The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell

7 hours and 25 minutes

English language

Published 2011 by Brilliance Audio.

ISBN:: 978-1-5012-9367-2
ASIN:: B0050FLNHY

Jim and Angelina are on holiday on the paradise planet Lussuoso, where the very, very rich can avail themselves of rejuvenating treatments and become young again. Just when boredom seems about to set in, Jim learns that Angelina has disappeared, seemingly the victim of a religious scam. Evil genius Justin Slakey has a machine that allows him to travel between universes. He uses it to prey on religious believers, tricking them out of their money and then using them as slaves in his coal mines. Aided by his twin sons, James and Bolivar, Slippery Jim descends to a planet that seems to be a real-life version of Hell - and when you can't take metal weapons between the universes, what do you arm yourselves with? Salami, of course.

4 editions

JIm FUlner reviewed The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell by Harry Harrison

4 stars

The Best audio book I have listened to in a long time. returnreturnBook 9 returns to the "current" timeline, no more prequels. returnreturnThe "goes to hell" is about how Angelina and her friends get caught up into some religious cult that is all about going to heaven (a relatively "new" idea that has all but disappeared in this future context). If you give the "church" enough money you can take a special trip to heaven to prove its real and know you can go there when you die if you are loyal to the church. returnreturnAngelina goes on to investigate and Jim has to follow after when she goes missing. returnreturnof course its internal universal transporter that goes to "heaven" and "hell" returnreturnLike all the books in the series its great fun without a whole lot of fun without taking themselves too seriously. I really appreciate the jokes where they …

The Best audio book I have listened to in a long time. returnreturnBook 9 returns to the "current" timeline, no more prequels. returnreturnThe "goes to hell" is about how Angelina and her friends get caught up into some religious cult that is all about going to heaven (a relatively "new" idea that has all but disappeared in this future context). If you give the "church" enough money you can take a special trip to heaven to prove its real and know you can go there when you die if you are loyal to the church. returnreturnAngelina goes on to investigate and Jim has to follow after when she goes missing. returnreturnof course its internal universal transporter that goes to "heaven" and "hell" returnreturnLike all the books in the series its great fun without a whole lot of fun without taking themselves too seriously. I really appreciate the jokes where they make fun of hard Science Fiction when Dr. Koupou starts explain how these various things work an inevitable Jim interrupts with "OK, whatever, lets just go already"