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    The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated
    The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated
    The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated
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    The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated

    By Kate Danley

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    A NEW ILLUSTRATED VERSION FEATURING THE WORK OF ABIGAIL LARSON

    December 24th has come again. What a time to get into the holiday mood! But this year, it's the spirit of Krampus, not the spirit of Christmas, that has infected adults across the globe.

    It is up to young Skip to track down Santa Claus and set things right in a dark, dystopian world gone mad.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKatherine Danley
    Release dateNov 14, 2014
    ISBN9781502289216
    The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated
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    Kate Danley

    Kate Danley, an award-winning actress, playwright, and author, is a member of the Acme Comedy Improv and sketch troupes in Los Angeles. Her plays have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, and the Washington, DC/Baltimore area. Danley’s screenplay Fairy Blood won first place in the Breckenridge Festival of Film screenwriting competition in the action/adventure category. Her debut novel, The Woodcutter, was honored with the Garcia Award for the best fiction book of the year, was the first place fantasy book in the Reader Views Literary Awards, and the winner of the sci-fi/fantasy category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Kate currently lives in Burbank, California, and works by day as office manager for education and exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

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      The Spirit of Krampus - Illustrated - Kate Danley

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      The wind howled down the street and swept the dry, fallen leaves through the gutter.  The town’s single stoplight flashed yellow for the cars that would never come.  With no one left to run the power plants, the city's one time investment in utility solar panels now provided the only glimpses of electricity.

      A few houses were lit with flickering candlelight, their shade-drawn windows creating the false warmth of home and hearth against a cold afternoon sky.

      Two boys walked down the street, their breath making white clouds with every exhalation.

      Santa coming tonight, Bo? asked the younger one.  He had a shock of sandy brown hair and a spray of freckles across his chapped nose.  He used his sleeve to wipe away a stream of snot as he looked up at his big brother, his eyes filled with adoration and hero worship.  When their parents went mad, when he and Bo were placed in that foster home, when they had to run away, Bo was the one who took care of them.  Bo was the one who made sure they were okay. 

      No such thing as Santa Claus, Skip, Bo replied, shoving his hands deeper into his pockets.  Bo's hair was darker and curlier than Skip's and his face was hard in a way that a kid's shouldn't be at thirteen. Nuthin’ but another night.

      But I remember this story... Skip began.

      Nuthin’ but a story.  Don’t let anybody tell you different.

      Skip fell silent and trudged along beside his brother, his eight-year old legs going double time to match Bo's strides.  He looked up at the glowing windows and whispered, Maybe here’s some nice ones inside.  Maybe these ones have some food or something...

      You know they're nuthin’ but traps.

      But maybe it's different here.

      Bo grabbed Skip’s arm.  You've seen what they do.  If you ever go up there...

      At that moment, a curtain parted and then closed again.  The door opened and a woman stepped out onto her porch.  She waved a hand at them and shouted, Hello!  Hello there!

      Keep walking, Bo hissed at his brother.

      You boys doing okay?  Brrr!  It’s so cold out here!  Why don’t you come in and warm yourself a spell?

      Skip slowed down, his heart filled with secret longing.  The woman's dress was red and polka-dot, just like the pictures in that book about Santa Claus.  Sure, her face was dirty and her curly hair looked kind of like it hadn't really been brushed, but she

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