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Callahan's Legacy

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Book details

  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tor Science Fiction
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    4.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0812550358
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0812550351
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After the original Callahan's is destroyed, Jake Stonebender and his wife open a new establishment called Mary's Place, where all the regulars including Doc Webster, Fast Eddie, aliens, and many other characters gather to share stories and possibly to save the world. Reprint.

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"Reading Callahan's Legacy is like having a drink, a smoke, and a good talk with an old friend."--Allen Steele
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About the Author

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 releasedBelaboring 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.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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"Anything by Spider Robinson is great but the Callahan series is supreme - hilarious, compassionate, wise." Read more

"...As with all his books it's about people and love and meaning. Another great one." Read more

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"The Callahan's Cross-Time Saloon series is engaging and hilarious. This is a grown-up set of books, unsitable for people under age 18...." Read more

"...As always, Robinson's magnificent wit and pun-ability shine through, especially when given such apropos openers as Pun Day at the pub and Tall Tale..." Read more

"...by Spider Robinson is great but the Callahan series is supreme - hilarious, compassionate, wise." Read more

"...The writing was competent, but the overall effect was "blah."" Read more

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"...all the usual suspects, a few new characters, a wild tale, lots of Irish coffee. everything needed for a Callahan book. enjoy." Read more

"...and the people in his world, you're missing out on a masterpiece of story-telling. This purchase was my 3rd or 4th...." Read more

"One of the best books I own!! Good down down to earth sci-fi, intelligent, well written and witty reads. Buying it for my friends!" Read more

