In the St. Nick of Time

By William Pepper
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Published: Dec. 03, 2012
Words: 116,328 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780981864723

Short description

A lot of people have lousy Christmases, even in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. Depressed author Cameron Jones, his alien-abductee friend Dogwater Hunt and even Santa himself are burned out. Kris Kringle is left to wonder, "Do I really exist?" The answer to that question could determine the future of Christmas.If you ever believed St. Nick was real, buy this book. Maybe he still is.

Extended description

A lot of people have lousy Christmases, even when they live in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. Cameron Jones used to be a successful author. But this year, as another holiday looms, he is beset by a depression that rivals fruitcake in density. His ex-wife is moving away with their daughter Holly and a sleezy reporter is dogging him. And the foul-mouthed goldfish hallucination that keeps nagging him is no help at all. Cameron's buddy Dogwater Hunt is a broke, obsessed, alien-abductee with a pathological fear of holiday lights. He's desperate to prove Earth will be visited on Christmas Eve by mysterious "Santa aliens." If he can catch "Santa," he'll push forth the frontiers of science - and maybe get a new TV. Meanwhile, Santa Claus - the big man himself, not the town - is beaten down by centuries of children growing up and no longer believing. He ponders the reality of his imaginary world - living on cookies, hanging out with elves. It's all so absurd, he can't help but wonder, "Do .. (Read more) A lot of people have lousy Christmases, even when they live in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. Cameron Jones used to be a successful author. But this year, as another holiday looms, he is beset by a depression that rivals fruitcake in density. His ex-wife is moving away with their daughter Holly and a sleezy reporter is dogging him. And the foul-mouthed goldfish hallucination that keeps nagging him is no help at all. Cameron's buddy Dogwater Hunt is a broke, obsessed, alien-abductee with a pathological fear of holiday lights. He's desperate to prove Earth will be visited on Christmas Eve by mysterious "Santa aliens." If he can catch "Santa," he'll push forth the frontiers of science - and maybe get a new TV. Meanwhile, Santa Claus - the big man himself, not the town - is beaten down by centuries of children growing up and no longer believing. He ponders the reality of his imaginary world - living on cookies, hanging out with elves. It's all so absurd, he can't help but wonder, "Do I really exist?" The answer to that question could determine the future of Christmas. Cameron and Dogwater are unwittingly caught up in a plan to save Santa from himself. If you ever beleved St. Nick was real, buy this book. Maybe he still is.
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holidays, christmas, aliens, elves, kris kringle, santa claus, dwarves, alien abduction, st nicholas, st nick, yuletide, santa claus indiana

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