num_pages: 219
description: A chronicle of the life and times of the Stainless Steel Rat traces the rise of "Slippery Jim" diGriz from his humble origins as a shoplifter, through his schooling in arts of crime with the Bishop, to the heights of crime as an intergalactic con-man
language: English
title: A Stainless Steel Rat is Born
titlecomplete: A Stainless Steel Rat is Born (Stainless Steel Rat, #1)
characters: The Bishop, James Bolivar diGriz
genres: Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Space, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Humor, Space Opera
ratings_count: 8717
series: Stainless Steel Rat (Publication Order), Stainless Steel Rat
publisher: Spectra