"Magical Times, Great Music, and Loving Folk Live here..." Read more

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Spider Robinson
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022
He moved me more than even Mr. Heinlein did. I read this book with fear. I stopped reading his books after the one with the telepathic twins when they all got made bulletproof. That book broke me and it has taken this long for me to muster up the courage to try this one. No... See more
He moved me more than even Mr. Heinlein did. I read this book with fear. I stopped reading his books after the one with the telepathic twins when they all got made bulletproof. That book broke me and it has taken this long for me to muster up the courage to try this one. No other author has ever done that to me. I have healed enough now to reread his other books and catch up with the ones I missed.
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OAKSHAMAN
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Some of us at Callahan's are pretty fair empaths....
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2004
I love these Callahan stories. It took me a while to realise why I love them. You see, Callahan's is the current reincarnation of the legendary Inn at the Crossroads. It is a place where travellers and strangers and seekers and lost souls can tell their stories. Nothing is... See more
I love these Callahan stories. It took me a while to realise why I love them. You see, Callahan's is the current reincarnation of the legendary Inn at the Crossroads. It is a place where travellers and strangers and seekers and lost souls can tell their stories. Nothing is a surprize at Callahans, for anything can happen there. For the price of a drink you can tell your story- and have it respectfully listened to by people who will try to help you if they can- or at least sincerely try to understand. Needless to say, this is not your modern sports bar....
Did I mention that the clientel of Callahan's are not just your ordinary Outsiders? It is not at all uncommon for time travellers, aliens, mutants, to cross the threshold. As long as you don't pull any rough stuff there, all are welcome at Callahan's.
The funny thing is, places like Callahan's do actually exist. You don't find them, or even here about them, unless you really need to find them. They are havens outside the world where good fellowship, respect, and empathy still maintain a toehold in this brave new world.
If you'll excuse me, I feel a need to hurl yet another glass into the fireplace....
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The Notorious MCC
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A worthy installment, but light on character
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2000
Fans of Mike Callahan and Jake Stonebender and the rest of the crew will no doubt devour this latest installment, however new readers will be lost because of all of the in-jokes and references to past stories. All the more reason to buy ALL of the previous... See more
Fans of Mike Callahan and Jake Stonebender and the rest of the crew will no doubt devour this latest installment, however new readers will be lost because of all of the in-jokes and references to past stories. All the more reason to buy ALL of the previous installments!
Callahan's Key, while bringing back all of our dear and lovable friends, left this reader wanting more. While everpresent, much of the crew from Callahan's Place and Mary's Place had only cameos in this story. Quite understandable, since the cast grows with every new installment, but it made me yearn for more of the short, poignant stories that originally captured our attention and pulled on our heartstrings.
This is not to say that this book is lacking in any respect. Spider Robinson is a genius and his works never never fail to entertain. You can't go wrong with this or any other of his stories.
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Magical Times, Great Music, and Loving Folk Live here
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2018
The Callahan's Cross-Time Saloon series is engaging and hilarious. This is a grown-up set of books, unsitable for people under age 18. It describes a free-wheeling lifestyle, people who love mucis, have saved the Universe three times, and the world's smartest infant. it... See more
The Callahan's Cross-Time Saloon series is engaging and hilarious. This is a grown-up set of books, unsitable for people under age 18. It describes a free-wheeling lifestyle, people who love mucis, have saved the Universe three times, and the world's smartest infant. it has everything, from oppessive ureaucrats to a cat that walks through walls, and a foul-mouthed parrot. The best parts take place on Key West, Florida - 'nuff said.
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Great all at once or taken in bites
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013
Robinson's first book in the Callahan series, the novel opens with a chapter originally written as a short story. Each chapter is a curious moment captured at a bar that seems to have a strange magnetism for the distraught, downhearted, empathic and downright unearthly. As... See more
Robinson's first book in the Callahan series, the novel opens with a chapter originally written as a short story. Each chapter is a curious moment captured at a bar that seems to have a strange magnetism for the distraught, downhearted, empathic and downright unearthly. As always, Robinson's magnificent wit and pun-ability shine through, especially when given such apropos openers as Pun Day at the pub and Tall Tale night. Pay close attention to the chapter titles and keep an open mind about language use as you may dig up more witticisms than you might think at first glance. Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is a moving, intelligent read about a great bar with regulars that, over time, become more family than friends, and visitors that range from the out-of-body to the out-of-this-world.
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typically entertaining & uplifting
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020
Spider always spins a good yarn & this is no exception. all the usual suspects, a few new characters, a wild tale, lots of Irish coffee. everything needed for a Callahan book. enjoy.
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Amazing writer
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2010
If you've never read Spider's first compilation of Callahan and the people in his world, you're missing out on a masterpiece of story-telling. This purchase was my 3rd or 4th. Seems whenever I would lend it out, it never made it's way back to me. The stories are still... See more
If you've never read Spider's first compilation of Callahan and the people in his world, you're missing out on a masterpiece of story-telling. This purchase was my 3rd or 4th. Seems whenever I would lend it out, it never made it's way back to me. The stories are still relevent now as they were all those years ago when Spider first wrote them. Thank god for that little known publisher who had the foresight to include a few of the tales in his scifi rag-mag. ;}
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Robinson is fabulous
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019
Anything by Spider Robinson is great but the Callahan series is supreme - hilarious, compassionate, wise.
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trekkerkev
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good book.
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2015
good book.. was missing this one from the callahans series. Looking forward to finishing off the rest of the series.

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Brilliant collection of short stories, that will appeal to everyone, not just sci-fi nuts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2008
This collection of short stories, connected by a theme of absolution and recovery, is just wonderful. It's not really science fiction, as technology plays only the most minuscule of parts; the stories are strongly character-driven, and should appeal to just about everyone.See more
This collection of short stories, connected by a theme of absolution and recovery, is just wonderful. It's not really science fiction, as technology plays only the most minuscule of parts; the stories are strongly character-driven, and should appeal to just about everyone.

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Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2016
Great book, I 've been trying to find a copy for years

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but still a good read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2017
a bit dated in style, but still a good read.

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Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2017
The book was good. The chapter leads are quotes from Dan Quayle. That is worth the price of admission.

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