Spider Robinson has written more than 36 novels, including the long-running series of raucous tales set around Callahan's Crosstime Saloon and The Stardance Trilogy. He has won numerous awards, among them the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, a Nebula Award and three Hugo Awards and the Robert A. Heinlein Award for Lifetime Excellence in Literature. In 2006, Robinson became the only writer to collaborate on a novel with science fiction grand master Robert A. Heinlein, posthumously completing the critically acclaimed Variable Star.

Photo: Jeanne Robinson