Silent Night: A Christmas Collection

By Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Published by WMG Publishing
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Published: Dec. 15, 2010
Words: 51,251 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452314884

Short description

Kristine Kathryn Rusch, called one of the best short story writers of her generation, has compiled ten of her favorite Christmas stories. The stories run from fantasy (Nutball Season, Doubting Thomas, Substitutions) to mainstream (Stille Nacht) to science fiction (Boz, Loop, A Taste of Miracles) to mystery (Rehabilitation, Snow Angels, The Moorhead House).

Extended description

The ten stories all appeared at Christmas time. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, called one of the best short story writers of her generation, has compiled ten of her best favorite Christmas stories into one volume. These stories run through a variety of genres from fantasy (“Nutball Season,” “Doubting Thomas,” “Substitutions”) to mainstream (“Stille Nacht”) to science fiction (“Boz,” “Loop,” and “A Taste of Miracles”) to mystery (“Rehabilitation,” “Snow Angels,” “The Moorhead House”). Some are dark, some are funny, and all touch upon the holidays in one way or another.

“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
—Romantic Times (Read more) The ten stories all appeared at Christmas time. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, called one of the best short story writers of her generation, has compiled ten of her best favorite Christmas stories into one volume. These stories run through a variety of genres from fantasy (“Nutball Season,” “Doubting Thomas,” “Substitutions”) to mainstream (“Stille Nacht”) to science fiction (“Boz,” “Loop,” and “A Taste of Miracles”) to mystery (“Rehabilitation,” “Snow Angels,” “The Moorhead House”). Some are dark, some are funny, and all touch upon the holidays in one way or another.

“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
—Romantic Times

“[Rusch’s] short fiction is golden.”
—The Kansas City Star

“…one of the most exciting short story collections I’ve read in years, maybe ever.”
—EssentialWriters.com
on Recovering Apollo 8 And Other Stories

International bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published fiction in every genre. She has been nominated for three Edgar Awards, two Shamus Awards, and an Anthony Award. She has won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award twice. She has also won two Hugo awards, a World Fantasy Award, and three Asimov’s Readers Choice Awards. She writes mystery as Kris Nelscott, paranormal romance as Kristine Grayson, as well as the science fiction and fantasy that she’s known for under Rusch.
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literature, mystery, children, fantasy, family, christmas, christmas story, short story, science fiction, santa, contemporary fantasy, fantasy story, mystery story, kristine kathryn rusch, wmg publishing, science fiction story, mainstream fiction

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