A Very Scalzi Christmas
 Book cover by Natalie Metzger | |
| Author | John Scalzi |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Full cast |
| Cover artist | Natalie Metzger |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Subterranean Press |
Publication date | November 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59606-932-9 |
A Very Scalzi Christmas is a Christmas holiday-themed short story collection by John Scalzi published in November 2019.
Contents
[edit]- Ho Ho Intro, or, the Reason for the Season
- Science Fictional Thanksgiving Grace
- A Bitter November
- The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time
- An Interview with Santa's Lawyer
- A Personal Top 10 of Things That Are Not Titles to Christmas Songs and/or Lifetime Holiday Movies and Honestly I Don't Understand Why
- Christmas in July
- Interview with Santa's Reindeer Wrangler
- 8 Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Holiday Music
- Jackie Jones and Melrose Mandy
- An Interview with the Christmas Bunny
- Jangle the Elf Grants Wishes
- Script Notes on the Birth of Jesus
- Sarah's Sister
- An Interview with the Nativity Innkeeper
- Resolutions for the New Year: A Bullet Point List
Reception
[edit]The collection was reviewed by Locus Magazine,[1] Publishers Weekly,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] and Fantasy Literature.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cushman, Carolyn (November 2019). "Carolyn Cushman Reviews A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi and Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw". Locus Magazine. No. 706. p. 29.
- ^ "Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi. Subterranean, $40 (144p) ISBN 978-1-59606-932-9". Publishers Weekly. July 30, 2019.
- ^ "A Very Scalzi Christmas | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. No. October 1, 2019. September 13, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Tadiana (December 28, 2020). "A Very Scalzi Christmas: The lighter side of Christmas | Fantasy Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews". Fantasy Literature.