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The universe is in desperate peril. Due to a cluster of freakish phenomena, the United States' own defense system has become a doomsday machine, threatening the entire universe. Only one man can save everything-as-we-know-it from annihilation. Unfortunately, he's not available. So the job falls instead to bar owner Jake Stonebender, his wife Zoey, and their superintelligent toddler, Erin, not to mention two dozen busloads of ex-hippies and freaks, Robert Heinlein's wandering cat, a whorehouse parrot, and misunderstood genius-inventor, Nikola Tesla, who is in fact alive and well.
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In a risable blend of good science fiction & bad puns this is the saga of a caravan of busses replete with ex-hippies & freaks; drugs; rock'n'roll; Robert Heinlein's wandering cat; a converted cop; a whorehouse parrot & the much misunderstood genius-inventor Nikola Tesla, our hero rumbles off to the rescue.
If you want many hours of thoroughly enjoyable reading I encourage you to scratch around in the musty shelves of your library, amazon.com or wherever you might buy his award-winning works. They are literally unforgettable. Do check out Associate Reviewer David's other SF picks.
This one I thought was particularly well done -- Although not back to the original Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, with wierd folks just wandering in to the bar, here.. Jake goes mobile and the convoy he creates is strangely reminiscent of his description of Western Nova Scota - but that's what you get when your favorite author is still 90% hipppy.
This book offers a lot, it has some healing, some punning, some traveling, some telepathy and some universe saving.. but not more than 2 or 3 new commers and no delving into their respective stories - Recommended for fans of Spider who have read the previous Callahan's books.. you might get a bit lost or wierded out if you havn't read any of the other Callahan's books.. and some things might just not make sense even if you have an especially high ability to suspend your disbelief.
On a side note I'd still like to buy the author and his wife a beer sometime and now for some reason.. I'd like to visit Key West - enjoy!
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