Saturday, January 18, 2020

THE HUNDRED-YEAR CHRISTMAS by David Morrell


Title:  THE HUNDRED-YEAR CHRISTMAS 

Series:  N/A

Author:  David Morrell

Narrator:  Owen Moogan

Length:  55 minutes

Audible Release Date:  12.12.2019

Publisher:  Encyclopocalypse Publication

Publish Date:   12.08.2009

Category /Genre:  Fantasy, Christmas

Recommended for:  all ages

Listenability:  OK  or  NSFW

Received from:  David Morrell (as an Audible gifted copy)


Date completed: 01.09.2020



Description from the publisher:

The audiobook edition of a rare story David Morrell wrote to give to his friends at Christmas is finally available. Featuring a foreword by the author, this is a novella that has different meanings, depending if you're a child or an adult.



It's about the poignant friendship between Father Christmas, who lives a hundred years before being replaced, and Father Time, who lives only a single year before being replaced. Each year, Santa sees a version of his friend grow old and die.



Now it's Santa's turn, but he's having trouble finding a replacement, and if he doesn't succeed, there'll be no one to take care of the infant Father Time, and time itself will stop.

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THE HUNDRED-YEAR CHRISTMAS is a stand-alone short holiday fantasy story.



The forward is about 1/3 of the 55 minutes of the recording.  Don’t skip it (at least the first time you listen to it); it’s worth knowing the background of this story.



This is a story that reminds us (once again) that Christmas is more about giving than receiving, that the love should be embodied all year round, and that Christmas and New Year are more than days on the calendar.



I intend to make this an annual listen. 



Narration:  The narrator, Owen Moogan, does a superb job of presenting the story.  He brings the magic of Christmas and Santa’s dilemma to life.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy via freeaudiobookpromocodes, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Also from David Morell:

·         Assumed Identity

·         Before I Wake

·         Blood Oath

·         Burnt Sienna

·         The Covenant of the Flame

·         Desperate Measures

·         Double Image

·         Extreme Denial

·         The Fifth Profession

·         The Hundred Year Christmas

·         Last Reveille

·         Long Lost

·         The Shimmer

·         The Spy Who Came for Christmas

·         Testament

·         The Totem

Cavanaugh Series:

1.      The Protector

2.      The Naked Edge

First Blood Series:

1.      First Blood

2.      Rambo

3.      Rambo III

Frank Balenger Series:

1.      Creepers

2.      Scavenger

Mortalis Series:

1.      The Brotherhood of the Rose

2.      The Fraternity of the Stone

3.      The League of Night and Fog

Thomas and Emily DeQuincey series:

1.      Murder as a Fine Art

2.      Inspector of the Dead

3.      Ruler of the Night



















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