The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales (Paperback)
Autographed trade paperback of the holiday-themed speculative fiction collection, The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales, by Raven Oak.
The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales began as a successful hardcover, full-color Kickstarter book featuring four holiday speculative fiction tales and over 30 paintings featuring characters & scenes from the stories, all by award-winning author & artist Raven Oak. This edition's interior is in black & white but still features the amazing art to go alongside the stories.
Can the magic of the holidays save us from our lack of empathy? In The Bell Ringer, a virus renders a town silent as the holidays approach. Apathy runs wild. Can a homeless bell ringer save us, or will we be doomed to repeat history? Find out in this urban fantasy tale of holiday spirit.
When a mobster Santa dies, everyone's a suspect! Can Captain Banes save his crew from a murderer? Or will he lose more than himself in the battle? Find out in Ol' St. Nick, a closed-in mystery in space.
Every time a bell rings, someone's going to die... In a new town, Elise finds herself confronted by a magical evil that rides through the night in search of the brave. Can she save her family from the ringers? Find out in The Ringers, a magical, gothic fantasy.
Being Santa is more than a job... it's a curse! Simon thinks he understands how the world works. Find a score & make bank. But when he crosses the wrong person, he finds himself at the wrong end of a cruse. Can he find his way out of it before it's too late? Find out in The Curse, a creepy, yet magical tale of redemption.
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"...a sterling example of the genre's flexibility and thought-provoking opportunities. It should be a mainstay in any library strong in speculative works, on the reading lists of anyone attracted to thought-provoking short pieces, and used as discussion material for book clubs interested in engaging subjects about life's meaning and impact." Diane Donovan at Midwest Book Review
"Thought-provoking, evocative tales. This is an interesting futuristic blend of short stories...I recommend this collection for readers of science fiction and for readers wanting more LGBTQ+ and minority protagonists." --Jenn, Book Siren
"...every bit as wonderful as the first [Dragon Springs & Other Things]." Liminal Fiction
