In the Northern Hemisphere the weather is getting cold, the trees are bare, snow is in the air (or at least I wish it was!) and it is slowly coming—Christmas is just around the corner!
As a full on Christmas addict, I especially love fantasy and sci-fi stories that pick up on the theme. Over the years I accumulated more titles than I thought I would find, and today I’ll share my list of holidays SFF with you! Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list, just those I read already and plan to read!
A Winter’s Tale: Horror Stories for the Yuletide, Edited by Cliff Biggers, Charles R. Rutledge, and James R. Tuck
With stories by James A. Moore, Amanda DeWees, Charles R. Rutledge, Leanna Renee Hieber, Cliff Biggers, William Meikle, Jeff Strand, Josh Reynolds, Kealan Patrick Burke, James R. Tuck, John Lintwood Grant, and Jim Beard.
This one was a lot of fun! Very different stories in varying tones, styles and genres made for entertaining reading that never got boring.
From slightly nostalgic to delightfully silly, from a bit scary to haunted, from a bit weird to academic, from vengeful to creepy, from contemplative to Lotus-Eater inspired, from good old military to navy and a brilliant entertaining story with some bookish VIPs for the ending, this book definitely had something for every taste! From what feels Victorian to Sci-fi, it really has it all.
The order of the stories was very well planned, and they followed nicely from one to the other. Some really short, some rather more than a short story, all well-chosen!
My personal favourites were the stories by the following authors:
- Amanda Dewees: I had to pause to buy the first book in the accompanying series right after finishing the story! I love the witty, no nonsense main character and the tone.
- Josh Reynolds: Again, for the characters and the uncanny feeling he provided.
- John Linwood Grant: Once more for the main character who was just right to my taste in his pragmatism. Also, for the whole setting of the story.
- Jim Beard: For catching me off guard more than once and turning my head with some twists.
- And the last story by James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge for the tone and voice, and the amazing mix of characters. Charles Dickens, magic wielding Crowley, and Kharrn, a big brute with an axe—I’d love to read a whole series of these! One of my favourite pieces I’ve read in the whole year!
Father Christmas’s Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett
A nice mix of different Christmas stories. Some just purely weird fun, some a bit more contemplative, but all of them with typical Pratchett humour! For kids and grownups who like silly stories alike!
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
This is one weird, trippy, and crazy story. And I enjoyed it so much! A horrid man in a Santa costume accidentally gets killed, and the angel with half a brain cell makes it all even worse.
This is a partly bloody tale with plenty of death, murder, voices inside of heads, drugs, alcohol, strange experiments, and some sex. And it’s just never serious, but always hilarious. Filled with constant, “What the fuck?!” responses and with plenty of snorting and bunched up brows, I was well entertained all the way through.
What an utterly bizarre read!
Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
With stories by Charlaine Harris, Donna Andrews, Simon R. Green, Dana Cameron, Kat Richardson, Alan Gordon, Carrie Vaughn, Dana Stabenow, Keri Arthur, J. A. Konrath, Patricia Briggs, Nancy Pickard, Karen Chance, Rob Thurman, and Toni L. P. Kelner.
If you like werewolves and paranormal romance, you’ll probably love this!
Even I, who is not the accrual target audience, enjoyed some of these stories enough to buy the first book in series by some of the authors featured in here. So even if you skip the overly “hot” ones, there some amazing stories to be found!
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
This one actually isn’t a favourite of mine, but that is mostly due to what I expected from the book, and less to the book itself. The start seems to promise a rather whimsical and magical Christmas story. But the second half goes rather dark and a bit depressing. It features war and trauma and the dark side of humans. This obviously isn’t a bad thing in itself, it just clashed a lot with the first half of the book, and what I was expecting, it made it hard for me to enjoy the second half as much as the start.
A Lot Like Christmas by Connie Willis
This is a collection of previously published stories. I had only read one of them before, all the others were new material to me. I did love most of them and enjoyed all of them. From fantasy to science fiction, it covers a broad range of styles and tones. Some made me feel young again, when there’s LPs and Atari, which made me look up when the stories where first published. And then I was in awe at how well most of these have aged. If it wasn’t for the occasional small thing like that, I wouldn’t have noticed how old they were.
A Fantastic Holiday Season, Volume 1 Edited by Kevin J. Anderson
With stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Rebecca Moesta, David Farland, Larry Correia, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dean Wesley Smith, Debra Gray De Noux, O’Neil De Noux, Jerry Oltion, Kathy Oltion, Kent Patterson, Ray Vukcevich, and Kim Antieau.
