Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups

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His generosity is legendary. He has a team of flying reindeer, hordes of industrious helpers, and the love of boys and girls around the world. But what long forgotten, unholy urges are awakening in Santa's mind? Who was he before, and what will he become now? What is driving him into the evil clutches of a certain fairy? Will Christmas survive? Will any of us survive?

Mass Market Paperback, 360 pages

Published October 1st 2000 by Leisure Books (first published 1998)

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May 13, 2011 Janet Stites rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

ok i picked this book up because it was in the horror section at Borders a few years ago. Cover looked interesting and the description intrigured me. However, after startingto ead the book I realized it was more then horror, it was a nightmare, i continued to read chapter after chapoter being more amazed, intrigued, repulsed and stunned by the page. I have to confess I never finished this book, it was just way to out there for me. I wont give it away, but there are limits to what I want to think...more

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Jan 25, 2009 Bonnie Jeanne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Oh my bob. This is one nasty story. It ain't Mommy kissing Santa, and it ain't just kissing. [return][return]In the introduction, David G Hartwell (I have no idea who he is) pays homage to Devearaux's foray into "Spatterpunk," a literary term I had never encountered before. Anyway, Hartwell compares this book to a piece of art done by Wallace Wood called "The Loss of Innocence in Disneyland," where all the characters are having sex and Dumbo is flying overhead shitting on all of them. Ick. But,...more Oh my bob. This is one nasty story. It ain't Mommy kissing Santa, and it ain't just kissing. [return][return]In the introduction, David G Hartwell (I have no idea who he is) pays homage to Devearaux's foray into "Spatterpunk," a literary term I had never encountered before. Anyway, Hartwell compares this book to a piece of art done by Wallace Wood called "The Loss of Innocence in Disneyland," where all the characters are having sex and Dumbo is flying overhead shitting on all of them. Ick. But, got to admit it is a powerful image. [return][return]Quote on first page, "Human life is mainly a process of filling time until the arrival of death or Santa Claus." --Eric Berne[return][return]The word "quim," one of my favorite sex words, is used for the first time in print, at least to my limited knowledge, on page 20! Cool! And, "mounting frustrations"...a phrase that will forever more make me blush. 150 pages into this and it is rather more a drama about infidelity than horror. Not bad writing, and some clever "other Santa" interplay.[return][return]Mr. Devereaux gets a bit too cheapo erotic novelish about 2/3 of the way into the story. His wonderful way with words just evaporates as his characters start bouncing beds all over the world. [return][return]But then, we go from steamy but rather fun, to almost Oprah-like drama and now to Stranger in a Strange Land world of free love. This book has an identity crisis. Although, I can't say I don' t like it. [return][return]Not an uninteresting story, but didn't enthrall me as much as I thought in the beginning. Story gets all bogged down toward the end with death and rebirth and all sorts of declarations of love. The horror part of the story happens toward the end, too, although it didn't make me cringe. It was sort of humorous. [return][return]Deveraux had a hard time getting this published because he used icons in ways that are not typical. I don't see why anyone would object to the way Santa, the Tooth Fairy, or Easter Bunny are used in this book. So silly to think there are those who think of these fantasies as something to be respected in any way.(less)

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Jan 13, 2009 Discoverylover marked it as to-read

Shelves: ring-ray

(From Amazon) "In the opening lines of Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, we learn that God the Father had to "cut His vacation short" and is in a "towering rage" about it. It appears that while the archangel Michael was running things, the world got pretty screwed up. "Michael...you know that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are never to cross paths. It's one of our Father's most solemn injunctions." Ah, that Tooth Fairy. She's also got her hooks into the Easter Bunny.

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Dec 22, 2012 Sheldon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bizarro, fantasy, fiction

What if the Santa Claus you think you know wasn't really Santa? For that matter, if the Santa that Santa knows wasn't really Santa?

In Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux, we are introduced to a world where the Christian angels, mythological figure (like Santa and the Easter Bunny), and even God himself were once other mythological being, but had their identities erased and were cast in new roles by the current being who calls himself God. This isn't a spoiler, You're told as much in the very beg...more What if the Santa Claus you think you know wasn't really Santa? For that matter, if the Santa that Santa knows wasn't really Santa?

In Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux, we are introduced to a world where the Christian angels, mythological figure (like Santa and the Easter Bunny), and even God himself were once other mythological being, but had their identities erased and were cast in new roles by the current being who calls himself God. This isn't a spoiler, You're told as much in the very beginning. For example, the angel Michael was originally Hermes, or the Son (guess who?) was at one time known as Apollo. Even Mrs. Claus was once another mythological being. And instead of Rudolph, Santa's reindeer are led by Lucifer with flaming antlers (although there's not indication that he is any relation to the Biblical Lucifer). But there's a flaw with this new order, and certain mythological beings must never see each other, lest their true identities begin to leak through.

This is the case with Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. At one point, by sheer accident, they see each other, and a lusty past between them begins to leak through and revive, and Santa's original identity begins to leak through and fights with himself (think Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings”). Then the Easter Bunny enters the fray. Take that for what you will.

It seems silly, but Santa Steps Out is actually incredibly good, not to mention surprisingly deep. It's one of those books that makes you think at first that it's going to be low-brow, highly sexualized and based solely on shock value. But it's not this at all. It goes deeply into the subjects of history, identity, love, family, and loyalty.

The author's choice of words doesn't make it the easiest of reads. It's like if Vladimir Nabokov wrote sexual holiday-themed bizarro fiction. Yet it's so engaging that you never feel lost. The writing style is fluid and artistic, and the editing impeccable (something I'm usually a stickler for). Looking at the cover and the title, it really takes you by surprise. This book was a genuine pleasure to read.

The only complaint I have was the ending. Most of the answers we're looking looking for are relegated to an epilogue, and things seem to get tied up too quickly, even with the subtle hint at the end that there is more to come. There is a sequel, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes , which I will eventually get around to reading if it's anything like this book. Still, at the end it did feel like the author might have written himself into a corner and had to resort to deus ex machina to end the book, even while deus ex machina seemed inevitable. With knowledge that there is a sequel, this takes some of the sting out of it, as Santa Steps Out is rather hefty compared to many bizarro books, not to its detriment.

Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux earns 4.5 gold coins out of 5.(less)

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Apr 02, 2012 Mike Kazmierczak rated it 4 of 5 stars

This novel is almost sacrilegious for perverting the child aspects of major holidays. In short, you shouldn't expect to think of any major holiday the same after reading this book. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are all key figures in this modern and very adult view of holiday figures.

The story focuses around Santa Claus who one year happens to spy the Tooth Fairy and who is then quickly seduced by her. Of course, Mrs. Claus finds out and is not too pleased by it. The rest of...more

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Jun 28, 2011 William M. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror

3 AND 1/2 STARS

While this would have worked better as a novella, I'm guessing readers will either love it or hate it. Even with the character's mythology to better flesh out the story and their background, it still felt like it overstayed its welcom. However, if you buy into the concept and world Devereaux has created, you'll have a great time. Unfortunately, if you can't get past the Easter Bunny as a sex fiend out to take advantage of your average house cat, you might be quite repulsed and to...more

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Mar 19, 2010 Mimi Tremont rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: wall-banger, horror

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Although "Santa Steps Out" is an extremely well written book, it is the literary equivalent of driving by and horrific accident where body parts are spread all across the road, into the trees and ditches and find it's impossible to look away even though you know good and well you're going to have nightmares for weeks afterward.

In "Santa Steps Out" the Santa we all know and love, has a pagan past, as does the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny. Mr. Devereaux take these much loved icons of childhood an...more Although "Santa Steps Out" is an extremely well written book, it is the literary equivalent of driving by and horrific accident where body parts are spread all across the road, into the trees and ditches and find it's impossible to look away even though you know good and well you're going to have nightmares for weeks afterward.

In "Santa Steps Out" the Santa we all know and love, has a pagan past, as does the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny. Mr. Devereaux take these much loved icons of childhood and morphs them into three of the most twisted individuals you'll ever encounter...and Mrs Clause doesn't fare to well in this mess either.

The basic premise of the book is that God leaves an angel in charge for a split second and in that time the unthinkable happens...two mythlogical creatures (Santa and The Tooth Fairy) meet. Although God's wiped away their past memories, this meeting triggers something in the Tooth Fairy and she wants Santa in a bad way....why's this? Because they were lovers in their past. Even if Santa's forgotten it. But she's going to make sure he remembers and not one, not the Easter Bunny, Mrs. Claus or even God himself is going to get in her way.

This is not a book for someone like myself that simply likes a "funny" book. Trust me on this. I bought this nightmare of a book based upon the cover blurb that called it "Perversely Hilarious." Yes, the book is perverse. (WAY beyond perverse) But I have yet to distinctly recalled a moment when I found a single syllable of it hilarious. From cover to cover, on each and every page, there's something completely offensive. It's filled with disturbing erotic images of Santa, The Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny that have me looking at the chocolate bunnies in stores sideways as I tap down my desire to run away screaming.

I finished reading this book not because I wanted to, but because I had to find out how Mr. Devereaux resolved all that was going on with Santa and company.

This book contains group sex, rape, f/f, m/f/f...dear Lord, just finding out where Mr. Devereaux thought The Tooth Fairy acquired the coins for children, although brilliant...she eats the tooth, the poops out the coins...was enough to make me glad my daughter's an adult and well past putting teeth under her pillow.(less)

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Nov 22, 2011 Daisy*•.♥.•* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christmas

**SPOILER ALERT**
Wow! I will never look at Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus or the Easter Bunny the same after reading this! I feel so perverse for even continuing to read this. Especially that this book is based on the happiest time of the year and the most jolly and beloved fairy tale of all.. Santa Claus! Or shall I call him Dirty Santa!!I still continued to read on of course it was like eating chocolate. You know it’s bad for you but you keep wanting a little more. The synopsis on the front cover of...more **SPOILER ALERT**
Wow! I will never look at Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus or the Easter Bunny the same after reading this! I feel so perverse for even continuing to read this. Especially that this book is based on the happiest time of the year and the most jolly and beloved fairy tale of all.. Santa Claus! Or shall I call him Dirty Santa!!I still continued to read on of course it was like eating chocolate. You know it’s bad for you but you keep wanting a little more. The synopsis on the front cover of this book is so very true. “A Fairy Tale for Grown Ups”. It definitely was a fairy tale and it for sure 100% was for grown-ups!! I am still in shock over everything in this book!
I agree with the other reviews that this is not for the easily offended. For that matter I also would advise that it is not for extreme religious people either. Although this book was very sexually explicit it was a good read. It was very interesting reading how the various characters played out and what came to be of them in the end.

Anya (Mrs. Claus) got her revenge by sleeping with all the elves, and that was unexpected because the first time she became aware of Santa’s affair with the Tooth Fairy she forgave and still stayed by Santa’s side. The climax of the story really had me at the edge of my seat. I was very curious on how this dirty tale would end. The ending was a perfect one for this type of book. Santa gets his wish of having 2 wives which was not foreseen because Rachael had been killed by the Tooth Fairy. I think out of all the characters that had the worst ending to it all was the Tooth Fairy. It was very well deserved being that she was the one who really started everything by seducing Santa on numerous Christmas Eve’s. (Although yes I am very well aware of the saying “It takes 2 to Tango”) I was shocked to read about her 12 sons and what she did with them. Very disgusting!

I was hoping at the end of the book that there was a book 2 about the Tooth Fairy’s sons but I see that isn’t the case. I recommend this book for people who have an open mind and are not easily offended. If the ratings on this was based on shock value alone I would definitely give it a 5. But judging the overall story I give it a 4. I really did like it, the story itself and plot was captivating and it had its shock value, but I wouldn’t rate this as being one of my favorite books that I would go recommending to people. What made this a 4 rating instead of a 3 is that the plot is actually a great one even if you take out all the sex. I hadn’t ever heard of or thought to write or read about an adulterous Santa, and a Mrs. Claus who gets revenge by sleeping with all the elves, a tooth fairy who seduces Santa Claus and a perverted Easter Rabbit who can’t control his lustfulness. If you do happen to pick this up, be warned: Everything you knew and learned about these fairy tale images will be thrown out the door and you won’t be able to see these characters the same EVER AGAIN!
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Jul 27, 2012 Cherie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Cherie by: Rhonda

What do you get when you take the myths of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny, turn them on their heads, and add in a little bit of naughtiness and perversity? If you said Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups then you would be correct.

This story is both shocking and titillating, yet funny and reflective. I can't say I found it to be a super read. Perhaps it's because I've read too many great books lately (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, Hunger Games trilogy) to feel...more

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Jan 05, 2009 Tim Byrd rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorites

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This book IS over the top, and will easily offend those who offend easily. That’s fine. But the pleasures of this book don’t stop at its provocative nature. It’s also a genuinely creative, nigh brilliant, meditation on human sexual/romantic relationships, through a lens of cunning myth and trounced commercial archetypes. At the heart of the book, even at its most horrifying, is a nearly spiritual regard for the place of the carnal in our lives, and the spiritual...more

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May 07, 2010 Jarrod rated it 4 of 5 stars

There is a quote that is used in this book:

"Everything is Sacred, and Nothing is Sacred."

This phrase is quite possibly the best to use when summing up this novel. The illicit affair between Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy is a modern day fable that runs laps around the trashiest Harlequin Romance novel.

I recently heard of the existence of a sequel, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, and it is one that I will be definately picking up!!

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Dec 10, 2011 Scott Emerson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There are stories that irreverently spoof beloved childhood figures and then there's SANTA STEPS OUT, a novel which finds perverse, maniacal pleasure in taking everything you held sacred as a kid and turning it into something obscene, terrible, and very, very funny.

