Spider Robinson

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born

November 24, 1948 in New York, New York, The United States

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male

website

http://www.spiderrobinson.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Robert A. Heinlein, John D. MacDonald, Donald E. Westlake

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Spider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.

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Spider on the Web 91 - The Voyage South

The Voyage South

© 2012 by Spider Robinson

Reading: Prologue of Book I of the Astreya Trilogy, THE VOYAGE SOUTH, by Seymour Hamilton. Music: Kathleen Rubbicco, Strung, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ella Fitzgerald with the Ray Brown Quintet, Tony Dominelli, and Lord Buckley.
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Books by Spider Robinson

Average rating: 3.92 · 16,688 ratings · 699 reviews · 47 distinct works

	Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Callahan's, #1; Callahan's Place Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,354 ratings — published 1977 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Time Travellers Strictly Cash (Callahan's Place Trilogy, #2) (Callahan's Series, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 1,121 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Callahan's Lady (Lady Sally's, #1) (Callahan's Series, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 1,092 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Lady Slings the Booze (Lady Sally's, #2) (Callahan's Series, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 822 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Callahan Chronicals (Callahan's Place Trilogy, #1-3) (Callahan's Series, #1-3) 4.25 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Callahan's Secret (Callahan's Series, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 707 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Callahan's Key (The Place, #1) (Callahan's Series, #8) 3.88 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Callahan Touch (Mary's Place, #1) (Callahan's Series, #6) 4.06 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Callahan's Legacy (Mary's Place, #2) (Callahan's Series, #7) 4.00 avg rating — 549 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Callahan's Con (The Place, #2) (Callahan's Series, #9) 3.94 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Spider Robinson

Callahan's (9 books)
by Spider Robinson

4.09 avg rating — 9,329 ratings

Callahan's Place Trilogy (3 books)
by Spider Robinson

4.15 avg rating — 4,182 ratings

Lady Sally's (2 books)
by Spider Robinson

4.07 avg rating — 1,914 ratings

The Place (2 books)
by Spider Robinson

3.90 avg rating — 1,176 ratings

Mary's Place (2 books)
by Spider Robinson

4.03 avg rating — 1,099 ratings

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Quotes by Spider Robinson

“Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me...only he's an imbecile.”
― Spider Robinson, Off the Wall at Callahan's

tags: humor , science-fiction , social-commentary

213 people liked it

“ …when writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence…in love, never settle…value yourself first and this will help you to value others…life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest…everyone in the world is different, and that’s ok…”
― Spider Robinson

tags: life , love , writing

57 people liked it

“If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.”
― Spider Robinson

28 people liked it

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Polls

NOVEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for our November SF Book of the Month!

The Diamond Age Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson

14 votes 28.0%

Blindsight by Peter Watts

11 votes 22.0%

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

9 votes 18.0%

The Children of Men by P.D. James

4 votes 8.0%

The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton

3 votes 6.0%

Brasyl by Ian McDonald

3 votes 6.0%

Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson

2 votes 4.0%

Farthing by Jo Walton

2 votes 4.0%

The Dark Beyond the Stars A Novel by Frank M. Robinson

1 vote 2.0%

Radio Freefall by Matthew Jarpe

1 vote 2.0%

Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec

0 votes 0.0%

The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald

0 votes 0.0%

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