Spider Robinson
Spider Robinson is a Canadian science fiction author and Heinlein devotee known for his Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series, a sequence of warm, pun-filled stories set in a bar where troubles are shared and the universe makes a little more sense. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His optimistic, humanist vision of science fiction is rare and beloved.
Works
- Callahan's Crosstime SaloonInterconnected stories of patrons sharing tales, jokes, and mysteries at magical crosstime tavern setting
- Time Travelers Strictly CashTales of time travelers visiting Callahan's Saloon bringing adventures, danger, and unexpected wisdom
- MindkillerTelepath discovers someone trying to kill him using his own psychic gift against him dangerously
- StardanceSpacefarer dancers broadcast consciousness-altering art through cosmos creating transcendent human-alien communion
- TelempathPsychic astrocarpenter builds relationships across planets using telepathic connection abilities and growing love