The Claus Effect
Author | : David Nickle |
Publisher | : EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105023162972 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Claus Effect is a continuation of "The Toy Mill", the 1993 Aurora-Award-winning story about a malevolent, post-industrial-revolution Santa Claus and Emily, the little girl whose wish to be a Christmas Elf nearly destroys the world. The Claus Effect takes up eight years later, when events propel teen-aged Emily and West Point cadet Neil Nyman on a breakneck journey through suburban shopping malls, Ontario cottage country, and the frigid northern wastes of the former Soviet Union - battling displaced Cossacks, blue-blooded cottagers and homicidal, down-sized elves along the way. Finally, they must face down the terrifying truth: about Christmas, the New World Order - and the Claus Effect.