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Santa of the Dead
- Aurora Wasteland
- Narrated by: Thomas Gloom
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Santa fighting zombies… I mean, do I really need to write more? Fine…then hold on to the nearest hard reindeer cock, things are about to get red jolly suit tinselly weird.
On a routine Christmas eve, after a fight with the new Mrs. Claus, who I’m obligated to point out has a great rack…boobs I mean, not reindeer, Santa finds himself drunk, cranky, and living in his past…did I mention he’s cranky? And, grumpy as shit, and preloaded will the latest Christmas profanities.
After a poor start to his only real day working all year, Santa against his analytic department’s best-laid plans, overrides the sleigh's autopilot and makes a pit stop at the only house whose cookies he’s ever loved. A poor landing and ironman-like entrance into the house later, Santa stumbles into something he had no desire to be part of - at least that he knows of. See, Santa isn’t who you think he is…not that he really knows either. Did I mention the thing he stumbles drunkenly into was zombies? Because it is. Zombies on Christmas eve…Santa Claus fighting f-----g zombies.
This surprisingly emotional and frightening vulgar novella will be on the top of every zombie and Christmas-loving listeners' list. Snuggled deep in the Aurora Wasteland, Vaughn Ashby’s literary universe, this is a stand-alone novella that fits into the larger narrative.
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- Korra II Baskerville
- 20-11-21
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A couple of times in this story, the term “rewind time” came up. I can’t stand that shit. People seriously need to update their vernacular. I’m not going to sit here and pretend to understand how time works. But I’m pretty goddamn sure it’s not a tape that can be rewound and that term, in general, should have died 20+ years ago. Along with all the outdated tech that used tapes.
Ranting aside, I was a bit nervous about this story at first. I loved Brightness Falls and Tethered, I didn’t enjoy The Axe as much because of all the future-themed techno bullshit. My worry was unwarranted, however. This is probably my favorite story so far. I loved this story. It was hard to concentrate as I was choking back laughter at all of Santa’s holiday-themed swears and puns.
Vaughn Ashby has a way of telling a compelling story while also keeping it humorous at the same time. Despite laughing my way through dangerous scenes with the characters of this story, I never felt any less enthralled or interested. I really like how you occasionally get some backstory at the end of chapters and how characters address the reader by talking to them. It adds a lot of charm and character that a lot of other novels couldn’t get away with.
I will admit that one of my favorite movies growing up was Bad Santa. So the idea of an alcoholic, swearing Santa was already something I was very fond of and amused by.
The narrator did an excellent job. His character voices are top-notch, especially his Santa. The audible narration was clean and clear. There weren’t any instances of repeated dialogue or changes in the narrator’s voice.
NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.
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