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Callahan's Key
Registered by phantomreader42 on 10/28/2002
2 journalers for this copy...
This is a wonderful book. I love this passage from the back:
"The universe is in desperate peril. Due to a cluster of freakish phenomena, the United States' own defense system has become a perfect doomsday machine, threatening the entire universe. And only one man can save everything-as-we-know-it from annihilation.
Unfortunately, he's not available."
This book is extremely funny, often heroic, and stars a group that at first seems LEAST likely to save the world. This group includes two dozen busloads of ex-hippies and freaks, Robert Heinlein's wandering cat, a whorehouse parrot, a talking dog, misunderstood genius-inventor Nikola Tesla (who is alive and well), a superintelligent toddler, a blind ex-cop, the world's worst driver, a former bum turned real-estate agent, and many more. I've enjoyed everything I've ever read by Spider.
This book caused me to buy three other books, "The Deep Blue Good-by" by John D. MacDonald, whose literary monument is mentioned in the book, "Steel Beach" By John Varley, who is mentioned in the book, and "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" by Robert A. Heinlein, to read more about Pixel.
I also like the opening quote from Philip K. Dick "Reality is what doesn't go away when you stop believing in it."
Books by Spider Robinson:
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (2nd copy)
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (2 nd copy)
Callahan's Key
Callahan's Con
Off The Wall At Callahan's
Callahan's Lady
Lady Slings the Booze
The Free Lunch
Telempath
User Friendly
By Any Other Name
Mindkiller
Deathkiller
Lifehouse
The Star Dancers
Authors Recommended by Spider Robinson:
Ben Bova
Robert A. Heinlein
John D. MacDonald
Theodore Sturgeon
John Varley
"The universe is in desperate peril. Due to a cluster of freakish phenomena, the United States' own defense system has become a perfect doomsday machine, threatening the entire universe. And only one man can save everything-as-we-know-it from annihilation.
Unfortunately, he's not available."
This book is extremely funny, often heroic, and stars a group that at first seems LEAST likely to save the world. This group includes two dozen busloads of ex-hippies and freaks, Robert Heinlein's wandering cat, a whorehouse parrot, a talking dog, misunderstood genius-inventor Nikola Tesla (who is alive and well), a superintelligent toddler, a blind ex-cop, the world's worst driver, a former bum turned real-estate agent, and many more. I've enjoyed everything I've ever read by Spider.
This book caused me to buy three other books, "The Deep Blue Good-by" by John D. MacDonald, whose literary monument is mentioned in the book, "Steel Beach" By John Varley, who is mentioned in the book, and "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" by Robert A. Heinlein, to read more about Pixel.
I also like the opening quote from Philip K. Dick "Reality is what doesn't go away when you stop believing in it."
Books by Spider Robinson:
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (2nd copy)
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (2 nd copy)
Callahan's Key
Callahan's Con
Off The Wall At Callahan's
Callahan's Lady
Lady Slings the Booze
The Free Lunch
Telempath
User Friendly
By Any Other Name
Mindkiller
Deathkiller
Lifehouse
The Star Dancers
Authors Recommended by Spider Robinson:
Ben Bova
Robert A. Heinlein
John D. MacDonald
Theodore Sturgeon
John Varley
Released on Monday, October 28, 2002 at Broun Hall in Auburn University, Alabama USA.
Left in the unix computer lab (room 310), between machines "volt" and "tesla" (which seems appropriate), about 2:30pm
Left in the unix computer lab (room 310), between machines "volt" and "tesla" (which seems appropriate), about 2:30pm
