Project Gutenberg 2007-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 205 Harrison, Harry 1925 2012 Dempsey, Henry Maxwell Harrison, Henry Maxwell Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) The Misplaced Battleship The Stainless Steel Rat Produced from Astounding Science Fiction April 1960. See also the longer work "The stainless steel rat," partially based on a version of this story: #70622. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Misplaced Battleship" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around interstellar intrigue and crime, specifically the implications of a powerful battleship being secretly built in a peaceful sector of the galaxy. It addresses themes of deception, adventure, and the moral complexities faced by characters navigating both lawful and unlawful pursuits in a futuristic setting. The narrative follows the protagonist, Slippery Jim diGriz, a master thief turned agent for the Special Corps, as he uncovers a plot involving the covert construction of a Warlord-class battleship on the planet Cittanuvo. DiGriz, initially sent to investigate, finds himself embroiled in a deeper conspiracy when he discovers that a criminal mastermind named Pepe Nero, with the assistance of a cunning woman named Angelina, has orchestrated the construction and theft of the battleship for his own nefarious purposes. As diGriz races against time to apprehend Pepe and prevent chaos, he finds that nothing is as straightforward as it seems, challenging his wits and resolve at every turn. The climax showcases a tense showdown as diGriz confronts the duo, ultimately leading to unexpected twists and moral dilemmas about loyalty and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Criminals -- Fiction Police -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction DiGriz, James Bolivar (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 92917 92924 2024-09-10T03:50:43.706883 2023-09-10T07:30:02.438017 text/html text/html 89434 2021-01-02T22:48:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 234181 2021-01-02T22:48:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278241 2024-09-10T03:50:47.851890 application/epub+zip 278412 2024-09-10T03:50:45.256896 application/epub+zip 83686 2024-09-10T03:50:44.186903 application/epub+zip 490423 2024-09-10T03:50:49.711864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481592 2024-09-10T03:50:47.054868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163756 2022-09-10T13:42:57.657311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83850 83724 2024-09-10T03:50:43.432892 2023-09-10T07:30:02.203032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 83808 2021-01-02T22:48:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33329 2021-01-02T22:48:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20551 2024-09-10T03:50:49.850876 application/rdf+xml 13540 2024-09-10T03:50:44.522925 image/jpeg 3772 2024-09-10T03:50:44.352917 image/jpeg 281594 2024-09-10T03:50:43.729885 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia