A Cosmic Christmas Series by Hank Davis, Mark L. Van Name, Larry Correia, Mercedes Lackey, Catherine Asaro, Sarah A. Hoyt

Joy to the world . . . or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature—and also the supernatural—sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in their own, off-beat ways... moreJoy to the world . . . or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature—and also the supernatural—sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in their own, off-beat ways. New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia sends his popular tough guy detective and magicwielder, Jake Sullivan, on a special case at Christmas time, while visions of tommy guns dance in the heads of the thugs he's up against. Mark L. Van Name's Lobo, an A.I. housed in a pocket battle starship, drops his usual cynical pose to help a troubled family at Christmas time. Nebula Award-winner Catherine Asaro tells of a romantic Yuletide weekend that turns into a mystery in a futuristic high-tech house. New York Times best seller Mercedes Lackey offers a Christmas ghost the likes of which Scrooge never encountered. George O. Smith, a star of the Golden Age of science fiction, is on hand with an episode from his classic Venus Equilateral series, in which a Christmas celebration on a gigantic space station is interrupted by the arrival of a ruthless interplanetary criminal, who didn't drop by to hand out presents. And much more, in a holiday package that any fan of science fiction and fantasy would be delighted to find under their tree, on any planet. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (DRM Rights Management). less

OMNI Trade PaperbackOriginal Christmas anthology. Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways.Twelve newstories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in their own, off-beat ways... moreOMNI Trade PaperbackOriginal Christmas anthology. Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways.Twelve newstories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in their own, off-beat ways.Features tales by New York Times best seller Larry Correia, Darkship series creator Sarah A. Hoyt, Sapphire Award Winner for urban fantasy, Wen Spencer--and much, muchmore!AboutA Cosmic Christmas authors:“If you love monsters and action, you’ll love [Larry Correia]. If you love guns, you’ll love [Correia]. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, you’ll love [Correia].”Introduction: “The Shape of Christmases to Come” © 2013 by Hank Davis“Angel of Light” by Joe Haldeman first appeared in Cosmos, December 2005. © 2005 by Joe Haldeman. Reprinted by permission of the author.“And to All a Good Night” by Tony Daniel appears here for the first time. © 2013 by Tony Daniel. Published by permission of the author.“Christmas Card” by Connie Willis. A somewhat different version may have appeared in Starwind magazine, date unknown. The revised version © 2013 Connie Willis. Published by permission of the author.“Away in a Manger” by Wen Spencer first published online by Baen.com, 2013. © 2013 by Wen Spencer. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus” by Frederik Pohl first appeared in Alternating Currents, Ballantine Books, 1956. © 1956 by Frederik Pohl. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Shepherds and Wolves” by Sarah A. Hoyt appears here for the first time. © 2013 by Sarah A. Hoyt. Published by permission of the author.“In the Spirit of Christmas” by Tee Morris first appeared online by Imagine That! Studios, December 9, 2012. © 2012 by Tee Morris. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Wormhole Magic” by Marianne Plumridge. An earlier version of the story appeared online on the Infinity Plus website in 2004. © 2004 by Marianne Plumridge. The revised version is © 2013 by Marianne Plumridge. Published by permission of the author.“A Christmas in Amber” by Scott William Carter first appeared in Analog, December 2005. © 2005 Dell Magazines. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Space Aliens Saved My Marriage” by S. N. Dyer first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 1990 © 1990 by Davis Publications. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Zwarte Piet’s Tale” by Allen Steele first appeared in Analog, December 1998 © 1998 by Dell Magazines. Reprinted by permission of the author.“How Thorvald the Bloody-Minded Saved Christmas” by Esther Friesner first appeared in Fabulous Whitby, Fabulous Albion, 2008. © 2008 by Esther Friesner. Reprinted by permission of the author.“Julian: A Christmas Story” by Robert Charles Wilson first appeared as a chapbook, PS Publishers, 2006. © 2006 by Robert Charles Wilson. Reprinted by permission of the author. less