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"But what if I'm looking near the field and the Firflake falls by the old stream?"Engleberta Ruprecht is this year's Watcher, and she takes her job very seriously. The Watcher is tasked with waiting for the first snowflake of winter and leading Papa Knecht, the head of the family, to where the Firflake will fall. While the parents prepare for the special day, Papa Knecht and Mama Alvarie gather the grandchildren and tell stories.They tell the legend of the Firflake, a story of cold northern plains and whipping winds.They also tell how Papa, when he was just a young man, went out to explore the wide world. They tell of how, on a cold winter's night in a small town, Papa was attacked by a group of young men. They tell of how Papa was rescued by a tall stranger named Nicholas, and how in return Papa aided Nicholas on his Christmas Eve mission. And they tell of how Papa and Nicholas' friendship became the foundation for the family's long Christmas tradition.Told in the best winter campfire storytelling tradition, The Firflake: A Christmas Story is a tall full of familiar Christmas stories told in a new light.

Hugo-nominated, national bestselling author Bryan Thomas Schmidt's epic space opera saga captures the feel of the original Star Wars like no other, Moses meets Star Wars,The Saga of Davi Rhii. Book 1, The Worker Prince received Honorable Mention on Paul Goat Allen's Year's Best Science Fiction Releases of 2011 at BarnesandNoble.com, alongside books by Ben Bova, Robert J. Sawyer, Jack Campbell, Ernest Cline and more. The Saga is presented here with all three novels and two short stories collected in one beautifully designed omnibus.Davi Rhii discovers that while he may have been raised a prince, heir to an empire, he was born a slave, a worker, and sets out to find the truth. What he discovers leads him on a quest of discovery that pits him against his evil uncle, Lord Xalivar, ruler of the Borali Alliance, and old rivals as Davi leads a rebellion to set the workers free.¿New York Times bestselling author Robin Wayne Bailey described it as "full of rich characters and settings, it embodies 'sense of wonder' in the best traditions of classic science fiction." While Brenda Cooper says, "(It) will appeal to readers of all ages." A roaring epic filled with classic tropes and homages to space operas of old, The Saga of Davi Rhii is a thrill ride a minute.