This is a reissue of the first half of A 1632 Christmas, one of the last Ring of Fire Press books Eric worked on. The second half is Special Issue 2, December 2024. These stories range from Grantville, through Germany, to Sweden and even farther.
Garrett W. Vance's "A Christmas in Wonderland Isles" takes us back to Pam Miller and all the other wonderful people working to save the dodo bird in Wonderland Isles. In George Grant's "A Christmas for Kjell", we celebrate Saint Lucia in Sweden.
Closer to home in Germany, Virginia DeMarce's "Nobody's Going Home" sees a group of college students spend the holiday at school. Walt Boyes' "Weimeraner Christmas" finds a new dog breed in Germany, and in Joy Ward's "A Krampus Christmas", a kindly storekeeper spreads Christmas joy.
Back in Grantville, Anne Keener's "It's Tradition" sees a young Jewish boy learn about up-time Jewish holiday traditions. Bethanne Kim's "The Glad Game" sees a young mercenary find a new path in life. "The Gift of the Puppet" by Tracy Morris sees a precious Christmas tradition saved. Bjorn Hasseler's Kathy Sue Burroughs make a return with her kids in "A Christmas Letter."