Back to the Bar

It seems that during periods of stress, some folks turn to comfort foods. Or to cigarettes. Or to drink.

Me, I tend to turn back to music and certain authors. Clifford D. Simak and Spider Robinson, among others, have helped me through previous periods of stress. And this seems to be shaping up to be a spring of stress, and no doubt will also be a summer of stress.

So, it is back to the bar. Back to Callahan's Place and Lady Sally's Place and Mary's Place and The Place.

The Callahan Chronicals.

Made up of: Backword; Callahan's Crosstime Saloon: Introduction (Ben Bova); Foreword; The Guy with the Eyes; The Time Traveler; The Centipede's Dilemma; Two Heads Are Better Than One; The Law of Conservation of Pain; Just Dessert; "A Voice is Heard in Ramah"; Unnatural Causes; The Wonderful Conspiracy; Time Traveler's Strictly Cash: Fivesight; Dog Day Evening; Have You Heard the One...?; Mirror/Mirror, Off the Wall; Callahan's Secret: The Blacksmith Tale; Pyotr's Story; Author's Note; Involuntary Man's Laughter; The Mick of Time; Earth...and Beyond: Post Toast.

Counts as 22 entries in the 2008 Year in Shorts.

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Ace Books; 1977; ISBN 0-441-09037-0; cover by Vincent Di Fate). (Collection completed.)

Time Travelers Strictly Cash (Ace; 1981; ISBN 0-441-81277-5; cover by Vincent Di Fate). (Collection completed.)

Additional (non-Callahan's or Callahan's items not included in the omnibus edition) items: Forewords; Concerning Fivesight; Soul Search; Concerning Soul Search; Concerning Spider vs. The Hax of Sol III; Spider Versus The Hax of Sol III; Also Concerning Spider vs. The Hax of Sol III; Concerning Dog Day Evening; God Is An Iron; Concerning God Is An Iron; Concerning Rah Rah R.A.H.!; Rah Rah R.A.H.!; Ol Man Heinlein; Concerning Have You Heard the One...?; Local Champ; Concerning Local Champ; Concerning The Web of Sanity; The Web of Sanity; Concerning Mirror/Mirror, Off the Wall; Serpent's Teeth; Concerning Serpent's Teeth.

Counts as 21 entries in the 2008 Year in Shorts.

Callahan's Secret (Berkley; 1986; ISBN 0-425-09082-5; cover artist not indicated).

Callahan's Lady (Ace Books; 1990; ISBN 0-441-09072-9; cover artist James Warhola).

Lady Slings the Booze (Ace Books; 1993; ISBN 0-441-46929-9; cover artist Richard Hescox).

The Callahan Touch (Ace Books; 1995; ISBN 0-441-00133-5; cover artist James Warhola).

Callahan's Legacy (Tor Books; 1997; ISBN 0-812-55035-8; cover artist James Warhola).

Callahan's Key (Bantam-Spectra; 2001; ISBN 0-553-58060-4; cover artist Don Maitz).

Callahan's Con (Tor Books; 2004; ISBN 0-765-34165-4; cover artist Scott Fischer).

Off the Wall at Callahan's (Tor Books; 1994; ISBN 0-312-85661-X; cover by Phil Foglio).

Posted by Fred Kiesche at May 3, 2008 06:01 AM