Harrison, Harry 1925-Overview
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West of Eden
by Harry Harrison
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8 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and Polish and held by 1,266 libraries worldwide The saga of two cultures fated to struggle for control of the earth: the Yilane--cold-blooded intelligent reptiles and the Tanu--warm-blooded humans.
Winter in Eden
by Harry Harrison
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12 editions published between 1986 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,018 libraries worldwide "Book two in the West of Eden trilogy." A young hunter, Kerrick, launches a defense for mankind when a new ice age threatens Earth and the dinosaurs attempt to reconquer human territory.
Return to Eden
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8 editions published between 1988 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,011 libraries worldwide Depicts the final, decisive battle between humanity and the intelligent descendants of dinosaurs that began in "West of Eden" and "Winter in Eden."
The Stainless Steel Rat sings the blues
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10 editions published between 1994 and 2011 in English and held by 829 libraries worldwide Outlaw Jim DiGriz infiltrates a prison-planet at the head of a unit masquerading as a band. If he succeeds to recuperate a valuable artifact, he will receive the antidote to the poison implanted in him as punishment for his crimes. If not, he dies.
Astounding; John W. Campbell memorial anthology
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7 editions published between 1973 and 1974 in English and held by 818 libraries worldwide Science-fiction noveller.
The stainless steel rat joins the circus
by Harry Harrison
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 800 libraries worldwide Slippery Jim DiGriz, the galaxy's greatest thief and con artist, infiltrates a circus to solve a series of interstellar bank robberies. He has been hired as a sleuth by the bank owner, a 40,000-year-old billionaire.
The Stainless Steel Rat goes to hell
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11 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and Russian and held by 787 libraries worldwide Outlaw Jim diGriz searches for his wife, abducted while returning from a trip to heaven, a search that takes him to hell where he meets man-eating devils. The setting is a planet from where you can visit heaven.
The turing option : a novel
by Harry Harrison
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9 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in 5 languages and held by 766 libraries worldwide
Hell's cartographers : some personal histories of science fiction writers
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7 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 761 libraries worldwide
Stars & stripes triumphant
by Harry Harrison
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8 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and Russian and held by 721 libraries worldwide "For the two countries that share a language and a heritage, the conflict began at the dawn of the U.S. Civil War. Just as America was.
Soylent green
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7 editions published between 1973 and 2003 in English and German and held by 682 libraries worldwide Charlton Heston plays a cop in this 21st century science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely almost totally on a greenish, wafer-like substance called soylent. As Heston investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial Soylent Company, he comes face to face with the hideous truth about the secret ingredient of "Soylent Green."
King and emperor
by Harry Harrison
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10 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 679 libraries worldwide An alternate-history novel circa 800 AD whose hero is King Shef, ruler of Northern Europe. He illuminates the Dark Ages with cultural and technological innovations while battling Byzantium, the Moors and the Holy Roman Empire. By the author of The Hammer and the Cross.
The hammer and the cross
by Harry Harrison
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9 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 670 libraries worldwide In an alternate history, Britain in 865 is faced with a conflict between the invading Vikings and the native kings, between the followers of the Norse gods and the Church.
Stars & stripes forever
by Harry Harrison
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9 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and Russian and held by 668 libraries worldwide An alternate Civil War in which, following an incident at sea, British troops from Canada invade the United States to help the Confederacy. Subsequently they attack the Confederacy, whereupon North and South join forces to drive them out. Quebec gains its independence.
Make room! Make room
by Harry Harrison
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25 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 649 libraries worldwide "... adapted into the movie Soylent Green in 1973 ..."
One king's way
by Harry Harrison
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6 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 637 libraries worldwide What if the Vikings conquered Britain and founded a new civilization based on the ancient gods of the North? Set in an alternate Dark Ages, the novel follows the adventures of Shef Sigvarthsson, the new "jarl" of Britain, as he takes on the Christian world.
Stars and stripes in peril
by Harry Harrison
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7 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and Russian and held by 626 libraries worldwide In this alternate history, it is 1863 and British troops from Mexico prepare to invade the United States through Texas. Lincoln sends Grant to counter the attack. In the meantime he has Lee and Sherman plan a naval invasion to launch an assault on British soil.
Stainless steel visions
by Harry Harrison
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4 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 623 libraries worldwide Assembled here are fourteen of Harrison's best, spanning time and space from the England of old to empires millennia from now.
The stainless steel rat for president
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16 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in English and Russian and held by 579 libraries worldwide The Stainless Steel rat is back! Slippery Jim diGriz, the future's most lovable, laughable, larcenous conman tumed counterspy, retums for yet another high-tension mission. This time the Special Corps has given the Rat a daring assignment - liberate a backward tourist planet from the clutches of an aging dictator. With his lovely but lethal wife, Angelina, and his two stalwart sons, James and Bolivar, diGriz pits ballots against bullets in the fight for freedom. He's vowed to restore truth, justice, and democracy to the world of Parisio-Aqui, if he has to lie, cheat, and steal to do it.
The Stainless Steel Rat returns
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13 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and Russian and held by 545 libraries worldwide James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" DiGriz, Special Corps agent, master con man, interstellar criminal (retired), is living high on the hog on the planet of Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him and his lovely wife, Angelina, wandering the stars on the wildest journey since Gulliver's Travels. In this darkly satiric work, Harry Harrison bring his most famous character out of retirement for a grand tour of the galaxy. The Stainless Steel Rat rides again: a cocktail in his hand, a smile on his lips, and larceny in his heart, in search of adventure, gravitons, and a way to get rid of the pigs. more
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Aldiss, Brian Wilson,--1925- American Civil War (1861-1865) Artificial intelligence Audiobooks Authors, American Biography Campbell, John Wood,--1910-1971 Conspiracies Criticism, interpretation, etc. DiGriz, James Bolivar (Fictitious character) Dinosaurs Drama Elite (Social sciences) England--Stonehenge Fantasy Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Great Britain Harrison, Harry Harrison, Harry,--1925- Hijacking of aircraft Historical fiction History Humorous stories, American Illustrations International relations Middle Ages New York (State)--New York Overpopulation Periodicals Power (Social sciences) Revolutions Satire Science Science fiction Science fiction Science fiction, American Science fiction, English Science fiction--Authorship Science fiction films Short stories Space colonies Space vehicles Twenty-fifth century United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vikings War stories
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Alternative Names
Boyd, Felix.
Charteris, Leslie.
Dempsey, Hank.
Dempsey, Henry Maxwell.
Dempsey, Henry Maxwell, 1925-
Harrison, Harry H.
Harrison Júnior, Harry H.
Harrisson, Harry
Jr., Harry H. Harrison
Гаррисон, Гарри, 1925- 夏里逊Гаррисон, Гарри Languages
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