Wed, Aug. 15th, 2012, 09:48 am
[info]cygnia: "Stainless Steel Rat" Author Harry Harrison passes away ay 87

http://io9.com/5934884/rip-harry-harrison-creator-of-the-stainless-steel-rat-bill-the-galactic-hero-and-soylent-green

If Harry Harrison had only created "Slippery" Jim DiGriz, the roguish hero of the Stainless Steel Rat books, he would deserve a high place in science fiction history. But he also wrote dozens of other novels, including the hilarious Bill the Galactic Hero saga, the proto-Steampunk classic A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!, and the novel that became the movie Soylent Green, Make Room! Make Room!.

Amazingly, Harrison kept writing great novels, with the last Stainless Steel Rat book coming out just two years ago. He died today, aged 87, according to his official website. No details are yet known.
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Wed, Aug. 15th, 2012 04:57 pm (UTC)
[info]rosehiptea

I remember loving those books when I was in college. RIP, sir.
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Thu, Aug. 16th, 2012 03:28 am (UTC)
[info]quartz

Oh damn. Those were some of my favorite books when I was just starting out in science fiction. They introduced me to the idea that sometimes rules should and can be broken.
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