A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories, Volume 2 Edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Keith J. Olexa
With stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Resnick, Kristine Rusch, Jonathan Maberry, Eric James Stone, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Quincy J. Allen, Ken Scholes, Sam Knight, David Boop, Heather Graham, Brad R. Torgersen, and Patricia Briggs.
These are my favourite Christmas fantasy anthologies so far! Almost all of the stories were 4 or 5 star reads for me, and I really enjoyed them. I’ll definitely be looking up some of the authors and see what else they have written! I don’t think I have more than one or two in my shelves yet.
They covered quite a diverse set of topics and tones, from serious to silly and from fantasy to dystopia and even sci-fi. Grim and dark, cute, fun, melancholy, thought provoking or silly. You get it all, and in a well balanced mix.
I breezed through each book in just one afternoon!
“Christmas at Gravesend” by Amanda DeWees
This was a perfect read for me.
Strong female characters in a supernatural cozy mystery set around Christmas!
I loved the banter, the characters, the twists and turns, the hidden secrets, the festive feeling, the tone and to make this short—the whole short story.
Krampus and the Thief of Christmas by Eldritch Black
Suitable for ages 10 and up, I liked, but didn’t really love this one.
Every time I got fully sucked into the story it just felt like it skipped ahead or problems just vanished, and threw me a bit out of the world again.
While I liked the main characters, it all was too “funny” for suspense, but then not funny enough to work as actual comedy, like for example Pratchett does.
So, all in all it was a fun and quick read, and nice for a quick bite.
Ghosts of Christmas Past and Other Dark Festive Tales by Sam Kates
This was a really entertaining read that scratched the Creepy Christmas itch very well!
Between all the sugary sweet and cute Christmas books and movies, sometimes you just need a few zombies, plagues, or other unpleasant things to spice up the festive season!
This book is made up of four stories, all of which I liked. And the last one went out with a bang for me!
Highly recommended for a bit of fresh (rotten) air during the Christmas season.
The Christmas Dragon and Other Seasonal Stories by Katharina Gerlach
I bought this because real life was quite bad, and I wanted a nice Christmas read break. The blurb made it sound just perfect!
“The tales in this collection will soothe your heart even if you’re not overly fond of the season.”
The stories however have a lot of loss and tragedies. Yes, it might be about making the most of those situations, but it’s not at all what I would expect from “soothing the heart”.
Aside from the tone and topics though, the stories were fluent and easy to read. Almost a bit too short and easy at times for my personal taste. But still entertaining and interesting enough so I do not regret the time or money spent on the book! (Especially as the eBook really was inexpensive.)
Christmas at the End of the World by Cora Buhlert
This is on the really easy to read side, and I breezed through it in one quick evening read.
While it isn’t especially deep, I enjoyed the tone and voice, and was hooked early on! The main character is a kid, who takes care of two smaller kids, all on their own after a volcano killed a lot of people, and the rest evacuated—leaving those three behind.
What I liked best was the pragmatism and “just get on with it as best you can” attitude in a young girl. It made for a very likeable and relatable character for me!
While the apocalypse made for a good contrast to the usual sweet Christmas stories, this still has an ending that fits the tone of the season!
The Devils You Meet on Christmas Day by Katie Coughran
As always with an anthology there were some stories I liked better, and some that didn’t really work for me.
Some had nice twists that had me do a mean little witch cackle—a big plus for any creepy or scary story that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Some on the other hand left me completely uncaring.
The idea itself—the opposite of the typical Christmas stories—definitely was one I enjoyed a lot!
Overall, I was well entertained!
A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi
Quick and fun Christmas read!
I listened to this whole book baking the first batch of Christmas cookies this year, and it kept me well entertained. It’s a weird mix of short stories, funny (fake) Christmas facts, and interviews with all sorts of “Christmas people” like Santa’s lawyer.
It had me smiling, snorting, and even chuckling along a few times.
There’s also one story (the author tells you in the foreword he wrote one story especially to make his mother-in-law tear up, and if you could guess which one) that had me sniffling a bit, so it’s not all only perfect good fun.
If you like your Christmas silly and a bit crazy, this is definitely worth picking up!
Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis
This one is a bit of a cheat, as it’s not really a Christmas read. As it does have a great wintery setting, and I loved it, I will still include it though.
Since this is finally through its review for SPFBO on The Fantasy Hive, I can now shout from the rooftops just how much I loved it!
Personally, I liked it even more than the one that will be announced as the winner later on. 😉 It felt like a mix of Jane Austen with fae and trolls and magic!
I very much enjoyed the characters and liked to spend time with them. The plot was interesting and had me hooked all the way through! And the setting, tone and style just worked in perfect balance for me.
It’s a short one, so it’s also perfect for a nice little break between all the big epic tomes!
The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
The idea of a whole team of people completely observing someone’s life with cameras wherever they go, and then using all that information to save their soul the Dickens way, felt a tad off for me. I’d probably have had an easier time if they had used magic to have the insight. This way it felt stalkerish and unfeasibly.
The idea of a completely new story that doesn’t just retell A Christmas Carol but uses it for a whole new story was a nice breath of fresh air for a Christmas fan like me!
However, I did like the main characters and enjoyed spending time with them, even if Holly was quite annoying at times. As the whole book is about “Scrooges” becoming better humans, it was to be expected to have a less than perfect human as a main character, so it fit the book well.
If you don’t mind a teenager who is instantly attracted to the hot young man, and who is quite self-centered, this is an interesting twist on am old story, which I found quick and easy to read, as well as entertaining.
Twelve Doctors of Christmas
With stories by Jacqueline Rayner, Colin Brake, Richard Dungworth, Mike Tucker, Gary Russell, and Scott Handcock.
The Wintertime Paradox: Tales of Time Lords and Tinsel by Dave Rudden
Two anthologies full of Christmassy Doctor Who goodness!
As always there are some stories I loved, some I liked and one that didn’t do it so much for me.
All in all I enjoyed both books, and was happy to see a lot of favourite Doctor incarnations and companions again—especially in a festive setting!
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Probably one of the best known Christmas fantasy books, I couldn’t exclude Hogfather from my list, but I’ll keep it short.
Utterly brilliant characters, a wonderfully weird world, silly ideas, plenty of humour, banter and yet a good moral at its heart and plenty of Christmas spirit!
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
I adore this book. The illustrations are amazing!
It is for kids ten years or older—though not for the faint of heart ones. It has a fairytale feel to it on the one hand but gets pretty graphic for a children’s book in some scenes. It’s more in a humorous way, but there is at least one exploding head (with an eye popping out at first, that is then squished by the now headless body falling on it) as the most extreme scene. It isn’t described in gruesome detail, but more for a startled laugh, but may not be what everyone looks for in a Christmas story.
Apart from (very few) such moments it is a magical story that was a lot of fun to read and gets one into a Christmassy mood. It has sad parts too, like growing up without a mum, but overall it is a feel good story.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Probably the one book even better known than Hogfather. So I’ll keep it short and just say: This is a wonderful story with great prose about the spirit of Christmas and the faith in humankind.
Christmas in Outcast Station by Jeanne Adams
Two stories that mix crime and space station life with a little bit of festive spirit! I personally enjoyed the second story more than the first, but both kept me well entertained! I enjoyed the murder mystery feel in a setting with aliens and PSI powers and would definitely read more of these!
Rudolph! He Is the Reason for the Season by Mark Teppo
You gotta like the humour in this to click with it. But if Santa and grenades and reindeer with tactical gear sound fun to you—this is well worth a look!
When a Child is Born by Jodi Taylor
A short, quick, and fun Christmas story set early in the Chronicles of St. Mary series. It definitely will be better if you read at least the first book of the main series to get what it is about early on.
I adore the tone and voice in this one, and actually liked it better than book one. (Which is purely down to my taste as I don’t like too much romance in that sort of book, it has a lot of fans who adore the series though!)
Yule Be Sorry by Kim M. Watt
This one took quite a bit to get going. Once it did, I really quite enjoyed it, and breezed through it. But the first half felt a bit long winded and stretched out at times.
I liked the quirky characters and their unique way of thinking. The dragons were quite a bit “too human” for me for the most part. Those also seemed to come more into focus in the second half of the book.
It says it is a cozy mystery, and I must agree—it is very cozy. I was happy to have something that was mostly fun and weird, without too much suspense. And lots and lots of tea and mince pies!
