Callahan's Secret - STALLED BOOKRAY
3 journalers for this copy...
Third volume in the Callahan's series.
This is actually the 1986 Berkeley paperback edition, with completely different cover art than what is shown attached to this BC journal.
Description from back cover:
"Callahan's Place -- the saloon on the edge of time and space -- is open for business. So pull up a stool, have a drink on the house, and meet the regulars -- who are anything but regular. Two telepaths, an alcoholic vampire, a talking dog, and, strangest of all, a seven-foot alien called Mickey Finn... 'Nobody's perfect. But Spider comes pretty damned close.' -- Ben Bova, 'I'd nominate Spider Robinson as the new Robert Heinlein.' -- New York Times
This is actually the 1986 Berkeley paperback edition, with completely different cover art than what is shown attached to this BC journal.
Description from back cover:
"Callahan's Place -- the saloon on the edge of time and space -- is open for business. So pull up a stool, have a drink on the house, and meet the regulars -- who are anything but regular. Two telepaths, an alcoholic vampire, a talking dog, and, strangest of all, a seven-foot alien called Mickey Finn... 'Nobody's perfect. But Spider comes pretty damned close.' -- Ben Bova, 'I'd nominate Spider Robinson as the new Robert Heinlein.' -- New York Times
I didn't want to simply release my five "Callahan's" titles into the wild, so I decided to launch my first BookRay -- with all five books travelling together. The BookRay was announced (originally only with three books) on 10-18-2003 with the intent to mail them to the first person as soon as ten had signed up, but that number was reduced to five in November, and the books went out to the first name on the list on 12-3-2003. These books are available as a US-only BookRay.
Here's the list so far, in the order we'll follow:
fruitbat from Oregon
ladyofunicorns from New Mexico <--Stalled out since Feb 2004 with this participant!
drumorgan from California
PygmyMoose from Nebraska
CGCurrie from Virginia
arugh48187 from Minnesota
snowmyst from West Virginia
PM me if you'd like to be added to the Ray...
Here's the list so far, in the order we'll follow:
fruitbat from Oregon
ladyofunicorns from New Mexico <--Stalled out since Feb 2004 with this participant!
drumorgan from California
PygmyMoose from Nebraska
CGCurrie from Virginia
arugh48187 from Minnesota
snowmyst from West Virginia
PM me if you'd like to be added to the Ray...
Journal Entry 3 by SiDiC at -- By Post Or By Hand, Meetup, RABCK, Bookring/Ray in Lincoln, Nebraska USA on Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Released on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 at Mailing as part of a BookRay in Lincoln, Nebraska USA.
One of five "Callahan's" books being mailed today as part of a "group" BookRay. Heading to Oregon. Enjoy!
One of five "Callahan's" books being mailed today as part of a "group" BookRay. Heading to Oregon. Enjoy!
Woohoo! I've been wanting to read these for so long and could never find copies!
I'm impressed that Robinson can keep up this format without it going downhill. I think I'm getting addicted ;) I'm enjoying the references to people & things in my world, authors and thinkers and works -- it makes Callahan's all the more real to me. Will be sent along this week to ladyofunicorns (I'll make a release note when it actually gets into the mail)
Journal Entry 6 by fruitbat at to another BookCrosser in -- BOOKRAY, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, January 23, 2004
Released on Friday, January 23, 2004 at to another BookCrosser in bookray, postal release USA.
on its way with the others to LadyOfUnicorns via media mail
on its way with the others to LadyOfUnicorns via media mail
Received this in the mail and am adding it to my ring/ray tbr crate and as soon as I have read it, I will make another entry and send it on to the next on the list.
I enjoy Callahan's stories very much! Thanks for sharing these books!
The five books in this Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series BookRay have been permanently stalled at the hands of our second participant, LadyofUnicorns, of Santa Fe, NM.
If you are LadyofUnicorns, please be fair to the other BookRay members who have now been waiting for over a year for you to pass the books on to them.
If you are not LadyofUnicorns, but would like to see these books freed to continue on their journey, I encourage you to PM that user to let your wishes be known, politely but firmly.
Unfortunately, despite being sent e-mails in Summer 2004, Fall 2004 and now in February 2005, LadyofUnicorns has refused to respond to any and all inquiries regarding these books. I consider her to be a risk to all future BookRay and BookRing memberships, and warn anyone against including LadyofUnicorns in future endeavors unless s/he can get their act together. There are several other books that are parts of other BookCrossers' BookRays or BookRings which are also stalled out on this BookCrosser's shelf!
In the meantime, I'm going to do what I can to come up with additional copies of all five books in the Callahan's BookRay, to see if we can't continue to share the reading pleasure. I'll notify the next person in line if/when I'm successful.
SiDiC
Lincoln, NE
Originator of the Callahan's 5-book BookRay
If you are LadyofUnicorns, please be fair to the other BookRay members who have now been waiting for over a year for you to pass the books on to them.
If you are not LadyofUnicorns, but would like to see these books freed to continue on their journey, I encourage you to PM that user to let your wishes be known, politely but firmly.
Unfortunately, despite being sent e-mails in Summer 2004, Fall 2004 and now in February 2005, LadyofUnicorns has refused to respond to any and all inquiries regarding these books. I consider her to be a risk to all future BookRay and BookRing memberships, and warn anyone against including LadyofUnicorns in future endeavors unless s/he can get their act together. There are several other books that are parts of other BookCrossers' BookRays or BookRings which are also stalled out on this BookCrosser's shelf!
In the meantime, I'm going to do what I can to come up with additional copies of all five books in the Callahan's BookRay, to see if we can't continue to share the reading pleasure. I'll notify the next person in line if/when I'm successful.
SiDiC
Lincoln, NE
Originator of the Callahan's 5-book BookRay