![]() ![]() That's an improvement over the first half, but I've read this story before, and I think that it was done better in Deathworld. He spends a couple of chapters hiding from the law inside an automated fast-food machine! The second half of the novel moves the action to a foreign planet which resembles the setting of Deathworld 3, as the hero again is made a slave and has to rise up in society. But the first half of "A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born" is set in diGriz's unexciting home planet, where he spends his time on small-time crimes and attempting to stay ahead of the law. In each of the three Deathworld novels, the protagonist has to overcome great obstacles in an exciting and unusual environment: a planet with deadly wildlife deadly natives or a slave society. Unfortunately, the story itself isn't as interesting as Deathworld. ![]() It bears a strong stylistic resemblance to the Deathworld novels: it's short, old-fashioned (that's not bad, I like the simplicity), and has a protagonist who is quick to quip and clever enough to get out of any situation the world throws at him. ![]() Chronologically that's the first story in the series, as it details the origins of Jim diGriz, but it was the sixth book written. I only read the first book in this omnibus: "A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born". I bought this book because I liked the Deathworld novels by Harry Harrison. ![]()
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