The Christmas Star Disaster by Adam David Collins
A really rather short story about a Christmas Cruise on a spaceship, where not everything works out as planned. An entertaining quick bite of sci-fi that works perfectly after a long day at work.
And if all of those aren’t enough, here’s some of my To Be Read pile!
Julia’s To-Be-Read Christmas Books
Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas by Lynn Cahoon
Mia Malone is planning a holiday party to promote her catering and cooking school business—but she’s got a Christmas spirit to deal with first, in this new Kitchen Witch Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon.
For all its merriment, Christmas can also bring melancholy—and in Magic Springs, Idaho, Mia finds the season has brought her an unhappy ghost who’s pulling poltergeist-style pranks to get her attention. When she demands an explanation, the ghost just sends a message: Ask Mary Alice—that is, Mia’s beloved Grans, who’s been training her to develop her witchy talents. If anyone can figure this out, it’s Grans, even if she still hasn’t managed to free Mia’s cat from a previous spell she cast.
The restless spirit turns out to be Magic Spring’s most well-known ghost, Dorothy, who supposedly died peacefully in her sleep. Now Dorothy claims she was murdered, and she wants her killer brought to justice. And she doesn’t have much patience about it, so the pressure is on Mia—with some help from her boyfriend, Trent, and a strangely secretive Grans. There aren’t many dicing-and-chopping days till Christmas—but this year, the most important gift Mia can give is to cheer up this troubled spirit.
Dead Christmas: A Zombie Anthology, Edited by Anthony Giangregorio
With stories by Scott Baker, Rob Rosen, Rick Moore, Keith Luethke, Anthony Giangregorio, Peter Naggi, Tom Hamilton, Marc Wiggins, Lance Looper, Sean Grigsby, Kevin Cockle, Kelly Hudson, Paul Snider, Val Muller, Jack Burton, and David Bernstein.
Share the most special time of the year with someone you love, or better yet, with an animated corpse!
The living dead love Christmas. Whether they’re hanging their entrails like garland, using severed heads like stockings, or hanging body parts like ornaments, even zombies enjoy the most wonderful time of the year. Santa Claus isn’t immune to the walking dead, either. Zombie elves, killer reindeer, and undead hordes, all seek to share in the joy of the holiday, and tear Santa apart and feed on his flesh!
So, when you grab last year’s fruitcake to re-gift to Aunt Martha, just make sure to bring a shotgun, too. Because for all you know, your aunt has turned into an undead flesh-eater, and if the shotgun won’t kill her, the fruitcake most assuredly will!
Christmas Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
From malevolent snowmen to Father Christmas—with a difference.
Chris Priestley is on absolute top form in these atmospheric, clever and thoroughly chilling stories. Add a new kind of thrill to the fluffiest of seasons with seven brilliantly conceived examples of why you’d better be good at Christmas time.
For stories that can be enjoyed by the whole family, unwrap these perfectly formed festive tales of terror, each with a gripping yarn and genius twist.
Singing carols may never seem quite the same again, especially after dark.
When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke
This one is almost a classic when it comes to kids Christmas stories in Germany!
What would happen if Santa fell to Earth? Christmas through the eyes of Cornelia Funke: quirky, funny, and ultimately heartwarming. A new holiday classic!
Scared by a storm, Twinklestar, the least reliable reindeer, bolts—causing Santa and his sleigh to crash-land. And though Santa has dropped into a friendly neighborhood, he’s not safe: Jeremiah Goblynch, the ruthless new leader of the Council of Yuleland, is determined to put an end to children’s wishes and turn the holiday season into his own personal moneymaking scheme.
As the last REAL St. Nick around, only Santa stands between Goblynch and his Grinch-like plan. With the help and hope of kids Charlotte and Ben, Santa must face Goblynch and his nutcracker goons to save Christmas!
Christmas Australis: A Frighteningly Festive Anthology of Spine Jingling Tales
With stories by V. E. Patton, Darren Kasenkow, Emily Wrayburn, Lyn Webster, Andrew Roff, Natasha O’ Conner, Madeleine D’Este, and Belinda Grant.
A dark family secret. A web of deception. Exiles in alien lands. Who will survive their Australian Christmas calamity to celebrate the festive season?
Set sail with our Narrator—spectral convict mariner, Jacob Bloodsworth—as he nets a catch of eight Australian speculative and contemporary Christmas stories bobbing in the ghostly waters off the coast of this Great Southern Land.
