The Stainless Steel Rat
Harry Harrison · 1961 · Novel
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It established a popular archetype of the charismatic anti-hero in science fiction, blending elements of space opera with a humorous, picaresque narrative.
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Jim diGriz, known as 'The Stainless Steel Rat', is a charming and amoral master criminal who is eventually recruited by the Special Corps to fight crime. The novel introduces his character and his initial adventures as he tries to outwit the law.
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