| Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories |  | Creator: Martin Greenberg
Publisher: Avon Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 038076203X
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.838762
EAN: 9780380762033
Publication Date: November 1990
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'Tis the Season... November 6, 2003
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Although it's a bit early in the season, I read through Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories, which I picked up at Half-Price Books this weekend.
As you'd expect, it's a collection of SF stories that have something to do with Christmas (or at least, that time of the year). Here's some of the stories I found most interesting:
* "A Midwinter's Tale" - Michael Swanwick. Told in flashback form, a the protagonist recalls how he learned of the association between man and the larls. While it adheres the least to the theme, still quite intriguing.
* "Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus" Frederick Pohl. A logical extension of our current consumeristic attitude towards Christmas, with a culture clash thrown in.
* "The War Beneath the Tree" Gene Wolfe. Possibly an inspiration for both Toy Story and Teddy from A.I.
* "The Christmas Present" Gordon R. Dickson. The best (IMHO) of the several stories in this collection that deal with teaching aliens about Christmas, although "O Little Town of Bethlehem II" (Robert F. Young) comes close.
I enjoy themed collections of SF short stories - and will be adding this to my permanent library.
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