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A warm, pun-filled sci-fi hangout where eccentric misfits share their pain and joy over a drink. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Callahan Chronicals.
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- sentimental
- 01
The Accidental Time Machine
Joe Haldeman
A wry, fast-paced temporal road trip where the only way out of a problem is to jump further into an increasingly bizarre future.
- 02
The Draco Tavern
Larry Niven
Pull up a stool at the edge of the world and listen to the secrets of the universe.
- 03
The Adventures of Stainless Steel Rat
Harry Harrison
A fast-talking, retro-futuristic romp that pairs clever heists with a surprisingly endearing rogue's journey.
- 04
Hammers slammers
David Drake
A gritty, dust-choked ride in a hovertank that strips the romance from war and replaces it with the brutal, pragmatic bond of mercenaries.
- 05
Last Call
Tim Powers
A hallucinatory, neon-lit descent into a world where ancient myths are played out over high-stakes hands of poker.
- 06
The stainless steel rat for president
Harry Harrison
A fast-talking, high-stakes sci-fi caper where the only way to beat a corrupt system is to out-con it.
- 07
Marooned in Realtime
Vernor Vinge · 1986
A high-stakes locked-room mystery played out across millions of years of empty, post-human Earth.
- 08
Six months, three days, five others
Charlie Jane Anders
A wry, offbeat collection of speculative tales that uses the bizarre to illuminate the deeply human.
- 09
Methuselah's children
Robert A. Heinlein
A sweeping, pragmatic space opera about the price of outliving your neighbors and the endless frontier of the cosmos.
- 10
The Android's Dream
John Scalzi
A high-octane, fiercely witty sci-fi caper where the fate of humanity hinges on bureaucratic absurdity and a very specific sheep.
- 11
Expanded Universe
Robert Anson Heinlein
A conversational, opinionated journey through the golden age of science fiction, guided by one of its most influential and outspoken architects.
- 12
The Sagan Diary
John Scalzi
An intimate, quiet look inside the mind of a genetically engineered soldier discovering her own humanity between the battles.
