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Spider Robinson

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The Resume

    (November 24, 1948- )
    Born in Bronx, New York
    Science fiction author
    Wrote the Deathkiller trilogy, Stardance trilogy and Callahan's series
    Won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award
    Recorded the album 'Belabouring the Obvious' (2001)

Why he might be annoying:

    In his 20s, he spent 'several years in the woods, trying to live without technology.'
    He wrote an essay about the benefits of driving under the influence of marijuana.
    He rivals Piers Anthony for the title of most pun-prone author in sci-fi and fantasy.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He began writing to pass the time during a night job at a sewage project 'guarding a hole in the ground to prevent anyone from stealing it.'
    He was hired to write reviews for Analog magazine after editor Ben Bova asked him the difference between a critic and a reviewer and he replied, 'A book critic tells you if it's art. A book reviewer tells you whether it's any damn good.'
    He is a lifelong fan of Robert A. Heinlein, who was 'overjoyed' to be asked to write 'Variable Star,' based on a seven-page outline left by Heinlein.
    He usually expresses a positive outlook in his books, commenting 'I've been clinically depressed myself. But I left it out of my work for God's sake.... Trying to spread clinical depression is about the most absurd undertaking I can imagine.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying