Reviews
"If one were ever given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself." --Vancouver Sun "Spider Robinson refutes the notion that 'there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' You get much more than you bargained for in this fun-filled-yet-serious novel. He's the antidote for entropy, the blahs, and the pernicious notion that humor and good grace are absent from the SF field." --Ben Bova "How the hell is any self-respecting author supposed to compete with a storyteller as good as Spider Robinson?! I'm so jealous of his intelligence, his wit, his insight, his compassion--and his incredible humanity--that every new book he turns out is a punch straight to the heart! This is a guy who embodies the best of Sturgeon, Heinlein, and Asimov." --David Gerrold "The Free Lunch is a three-course meal: adventure, humor, and solid extrapolation. Spider Robinson is a master storyteller, and this novel is one of his best. Bon appÉtit!" --Allen Steele, "If one were ever given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself." -- Vancouver Sun "Spider Robinson refutes the notion that 'there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' You get much more than you bargained for in this fun-filled-yet-serious novel. He's the antidote for entropy, the blahs, and the pernicious notion that humor and good grace are absent from the SF field." --Ben Bova "How the hell is any self-respecting author supposed to compete with a storyteller as good as Spider Robinson?! I'm so jealous of his intelligence, his wit, his insight, his compassion--and his incredible humanity--that every new book he turns out is a punch straight to the heart! This is a guy who embodies the best of Sturgeon, Heinlein, and Asimov." --David Gerrold " The Free Lunch is a three-course meal: adventure, humor, and solid extrapolation. Spider Robinson is a master storyteller, and this novel is one of his best. Bon appétit!" --Allen Steele, "If one were ever given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself." -- Vancouver Sun "Spider Robinson refutes the notion that 'there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' You get much more than you bargained for in this fun-filled-yet-serious novel. He's the antidote for entropy, the blahs, and the pernicious notion that humor and good grace are absent from the SF field." --Ben Bova "How the hell is any self-respecting author supposed to compete with a storyteller as good as Spider Robinson?! I'm so jealous of his intelligence, his wit, his insight, his compassion--and his incredible humanity--that every new book he turns out is a punch straight to the heart! This is a guy who embodies the best of Sturgeon, Heinlein, and Asimov." --David Gerrold " The Free Lunch is a three-course meal: adventure, humor, and solid extrapolation. Spider Robinson is a master storyteller, and this novel is one of his best. Bon app tit!" --Allen Steele