Harbouring a dark family secret, prodigal granddaughter Kate brings her unsuspecting partner home to Christmas lunch with her menagerie of weird relatives.
25th of December 2056, Mary and her soldier boyfriend Nick are sent to break up an illegal meeting on their spaceship. But old memories resurface, forcing Mary to rethink the choices she’s made.
Exiled to an alien land with no means of return, the blooming of the Christmas Bells now brings Sara only grief and despair.
Clara gets more than she bargained for when she plays a new virtual reality platform. Suddenly, virtual characters are coming after her in reality. The only way to stop them—is to play the game to the end.
Nine-year-old Juliette covets her brother’s Christmas present, a chocolate bar hidden away by her father. Preoccupied by the search, she is oblivious to a crisis unfolding outside.
When a private investigator lands a much needed job just days before Christmas, the last thing he expects is to be drawn into a surreal web of deception and justice.
An Antipodean Christmas feels awfully topsy-turvy to Evangeline and when she goes to buy gingerbread for her father, she finds that the weather is not the only odd thing about this festive season.
Queen Aeria of the Northern Elves reluctantly agrees to help Mrs Claus find her missing husband. Now Aeria is in for an unforgettable experience, some uncomfortable truths, and a few unfamiliar traditions from the Great Southern Land.
Christmas on the Anvil by Michael Penmore
“It’s the night before Christmas, when all through the ship,
Not an engine is stirring, not even a peep.”
It’s Christmas Eve on the Anvil and everyone’s getting ready for the celebration. Everyone but the spaceship’s grumpy XO/navigator.
When mysterious Christmas-themed things start happening, can the jaded second-in-command debunk the myth, or will she start to believe in the magic of Santa and the sleigh?
Warning: Filled to bursting with humour and Christmas songs you know and love to hate.
The Dark Yule by R. M. Callahan
A clever cat confronts unspeakable horrors in this unique Lovecraftian thriller.
Reality is coming undone.
The New England village of Kingsport is odd at any time of year, but as the winter solstice approaches, someone jolts the town in space-time. The resulting reality gap attracts hundreds of bat-winged night-gaunts, corpse-eating ghouls, and soul-sucking parasites—and the humans can see none of it.
But the cats can.
Pumpkin Spice, Maine Coon and part-time familiar, is on the hunt for answers. Who has blurred the lines between realms? For what purpose? And how can Spice thwart their wicked plan, before her naive young witch is consumed by things she can’t believe in?
A Very Zombie Christmas by Rebecca M. Senese
“This Christmas Eve, the shoppers are hungry for more than bargains…”
As if working Christmas Eve in the perfume department at Wellingson’s isn’t hard enough, Melissa has to contend with a zombie outbreak.
Now the shoppers aren’t just hungry for bargains, they’re just hungry and Melissa must find a way to survive long enough to close the store.
No refunds ‘til January!
Lost Christmas by David Logan
When Goose’s parents are killed in a car crash on Christmas Eve, his life changes utterly. Living with his increasingly senile Nan, his dog Mutt is the only thing keeping him sane. His only other friend is Frank, a former friend of his father.
Frank’s own life is falling apart and he has recruited Goose to help him carry out petty theft around the city.
A year to the day since the accident that changed his life, Goose meets Anthony, a strange man who has forgotten who he is, but seems to know more about others than they know about themselves. When Mutt goes missing, Goose has no choice but to rely on Anthony to help find him. In an adventure that draws in Frank, who’s lost his family, an old lady who’s lost a precious bangle, an elderly doctor who’s lost his wife, and a mother who’s lost her daughter, Goose follows Anthony across Manchester.
But at the centre of the mystery is Anthony himself: who is he, how does he know so much, and can he help Goose and the others find what they’re searching for? A delight to read from start to finish, David Logan takes the reader on a terrific journey through love, loss, and the quest for home.
A Very Faerie Christmas: Six Holiday Inspired Novellas
With stories by Meara Platt, Avril Borthiry, Jack Heckel, Ruth Vincent, Michele Lang, and Bishop O’Connell.
Join award winning, USA Today and bestselling authors for a journey into the enchanted realm of the fae with this collection of brand new holiday stories spanning from humorous Regency and tender historical to quirky contemporary and gritty urban tales of faerie magic, human redemption, and the power of love.
