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1	->''"Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don't ever piss one off."''
2	-->-- ''The Callahan Touch''
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4	[[http://spiderrobinson.com/ Spider Robinson]] (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born, Canada-dwelling science fiction author who has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Early in his career [[AppropriatedAppellation he adopted]] "Spider" which he had earned based on his tall gangly appearance and one of his favourite musicians [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Koerner Spider John]]
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6	* Stand Alone Novels:
7	** ''Telempath'' (1976, reprint 2001) (a portion won the Hugo Award for best Novella)
8	** ''Night of Power'' (1985, reprint 2005)
9	** ''The Free Lunch'' (2001)
10	** ''Literature/VariableStar'' (2007) -- Creator/RobertAHeinlein left behind an eight page outline for a novel. Spider Robinson was given the surviving seven pages and permission from the Heinlein estate to finish what Heinlein started.
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12	* ''The Russell Walker/Zandor Zudenigo/Nika Mandiç Mysteries''
13	** ''Literature/VeryBadDeaths'' (2006)
14	** ''Very Hard Choices'' (2009)
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16	* ''The Death Killer Trilogy''
17	** ''Literature/{{Mindkiller}}''
18	** ''Time Pressure ''
19	** ''Lifehouse'' (1997)
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21	* The Stardance Trilogy (co-written with his wife Jeanne Robinson)
22	** ''Stardance'' (won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula Awards for best Novella)
23	** ''Starseed''
24	** ''Starmind''
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26	!!''Literature/CallahansCrosstimeSaloon'' series
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28	* Callahan's Place
29	** ''Callahan's Crosstime Saloon'' (1977) (American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults)
30	** ''Time Travelers Strictly Cash'' (1981) (contains several non-Callahan's stories as well)
31	** ''Callahan's Secret'' (1986)
32	** ''Callahan and Company'' (1988) - (omnibus edition of ''Callahan's Crosstime Saloon'', ''Time Travelers Strictly Cash'', and ''Callahan's Secret'')
33	** ''The Callahan Chronicals'' (1997) - (retitled republication of ''Callahan and Company'' with one additional story)
34	* Lady Sally's
35	** ''Callahan's Lady'' (1989)
36	** ''Lady Slings the Booze'' (1992)
37	** ''Kill the Editor'' (1991) - (an excerpt from Lady Slings the Booze, published in a special edition)
38	* Mary's Place
39	** ''The Callahan Touch'' (1993)
40	** ''Callahan's Legacy'' (1996)
41	* The Place
42	** ''Callahan's Key'' (2000)
43	** ''Callahan's Con'' (2003)

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