Steel Rat series was an excellent and entertaining read. ' A fun book, not quite as entertaining as others in the series, but worth a read. ' Classic sci-fi parody/humor that still stands up today.

I will be seeking out more of these books.

Despite this not being the 'first' release-wise, it is the first chronologically, and for me was a good introduction to the series. ' I've never read any of the other rat books and picked this up based of having heard good things about the series.

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Now, he not only has to save his own skin but that of his new master.' Unfortunately, Jim accidently reveals the secret whereabouts of the most infamous and much-sought-after rat, in an attempt to show off his skills to said master rat. By purposefully landing himself in jail, Jim tries to learn from his fellow crooks but realizes only the best rats never get caught. Jim wasn't born a rat, but had to discover how to become one through tutelage and loss. 'Always nice to become acquainted with our hero's humble past. The latter part of the book details Jim's adventures on the planet Spiovente, a semi-industrial world fighting feudal wars with weapons smuggled in (against League regulations) by Captain Garth. He eventually has to flee his home planet of Bit O' Heaven with the Bishop, but Garth, the Captain of the ship who promised them safe passage, sells them into slavery. The book opens with Jim bungling a bank job so that he can be arrested and sent to prison, where he plans to learn the art of being a master criminal.ĭeciding that the Bishop should be his mentor, Jim sets about proving himself worthy of the master's attention. In this prequel to the Stainless Steel Rat, Slippery Jim is a brash 17-year-old who has left his parents' porcuswine farm, planning to embark on a life of crime.

A stainless steel rat is born