Spider Robinson

Spider Robinson is a prolific science fiction writer who is often compared to Robert A. Heinlein. He is best known for his stories and books about a group of friends who spend much of their time at Callahan's Bar, and Jake's Place. Presently he is helping his wife, author Jeanne Robinson in her fight with cancer. WeDreamForJeanne

Robinson's first sale was to Analog Science Fiction magazine in 1973 (""The Guy With The Eyes"). It was a story set in a bar that was called Callahan's Place. His first novel was published in 1976 (Telempath). In 2006, he completed and published an unfinished novel by Robert Heinlein (Variable Star).

• Telempath (1976)

• Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (1977)

• Stardance (1979) with Jeanne Robinson

• The Best of All Possible Worlds (1980) stories of other authors

• Time Travelers Strictly Cash (1981) most are Callahan stories

• Mindkiller (1982) First in The Deathkiller Trilogy

• Melancholy Elephants (1984 in Canada) short stories

• Callahan's Secret (1986)

• Time Pressure (1987) Second in The Deathkiller Trilogy

• Callahan and Company (1988) The three Callahan volumes

• Callahan's Lady (1989) a Lady Sally novel

• True Minds (1990) Short stories

• Starseed (1991) with Jeanne Robinson

• Lady Slings the Booze (1992) a Lady Sally novel

• The Callahan Touch (1993) a Mary's Place novel

• Off the Wall at Callahan's (1994) quotes from his books

• Starmind (1995) with Jeanne Robinson

• Callahan's Legacy (1996) a Mary's Place novel

• Callahan Chronicals (1997) Callahan and Company with a new title

• Lifehouse (1997) Third of The Deathkiller Trilogy

• The Star Dancers (1997) The novels Stardance and Starseed

• User Friendly (1998) Short stories

• Belabouring the Obvious (2000)

• Callahan's Key (2000) a Jake's Place novel

• By Any Other Name (2001) Short stories

• The Free Lunch (2001)

• God Is an Iron and Other Stories (2002) Short stories

• Callahan's Con (2003) a Jake's Place novel

• The Crazy Years: Reflections of a Science Fiction Original (2004) articles written for a Canadian newspaper

• Very Bad Deaths (2004) science fiction mystery

• Variable Star (2006) with Robert Heinlein (postumous)

• Very Hard Choices (2008) science fiction mystery

• 1974: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
• 1977: Three Hugo's
• 1977: Nebula
• 2008: Robert A. Heinlein Award (Lifetime Achievement)