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Christmas Presence: Prequel to the Claus Universe
Hardcover
Series: Claus Universe
ISBN13: 9781951432898
Publisher: Tony Bertauski
Published: Sep 26 2025
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Worlds are waiting to be opened.
All Van Holloway wanted was to survive the night unnoticed. He didn't ask to be dragged to a Christmas party full of people he barely knew, or to end up in the same room as Charli McNichols-the girl he's had a silent crush on since September. He certainly didn't plan to follow her into a game that wasn't a game, wearing glasses that weren't really glasses.
What begins in a crowded game room ends somewhere else entirely. Somewhere cold. Somewhere impossible.
Inside a hidden world buried beneath holiday cheer, Van and Charli discover a place filled with clockwork toys, forgotten workshops, and secrets meant to stay buried. They stumble out with more than they bargained for, and something comes back with them.
Now, the rules of reality are shifting. Time slips. Closets snow. Strangers appear. Something wants what Van took, and it's willing to do whatever it takes to find him.
The green hat was only the beginning.
From festive parties to frozen halls, from droids in Santa suits to gingerbread rebels, Van and Charli are caught in a battle between belief and cynicism, myth and machinery. If they want to make it back home-and remember who they are-they'll need to trust each other, hold on to what's real, and face the one thing more powerful than magic:
Doubt.
Christmas Presence: The Prequel launches the Claus Universe saga, blending sci-fi and holiday fantasy in a story full of sharp humor, suspense, and heart. For fans of Stranger Things, The Santa Clause, and Ready Player One, this is a bold reimagining of Christmas like you've never seen before.
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