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A Cosmic Christmas
by
Hank Davis
Original Christmas anthology. Twelvecosmic days ofChristmas 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.
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 unusua...more
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 unusua...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
November 6th 2012
by Baen
(first published October 30th 2012)
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‘A Cosmic Christmas’, edited by Hank Davis, is an eclectic mix of stories by prominent Baen authors. The stories vary greatly by genre, length and attitude and span several decades of speculative fiction. Not all of them have a ‘Christmas’ theme; for some the setting is merely incidental. Others take full advantage of that setting. The anthology also includes an entertaining introduction by editor Hank Davis and each selection has a foreword, a feature I always look for, and a brief summation of...more
I just finished this book and was totally blown away by this one. This is a collection of short stories with a scifi fantasy twist, all amazing writers. There were some surprises here, alittle of these being themed of course around Christmas and the holidays, but the surprises were in the way each author presented it. authors like Mercedes Lackey, Larry Coraia, and Connie Willis were present, with quite a few memorable gems here. The mo'@ phenomenal of course to me, being a classic scifi fan, wa...more
An entertaining collection of Christmas inspired stories that have all been published previously elsewhere. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this during the buildup to Christmas this year. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an easy, entertaining read during the holiday season. :)
Nov 16, 2012
Beanbag Love
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I haven't actually finished the whole anthology, only Jake's story. It's sort of shoe-horned into a Christmas theme, the holiday isn't really relevant at all, but it's still Jake so it's still great. :)
If I end up reading the whole antho I'll give it a proper review.
If I end up reading the whole antho I'll give it a proper review.
Some decent stories, but didn't really do it for me.
A poor selection of stories.
Mixed bag of stories
Most of the stories are pretty weak. Of a much lower quality than Yuletide Universe, but the S.N. Dyer stories are excellent and save this from a one-star.
Apr 08, 2013
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