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Callahan's Secret
Callahan's Secret | Spider Robinson
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Callahan's Place is open for business, and all of the "regulars" are here--a talking dog, an alcoholic vampire, and two telepaths--enhancing their joys by drowning their sorrows. Everyone, that is, but Mickey Finn, a seven-foot tall alien in danger of enslavement at the hands of a traveller from across the galaxy... Come inside, pull up a chair, order a drink, make a toast, and let Spider Robinson introduce you to the most unique patrons to frequent any establishment, at a bar where the most important law is "shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased." And if there's time left at the end of the night, just maybe they'll save the world...
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Robotswithpersonality
Callahan's Secret | Spider Robinson
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So many interlibrary loan stickers I had to improvise to get the cover art and title in the same space! I think Spider Robinson's shortest works are his best. This particular collection has 2 novelettes, one novella and one short story. I appreciate what was done in the novella but it felt like too much even for the space alloted. Still love the endless creativity and compassion of Callahan's!

Robotswithpersonality P.S. This was written in the 80s by someone who started this series in the 70s, some of the language/opinions reflect this. 😬 2y
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Robotswithpersonality
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"Nobody wants to pay what honest materials cost nowadays, nobody wants to wait as long as true Quality requires..."

Honestly, the fact that this was written in the EIGHTIES, and rings even truer today is what gets me. ?

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