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Stainless Steel Rat Books in Order

Harry Harrison has written 13 Stainless Steel Rat books, published between 1961 and 2010. The first book is Stainless Steel Rat (1961) and the newest is The Stainless Steel Rat Returns (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1961–2010
Pages on record
1,892 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
32–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,892 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Stainless Steel Rat checklist

The Stainless Steel Rat is Harry Harrison's science fiction rogue, James Bolivar DiGriz. Thirteen books are catalogued, from Stainless Steel Rat (1961) to The Stainless Steel Rat Returns (2010), taking in The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge (1970), The Stainless Steel Rat Saves The World (1971), A Stainless Steel Rat is Born (1985) and The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues (1994). A game book line runs alongside the novels, and the short story collection Stainless Steel Visions appeared in 1992.

How many Stainless Steel Rat books are there?

Stainless Steel Rat has 13 books, released between 1961 and 2010.

Stainless Steel Rat Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Stainless Steel Rat books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge by Harry Harrison, book 2 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1970)
  2. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! by Harry Harrison, book 4 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1978)
  3. Cover of A Stainless Steel Rat is Born by Harry Harrison, book 6 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1985)
  4. Cover of Stainless Steel Visions by Harry Harrison, book 8 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1992)
  5. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues by Harry Harrison, book 9 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1994)
  6. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell by Harry Harrison, book 10 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1996)
  7. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus by Harry Harrison, book 11 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (1999)
  8. Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison, book 12 of the Stainless Steel Rat series (2010)
  1. 1
    Stainless Steel RatStainless Steel Rat #11961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    The Stainless Steel Rat's RevengeStainless Steel Rat #21970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  3. 3
    The Stainless Steel Rat Saves The WorldStainless Steel Rat #31971 · confirmed 2/4
    1971–
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  4. 4
    The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!Stainless Steel Rat #41978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  5. 5
    The Stainless Steel Rat for PresidentStainless Steel Rat #51982 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982185
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  6. 6
    You Can Be the Stainless Steel RatStainless Steel Rat (Game Books) #11985 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985156
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  7. 7
    A Stainless Steel Rat is BornStainless Steel Rat #61985 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985219
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  8. 8
    The Stainless Steel Rat Gets DraftedStainless Steel Rat #71987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  9. 9
    Stainless Steel VisionsStainless Steel Rat #81992 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992256
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  10. 10
    The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the BluesStainless Steel Rat #91994 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994244
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  11. 11
    The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to HellStainless Steel Rat #101996 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996256
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  12. 12
    The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the CircusStainless Steel Rat #111999 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999272
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  13. 13
    The Stainless Steel Rat ReturnsStainless Steel Rat #122010 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010304
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Stainless Steel Rat Books in Chronological Order

In story order, A Stainless Steel Rat is Born comes first and The Stainless Steel Rat Returns comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 12 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

  1. 6
    A Stainless Steel Rat is Born1985 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985219
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  2. 7
    The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  3. 9
    The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues1994 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994244
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  4. 1
    Stainless Steel Rat1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  5. 2
    The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  6. 3
    The Stainless Steel Rat Saves The World1971 · confirmed 2/4
    1971–
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  7. 4
    The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  8. 5
    The Stainless Steel Rat for President1982 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982185
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  9. 8
    Stainless Steel Visions1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992256
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  10. 10
    The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996256
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  11. 11
    The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus1999 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999272
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  12. 12
    The Stainless Steel Rat Returns2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010304
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Do you have to read Stainless Steel Rat books in order?

You should read the Stainless Steel Rat books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Stainless Steel Rat book also stands alone.

Where to start with Stainless Steel Rat

Start with Stainless Steel Rat (1961), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, A Stainless Steel Rat is Born comes first.

What is the newest Stainless Steel Rat book?

The Stainless Steel Rat Returns (2010) is the newest Stainless Steel Rat book released so far.

Is there a new Stainless Steel Rat book coming?

No next Stainless Steel Rat book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Stainless Steel Rat at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Stainless Steel Rat title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Stainless Steel Rat books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,892 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stainless Steel Rat books, 4 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the Stainless Steel Rat books are about

All 13 Stainless Steel Rat books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Science fiction 11 of 13 books
  • Digriz, james bolivar (fictitious character) 10 of 13 books
  • James Bolivar DiGriz (Fictitious character) 10 of 13 books
  • Fiction in English 4 of 13 books

More books by Harry Harrison

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.