Isaac Asimov's Christmas

Isaac Asimov's Christmas
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Ace
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Christmas stories, American
ISBN: 9780441004911

We know Christmas present. We know Christmas past. Now, in extraordinary stories culled from the pages of "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", today's favorite writers hurtle the holiday centuries forward! Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Connie Willis, Jack McDevitt, Alexander Jablokov, Robert Frazier and James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, Cynthia Felice, Leslie What, Sharon N. Farber and Janet Kagan.

The Twelve Frights of Christmas

The Twelve Frights of Christmas
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780380750986

A collection of thirteen Yuletide horror tales features the work of such masters as Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Bloch, H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Ramsey Campbell

The Twelve Crimes of Christmas

The Twelve Crimes of Christmas
Author: Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1981
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780380789313

A dozen of the best mystery writers in the business get into the holiday spirit in Avon's The Twelve Crimes of Christmas. They will be decking the halls, trimming the tree--and burying the bodies. Includes works by Dorothy L. Sayers, Stanley Ellin, Ellery Queen and others.

The Heavenly Host

The Heavenly Host
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 55
Release: 1978
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780140311174

Newly arrived on Planet Anderson Two just before Christmas, Jonathan is warned about the dangerous native inhabitants, but an accidental meeting with one of the natives convinces him that they are friendly and peaceful.

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345802985

The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

To Follow a Star

To Follow a Star
Author: Terry Carr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1977
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780840765734

Nine short stories combining the genre of science fiction with the subject of Christmas. Stories include spacemen trying to recreate Santa Claus, a gift giving war, a spaceman dealing with a Christmas tree, a Jesuit and astrophysicist who makes a terrible Christmas discovery, and children who can read men's minds.

The Complete Robot

The Complete Robot
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Voyager
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2018-05-09
Genre: Robots
ISBN: 9780008277819

A collection of all of Isaac Asimov's robot stories, including some which have never before appeared in book form.

Bibliomysteries

Bibliomysteries
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-08-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781681774589

Specially commissioned by the Mysterious Bookshop, the “bibliomysteries” in this unique collection feature original stories by the genre’s most distinguished authors: Ian Rankin, Thomas Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Megan Abbott, and Elizabeth George. If you like mysteries and you like books, what could be better than combining both worlds, with mysteries set against a background involving books? This collection of crime for bibliophiles includes stories about rare books, bookshops, libraries, manuscripts, magical books, collectors—in short, the wonderful universe that makes this precious object we all love so important and priceless. Ian Rankin sets his tale of the lost original manuscript of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the legendary Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co., while F. Paul Wilson offers a book with remarkable powers. Joyce Carol Oates portrays an overly ambitious dealer in mystery fiction, while James Grady has the “Condor” working in the Library of Congress. Ste- phen Hunter tells a previously unknown story of Alan Turing set during World War I—involving a book that could change the history of the world—and Peter Lovesey writes about a box full of Agatha Christie titles that just may be priceless. Carolyn Hart’s story is about an astonishing inscription in a book, while Megan Abbott and Denise Mina add their Edgar-nominated stories to this stellar collection. Whether your taste is for the traditional mystery, something a little more hard-boiled, or the bizarre and humorous tale, you will find exactly your cup of tea in this outstanding collection of fifteen stories by the most distinguished mystery writers working today. Including stories by: Peter Lovesey, F. Paul Wilson, Lyndsay Faye, Bradford Morrow, R. L. Stine, Joyce Carol Oates, Thomas Perry, Elizabeth George, Carolyn Hart, Megan Abbott, Stephen Hunter, Denise Mina, James Grady, Ian Rankin, and James W. Hall.