Devereaux gives us a tale in which Santa Claus carries on a decades-long affair with the Tooth Fairy (their initial hook-up is a scream, erotic and humorous and just plain wrong), their illicit trysts usually coinciding with his annua...more

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Jul 24, 2008 Woodge rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Puritans

Shelves: horror, fantasy

Definitely one of the oddest books I've read. This book (which is categorized in the Horror genre) is about a lusty Santa Claus who carries on a highly libidinous affair with the Tooth Fairy. And to complicate things, Santa's exploits are making the Easter Bunny crazy with jealousy. The Easter Bunny is, of course, a giant rabbit with the ability to become invisible but his only paramour is a self-made model he's named Petunia, made from wire mesh and bunny excrement. Oh, and of course Mrs. Claus...more

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Jan 24, 2008 Robert Beveridge rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: finished, owned-and-still-own

Robert Devereaux, Santa Steps Out (Leisure, 1998)

My reverence of Robert Devereaux's first novel, Deadweight, borders on the worshipful. After recently re-reviewing it, both one of my best friends and Devereaux himself e-mailed me and told me exactly the same thing: to get my hands on Santa Steps Out pronto. So I did (well, a little less pronto than I should have). They were both absolutely correct.

Make no mistake, this book will offend you. Any book containing scenes where Santa Claus cheats on...more Robert Devereaux, Santa Steps Out (Leisure, 1998)

My reverence of Robert Devereaux's first novel, Deadweight, borders on the worshipful. After recently re-reviewing it, both one of my best friends and Devereaux himself e-mailed me and told me exactly the same thing: to get my hands on Santa Steps Out pronto. So I did (well, a little less pronto than I should have). They were both absolutely correct.

Make no mistake, this book will offend you. Any book containing scenes where Santa Claus cheats on his wife with the Tooth Fairy in the bed of a six-year-old (who's presently sleeping in it) while a voyeuristic Easter Bunny watches is bound to find some way to offend everyone. Most who brave the uproariously funny goings-on between the mythical creatures will probably end up offended by the moral to the story, as well; sometimes the truth hurts, eh? However, as should be obvious from Devereaux's afterword, "Making Light of Santa Claus," the various publishing renegades who championed this book from the completion of its final draft until its publication eight years later didn't show up just for the beer. Devereaux shows, once again, his ability to take the looniest possible situations, things so over the top they make scenes in Dan O'Bannon-scripted films look like documentaries, and still connive the reader into forming bonds. In Deadweight, we found ourselves empathizing with a corpse; here, we commiserate with Santa Claus. Think about it.

You may think I'm stressing this point a little hard, but, well, I am. This book is not for the weak of heart, stomach, eyes, arches, or any other body part. It's the literary equivalent of Peter Jackson's outrageously funny movie Dead Alive, but with far more emotional depth sprung upon the unsuspecting reader. Those intrepid few who find themselves at its gates and make it past the first fifty or so pages are in for a fantastic ride, and the rest are missing out. Certainly in the running for my top 25 (thank you, Amazon, for expanding the lists!) reads of 2002. **** (less)

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Jan 04, 2012 Eli Lysen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, owned, read-in-2012, dark

Weird, weird, weird book. Strange! Vulgar, but not much story. Great characters.
If you want to know why the Easter Bunny has no genitals, where the coins come from the Tooth Fairy trades for teeth or how Santa spends his days when not delivering presents with Christmas, you may want to read this book. But it's fairly graphic about the sex (much sex) and gore (not very much). It's no horror book though, but quite dark, strange and in a weird way, emotional. 2.5 stars

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Aug 24, 2012 Samantha Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

The best reason to read this book is so that you'll know all the characters when you read the sequel, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes. (Spoiler: He does. You'll have to read it to find out how.)

This is a good book. The sequel, though, is even better.

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Dec 29, 2008 Juliette rated it 3 of 5 stars

Seriously messed up! This book is not for the easily offended, this book isn't even for those not easily offended.
I will never look at Santa, The Easter Bunny, or The Tooth Fairy the same again.
It was still a great read.

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Jul 02, 2009 J.M. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: speculative-fiction, sex-and-erotica

This was a really fun book. I picked it up thinking it'd be a horror story, given the title, but it couldn't have been farther from the mark. The story is about Santa Claus (yes, THE Santa Claus) and an illicit affair he has with the Tooth Fairy (!!) of all people.