A Mistletoe Kiss by Meara Platt: When Lady Imogen Fairchild wishes for a faerie godmother, her Christmas wish goes awry and she finds herself with Beogrin, a handsome fae warrior, instead. Beogrin is duty bound to serve her and is not in the least happy about it. Neither is Imogen, for she cannot have a hulking, brawny soldier following her around. But will Imogen ever be able to release this fae warrior from his obligation to her now that he has conquered her heart?
Matthew’s Hope by Avril Borthiry: Set in England’s rural north at the turn of the 20th Century, Matthew’s journey from boy to man is plagued with challenges. Yet throughout, he never forgets the little girl who saved his life, the girl no one else could see. Was she real? Or had he imagined her? As Britain and Europe descend into ‘the war to end all wars’, Matthew must face his greatest challenge of all. It is at his lowest point, his darkest time, that the girl he has never forgotten returns. Her name is Hope. Is she real? Because she is exactly what Matthew needs.
The Holly and the Ivy by Jack Heckel: By most measures, Malcolm has a great life, but nothing seems right, not even his perfect girlfriend. After leaving a party, he encounters the faerie Phaedra, but can her magic help him find true love in time for Christmas? And if so, is he willing to pay the price? A story inspired by the Christmas carol of the same name.
Above Thy Deep and Dreamless Sleep by Ruth Vincent: When the Fairy Queen tries to guilt-trip her changeling daughter, Mab, into returning to fairyland by transforming Mab’s loved ones into mannequins in the New York City Christmas store window displays, Mab must outwit the Fairy Queen’s tricks to save her friends and learn what it truly means to go home for the holidays.
The Laws of Magic by Michele Lang: When a wicked army of Night Fae invades the small coastal town of New Castle, Connecticut, Ayna Cassidy, human chaos machine, must somehow overcome her painfully tangled past and stop them from ravaging her home. With the help of a magical lawyer, Rowan Royall, Ayna seeks both true love and salvation—but first she must unlock the secret magic hidden deep in her heart.
The Greatest Gift of All by Bishop O’Connell: Wraith is a spell slinger, able to manipulate reality itself, but she’s been on the streets since losing her parents and her life has never been easy. Through all the darkness, she’s always tried to help the other children living at the fringes of society; the dejected, the ignored, and the forgotten. Now, the Fae court needs her help in finding a solstice child. If Wraith succeeds, the child will become a beacon of hope. If she fails, the child will become a monster, inspiring anger and rage. Wraith has faced all manner of terrors, both mundane and supernatural, and has never backed down from a fight. Can she save this solstice child and bring hope to the hopeless when she’s never had much of that even for herself?
A Space Pirate Christmas by Jay Toney
For mature audiences only.
A mashup sci-fi thriller with space pirate action blended with a Christmas story.
Elaunae, learns of the Earth custom, and wants to celebrate it with Nathaniel. She wants his first Christmas to be special. Doc Roberts, her husband, agrees. He loves her, and will do anything for her, even celebrating a foolish holiday.
For it to be a success, he needs a tree, a fireplace with a chimney for Santa to climb down, presents, and a Christmas miracle. He has always wanted a toy Marauder that flies, shoots missiles, and fires lasers. Christmas is an excuse to get one—for Nathaniel, of course. Elaunae warns him, that with such a toy, he will shoot someone’s eye out.
Join the Roberts family, and maybe, just maybe, witness a Christmas miracle.
Jingle Spells: A CyberWitch Press Short Fiction Anthology, Edited by Heather Marie Adkins
With stories by Jennifer Laslie, Sammi Cox, Sidonia Rose, Brittany White, K. Laslie, and Heather Marie Adkins.
Jingle Spells is a feel-good holiday collection of witch-themed tales, from a witch hunt at the winter solstice, to a Christmas dinner in danger of being ruined by an imp. Here you will find a sparkly pair of shoes holding one woman’s destiny, and a magical, mystery-solving cup of latte. Meet a broken young woman unaware of the powers she possesses, and a teenage boy with the fate of the world on his shoulders.
Featuring short stories from veteran authors Jennifer Laslie, Sidonia Rose, and Heather Marie Adkins, and introducing Sammi Cox, Brittany White, and K. Laslie. Sit back with a steaming mug, light up the fireplace, and enjoy these six tales of magic, mayhem, and love.
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Do you have a favorite SFF Christmas story we missed? Let us know in the comments! Happy Reading!
Title image by Eleonora Albasi.
Jennie Ivins
I personally love brom,s krampus for around Christmas