Eighteen Magical, Imaginative, and Haunting Tales of the Holidays. What do writers give for the holiday season? They give the gift of stories that take the reader away to fantastical times or places, tales that can be blood-curdling or heart-warming, adventures that capture the heart of the season. Stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, David Farland, Larry Correia, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dean Wesley Smith, Jerry Oltion, and others.