The Stainless Steel Rat reading order

A plan for the whole series

9 volumes, 1,793 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 21, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. The Stainless Steel Rat1961 · 160 pages · 3 h
   • 2. The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat1993 · ≈ 199 pages · 4 h
   • 3. The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues1994 · 229 pages · 4 h
   • 4. A Stainless Steel Rat is Born · 214 pages · 4 h
   • 5. The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted · 256 pages · 5 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 3, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 213 h18 daysby December 21, 2026

   • 6. The Stainless Steel Rat’s Revenge · 195 pages · 4 h
   • 7. The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World · 160 pages · 3 h
   • 8. The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! · 191 pages · 4 h
   • 9. The Stainless Steel Rat for President · 189 pages · 3 h
4. The end of the series

   December 21, 2026

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