Callahan's Con (Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Series) - Softcover

Robinson, Spider

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765341654 ISBN 13: 9780765341655

Publisher: Tor Books, 2004

Synopsis

Establishing themselves at a discreet little bar in Key West, a group of eccentric characters finds itself targeted by the local mafia, which is working to establish a "protection" racket, while Jake's wife, Zoey, misuses a time machine and finds herself stranded. Reprint.

About this title

About the Authors

Spider Robinson, winner of three Hugos and a Nebula, was born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, and has been a Canadian resident for 30 years. Holder of a bachelor's degree in English from the State University of New York, he worked as a folksinger and journalist before publishing his first story in Analog in 1973. He now lives with his wife Jeanne Robinson (co-author of the Hugo- and Nebula-winning Stardance trilogy) on an island outside Vancouver, B.C., where they raise and exhibit hopes.

Eleven of his 31 books are set in Callahan's Place, a fabulous tavern founded by a time traveler, where puns flow as freely as beer, and smell far worse. The most recent is Callahan's Con [Tor July 2003]. He has contributed a regular editorial column, "Future Tense," to Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail, since 1995. In 2000, he released Belaboring the Obvious, a CD of original music with the legendary Amos Garrett ("Midnight at the Oasis") on lead guitar, and in 2001 he was a celebrity judge at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.

Spider Robinson, winner of three Hugos and a Nebula, was born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, and has been a Canadian resident for 30 years. Holder of a bachelor's degree in English from the State University of New York, he worked as a folksinger and journalist before publishing his first story in Analog in 1973. He now lives with his wife Jeanne Robinson (co-author of the Hugo- and Nebula-winning Stardance trilogy) on an island outside Vancouver, B.C., where they raise and exhibit hopes.

Eleven of his 31 books are set in Callahan's Place, a fabulous tavern founded by a time traveler, where puns flow as freely as beer, and smell far worse. The most recent is Callahan's Con [Tor July 2003]. He has contributed a regular editorial column, "Future Tense," to Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail, since 1995. In 2000, he released Belaboring the Obvious, a CD of original music with the legendary Amos Garrett ("Midnight at the Oasis") on lead guitar, and in 2001 he was a celebrity judge at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.

From the Back Cover

Raves for Spider Robinson

Spider Robinson is the hottest writer to hit science fiction since [Harlan] Ellison.
Los Angeles Times

Spider Robinson's the antidote for entropy, the blahs, and the pernicious notion that humor and good grace are absent from the SF field.
Ben Bova

Spider Robinson is the Tom Robbins of the 21st century.
John Varley

How the hell is any self-respecting author supposed to compete with a storyteller as good as Spider Robinson?
David Gerrold

Robinson knows how to generate tension without losing his sense of humor, a more difficult trick than you might imagine.
The New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765341654
• ISBN 13: 9780765341655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286