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The Callahan Touch

Spider Robinson (1993)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesCallahan #6
SettingContemporary Earth
CSM age16
Goodreads4.2
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

substance abuse

Positive tags

Found FamilyHopeful EndingHealing ArcFriendship

Tropes

Soft SFSocial SFFound FamilyReluctant Hero

Themes

CommunitygriefIdentityLoveMemory

Synopsis

The fourth book in Spider Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series (not counting the Lady Sally books). Jake Stonebender is now the bartender at Mary's Place and is discovering the new bar seems to share more than just the spirit and some of the former patrons of Callahan's.

Tags

cozy SFbar fictioncharacter-driven SFHumorous SF

Is The Callahan Touch appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

A warm, witty SF novel centered on a community bar with mild drinking humor, light peril, and no graphic content. Suitable for mature teens and adults.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include substance abuse.

Who'll love this

A fun, feel-good story about a quirky found family gathering at a magical bar.