Davis, Hank (ed) - A Cosmic Christmas 2 You / Дэвис, Хэнк (ред) - С Космическим Рождеством! [2013, EPUB, ENG]

Angel of Light / Ангел света short story by Joe Haldeman And to All a Good Night short fiction by Tony Daniel Christmas Card short fiction by Connie Willis Away in a Manger short fiction by Wen Spencer Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus novelette by Frederik Pohl Shepherds and Wolves short fiction by Sarah A. Hoyt In the Spirit of Christmas short story by Tee Morris Wormhole Magic short story by Marianne Plumridge A Christmas In Amber short story by Scott William Carter Space Aliens Saved My Marriage short fiction by Sharon N. Farber (as by S. N. Dyer) Zwarte Piet's Tale novelette by Allen Steele How Thorvald the Bloody-Minded Saved Christmas short fiction by Esther M. Friesner Julian: A Christmas Story / Джулиан. Рождественская история novella by Robert Charles Wilson

IT BEGAN INNOCENTLY ENOUGH. Christmastime and no money. I went down into the cellar and searched deeply for something to give the children. Something they wouldn’t have already found during their hajjes down there. On a high shelf, behind bundles of sticks waiting for the cold, I could just see an old wooden chest, pushed far back into a corner. I dropped some of the bundles onto the floor and pushed the others out of the way, and with some difficulty slid the chest to the edge of the shelf. From the thick layer of dust on top, I assumed it was from my father’s time or before. I had a warning thought: Don’t open it. Call the authorities. . . .