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Twenty-five classic science fiction and fantasy tales of Yuletide wonder, including stories by Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, John M. Ford, William Gibson, Anne McCaffrey, Frederik Pohl, Spider Robinson, Gene Wolfe, and the hard-to-find Philip Van Doren Stern fantasy that inspired the filmIt's A Wonderful Life. 'Twas the night before tomorrow, and all through the galaxy, nothing burns as bright as... Christmas Stars. Christmas is a time for miracles, scientific and otherwise, and for surprises that can only occur at this time of the year. But what marvels will the holidays bring to the far future--or to alien worlds light-years from the North Pole? In this celebratory collection, many of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction unwrap startling visions of the future of Christmas. An unusual Christmas spirit brings confusion--and romance--to a modern young woman. A father's gift opens up the universe for all humanity. And a devout researcher uncovers the shattering secret of the original Star of Bethlehem. These and other stories shine like sparkling, unearthly ornaments on a fresh green tree of holiday traditions.… (más)
To get you in the Christmas spirit, a bunch of science fiction and fantasy Christmas stories. I'd say old and new, but no, it's more like old, older, and oldest."The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke inevitably makes an appearance. And "Miracle" by Connie Willis, which is the title story in a Christmas collection of hers, is also included.The Anne McCaffrey story "A Proper Santa Claus" isn't even too bad."La Befana" by Gene Wolfe was entirely incomprehensible the first time through. The second time, reading more carefully, I felt I finally understood what was going on. But I still didn't 'get' it.I felt the anthology didn't end strongly.Annoyingly, there's a story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern. I started reading it, thinking it was a take on It's a Wonderful Life. But then I realized it _was_ It's a Wonderful Life. There's no information given about the story or the author. There's not even a copyright notice like there are for the other stories, so I can't even tell when it was first published or where. Am I motivated enough to Google it? I dunno. Connie Willis's story does put me off the It's a Wonderful Life thing. :) ( )
Twenty-five classic science fiction and fantasy tales of Yuletide wonder, including stories by Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, John M. Ford, William Gibson, Anne McCaffrey, Frederik Pohl, Spider Robinson, Gene Wolfe, and the hard-to-find Philip Van Doren Stern fantasy that inspired the filmIt's A Wonderful Life. 'Twas the night before tomorrow, and all through the galaxy, nothing burns as bright as... Christmas Stars. Christmas is a time for miracles, scientific and otherwise, and for surprises that can only occur at this time of the year. But what marvels will the holidays bring to the far future--or to alien worlds light-years from the North Pole? In this celebratory collection, many of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction unwrap startling visions of the future of Christmas. An unusual Christmas spirit brings confusion--and romance--to a modern young woman. A father's gift opens up the universe for all humanity. And a devout researcher uncovers the shattering secret of the original Star of Bethlehem. These and other stories shine like sparkling, unearthly ornaments on a fresh green tree of holiday traditions.
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