Id nominate Spider Robinson as the new Robert Heinlein.New York Times

Nobodys perfect. But Spider comes pretty damned close.Ben Bova

Nobody blends good science with bad puns as brilliantly as Spider Robinson. Now hes back with the latest chapter of the Callahan saga an improbable tale of impending doom, a road trip, space, drugs, and rock n roll.

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, hes 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 Heinleins wandering cat, a whorehouse parrot, and misunderstood genius-inventor, Nikola Tesla, who is in fact alive and well.

Spider Robinson is renowned for his "Callahan's Place" series of best-selling novels. With his wife, Jeanne, he has written the Hugo- and Nebula-winning "Stardance" series. Winner of three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award, he currently resides on an island near Vancouver, British Columbia, and writes a regular editorial column, "Future Tense," for the Globe and Mail. He is a favorite guest at sci-fi conventions across the United States and Canada.

Barrett Whitener has recorded audiobooks since 1992. His recordings have won several awards, including the Audio Publishers Association's Audie and four Earphones Awards. AudioFile cited him as among "the best voices of the century." He lives in Washington, D.C.