The author goes into great detail about their sexual escapades while Santa's delivering presents on Christmas Eve ~ let me just say this is NOT the same Jolly Old Elf from your childhood! Be prepared to shake up everything you once he...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Lee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror-to-read

I found this about 3-4 Christmas seasons ago. The holiday season would come and go, and I would forget about it. So, with four days before Christmas, I finished this "Fairy Tale for Grown-ups" as it states on the cover. That'a an understatement...this outrageous, perverse, take on our sacred childhood figures is not right. But, then again why was I smiling, chuckling to myself as i read it? Because, it is a twisted, humorous, frolic, tale...with Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny...chas...more

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May 10, 2012 David rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: completed-2012

if I could give a .5, I would. Wasn't even overly shocking or offensive. Just seemed like a romance novel written by an eight year old.

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Aug 11, 2011 Reva Nowell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: humorous, horror, fiction

I loved this book. It was a nice spin on characters from childhood, the Tooth Fairy, Santa and his wife and the Easter Bunny.

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Oct 07, 2008 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was outrageously obscene, a nightmare in print, and yet I couldn't stop reading it, loved it! I had never heard of Robert Devereaux before reading this book, impressive prose and use of vocabulary. Kudos to him for having the guts to tell such an offensive story in which Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy carry on a lascivious affair for over three-and-twenty years whilst the voyeuristic Easter Bunny observes, plotting to have his way with Mrs. Claus. Santa Steps Out is a story I won't so...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Wrong. Really wrong. But awesome. You'll NEVER look at your beloved childhood figures the same way again.

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Apr 05, 2013 Teresa Ingram Basye rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1993-2003, fantasy, twisted

Unusual and disturbing...not for everyone but I enjoyed it, especially the pantheistic twist at the end.

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Oct 09, 2012 Autumn Wilson rated it 2 of 5 stars

I thought this book was horrific, disgusting, and not something I would ever want to read again. But at the same time I could't put it down.

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Nov 16, 2012 Peach_j rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was crazy. Made me look at Santa and the Tooth Fairy differently.

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Jul 27, 2012 Nick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Tasteless, sick, hilarious. A great holiday read for anti-Christmas folk!

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Feb 15, 2009 Glenn rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the dirtiest book I have ever read. It is also brilliant.

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Mar 02, 2012 Daniel DeLappe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Second time I have read this book. Not for the kids or easily offended. This is erotica at it's best. Funny as hell and some of the Mythology it touches on is arcane but cool. Read this book for a good fun perverted read.

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Aug 08, 2011 Ann-marie Beaumont rated it 5 of 5 stars

Brilliant FUN.

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About Robert Devereaux

Robert Devereaux made his professional debut in Pulphouse magazine in the late 1980's, attended the 1990 Clarion West Writers Workshop, and soon placed stories in such major venues as Crank!, Weird Tales, and Dennis Etchison's anthology MetaHorror.

Two of his stories made the final ballot for the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards. Robert has a well-deserved reputation as an author who pushes eve...more Robert Devereaux made his professional debut in Pulphouse magazine in the late 1980's, attended the 1990 Clarion West Writers Workshop, and soon placed stories in such major venues as Crank!, Weird Tales, and Dennis Etchison's anthology MetaHorror.

Two of his stories made the final ballot for the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards. Robert has a well-deserved reputation as an author who pushes every envelope, though he would claim, with a stage actor's assurance, that as long as one's writing illuminates characters in all their kinks, quirks, kindnesses, and extremes, the imagination must be free to explore nasty places as well as nice, or what's the point?

His first novel Deadweight interweaves a King-like plot, penile implants, and splatterpunk extremes of sex and violence, managing all the while to be a sensitive, spot-on portrayal of an abused woman incapable of relinquishing her role as victim.

Walking Wounded, his next novel, explores the dilemma of a good woman able to heal with her hands, but also to harm even unto death, whose discovery that her husband is cheating on her moves her, against her every humane impulse, to activate his Huntington's Disease and take him down.

Robert went on to shock the bluenoses with Santa Steps Out, in which Santa Claus's gradual recall of his prior existence as Pan leads to an affair with the Tooth Fairy, while a voyeuristic Easter Bunny tries to twitch and wiggle his way into Mrs. Claus's good graces. Santa Steps Out, which won much praise for its mythological underpinnings and the breathtaking sweep of its transgressions, also had the honor of being banned in that cultural backwater of intolerance and censoriousness known as Cincinnati.

Robert's fourth novel, Caliban, borrows a page from John Gardner's Grendel to retell Shakespeare's Tempest through Caliban's eyes.

Robert lives in sunny northern Colorado with the delightful Victoria and their melodious cat Sigfried, making up stuff that tickles his fancy and, he hopes, those of his readers. (less)

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