{"product_id":"9781771483421","title":"The Claus Effect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s the 1990s. The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is down for the count—and the Free World is getting ready for its first nuclear-free Christmas in decades. Only one thing in the world can ruin it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSanta Claus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho can forget the horrifying events of “The Toy Mill” (Nickle\u0026amp;Schroeder’s 1993 Aurora-Award-winning story), in which a malevolent, post-industrial-revolution Santa Claus granted Emily, a little girl, a Christmas wish—and her desire to be a Christmas Elf nearly destroyed the world? It’s eight years later, and Christmas should be a joyful time—shouldn’t it? Not with Santa on the loose! Events propel the now-teenaged Emily and West Point Cadet Neil Nyman on a breakneck journey through suburban shopping malls, Ontario cottage country, and the frigid northern wastes of the former Soviet Union—battling displaced Cossacks, blue-blooded cottagers and homicidal, downsized elves along the way. Finally, they must face down the terrifying truth: about Christmas, the New World Order—and \u003cem\u003eThe Claus Effect\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever before available as an ebook, and now with a previously unpublished epilogue added!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ChiZine Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300975067376,"sku":"9781771483421","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771483421_p0.jpg?v=1763707778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771483421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}