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A Cosmic Christmas 2 You

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.

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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 278
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781451639421
  • Genres
  • christmas, fantasy, anthologies, holiday
  • Release date
  • 2013