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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Eight

Eight days of December have passed. On a snow-swept plain outside of Santa’s gated manse, Claus the Mighty, leather whip in his hand, stares down Rudolf.

‘End this madness, old friend,’ says the Father of all Christmas. ‘Let the strikes cease and let us celebrate Yuletide together. Ho, ho, ho.’

Rudolf is unmoved. The rest of the reindeer nervously shift about on the snow behind him, making an almighty mess in the process. 

‘No,’ says Rudolf (because, of course, he can speak). ‘We want rights, Santa, and a proper holiday allowance, and fair pay for a fair Christmas.’

‘So be it,’ says Claus. 

The whip cracks. Prancer throws himself in front of Rudolf, shielding the Reindeer leader from the whip. There are gasps, then shouts. Claus retreats with a handful of loyal elves. A single tear rolls down Rudolf’s face. 

‘What have you done, Santa…’

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Well that was all rather dramatic wasn’t it? If you fancy reading a story that doesn’t involve a gradually escalating industrial dispute in the North Pole, then perhaps we can interest you in our massive Tomes Of The Dead Advent Sale Spectacular!

Titles fom the likes of Al Ewing, Rebecca Levene, Weston Ochse, Nate Crowley and loads more are now only 99p/99c, for a VERY limited time only! 

So get your Kindle ready and get a-clicking…

  • The Lazarus Conundrum UK|US 
  • The Sea Hates A Coward UK|US 
  • The Devil’s Plague UK|US
  • I, Zombie UK|US
  • Anno Mortis UK|US
  • Death Hulk UK|US
  • Empire Of Salt UK|US
  • The Words Of Their Roaring UK|US
  • Dead Stop UK|US
  • Stronghold UK|US
  • Way Of The Barefoot Zombie UK|US
  • The Viking Dead UK|US

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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Seven

Advent. Day seven. Claus the Mighty is feeling the strain. His mood is as black as the coal he gives naughty children, and heavy is the head that wears the merry red hat. 

Christmas is on the cusp of being cancelled due to industrial action. The reindeers, under the leadership of Rudolf, have unionised. The elves man their own tiny picket line and hurl abuse at the few of their kind that work on through the tumult. The mince pie mines are silent. There are no scissors snipping ribbons in the Wrapping Enclosure. 

Claus upends a bottle and smashes it on the floor. He burps, wipes a sleeve across his sherry-stained beard and clears a pile of tattered tunics from an ancient trunk. He takes out the whip, the one he hasn’t used since the Great Agreement of 1902, and growls a single word:

‘Rudolf…’

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Yes, it’s all getting rather grim in the North Pole, but worry not! We’re still celebrating Advent, primarily to try and keep old Santa’s spirits up. Today, we’ve knocked Al Ewing’s work of actual, proper genius The Fictional Man down to 99p/99c in eBook. So get yourself over to Amazon for a proper pre-Christmas treat. Go on, you deserve it!

The Fictional Man is now only 99p/99c!
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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Six

It’s the sixth day of December, and in the North Pole Claus the Magnificent, The Grand Supreme Father of All Christmas, is restless. 

It’s Rudolph. He’s stirred up the reindeer so badly that they’ve gone on strike. As it stands, they will not fly come Christmas. Not unless Claus submits to their demands. 

Claus, however, will not bend. He sits before a roaring fire of of Anna and Elsa dolls – last year’s rejects – and stuffs another fistful of brussel sprouts into his mouth. He cracks his knuckles. This will not end well for the reindeer. 

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What is going quite well, though, is our Advent Calendar. Today’s super-special treat? Emily Gee’s superb The Sentinel Mage, the first in her Cursed Kingdoms Trilogy, is now only 99p/99c in eBook. Get it downloaded, you!

The Sentinel Mage is currently 99p/99c!

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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Five

It’s December fifth, and Claus the All Powerful relaxes upon his candy cane throne. Plans for The Day are going according to plan. Mrs Claus is happy. He is happy. 

But there are problems. Rumblings of a reindeer rebellion brewing. Rudolph has been stirring up discontent among his brethren. He wants a living wage, a carrrot allowance, a union. His nose is redder than ever. Claus ponders the revolt to the soothing sound of that song that David Bowie did with Bing Crosby. Soon, he shall visit the reindeer and assert his authority once more…

Before then, however, we’ve got another piece of super-sweet Advent goodness for you. We wouldn’t want to anger Claus. He watches. He always watches. 

So, for a VERY limited amount of time, you can grab the eBook of Eva Darrow’s bleedin’ wonderful talke of kick-ass monster killers The Awesome for only 99c/99p over on Amazon. Mush!

The Awesome is out 99p/99c now!
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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Four

December 4th, and Claus the Magnificent graces the mince pie mines with his presence – a state visit is required to improve productivity at this crucial time of year. 

“Dig,” he booms, his voice echoing down the cinnamon-scented shafts. “Dig, for Christmas is but twenty one days away, and there are pies to be filled. Ho, ho, ho.”

Yes, that’s right, another day in December means another window of the Rebellion Advent Calendar opens. Today, we’ve got a prize up for grabs that is worthy of Claus himself: two copies of The Iron Ship, KM McKinley’s truly epic new fantasy novel. 

To enter this competition, simply head over to our Twitter page and give us a little retweet, or go and like the competition post on Facebook. Good luck, and may Claus the Magnificent look upon you kindly. 

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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Three

Day Three of Advent and Christmas edges ever nearer. In the cold north, blistered elven fingers wrap presents under the withering gaze of Claus. The Red One must be appeased. 

And who are we to refuse him? As the Rebellion Advent Calendar gains momentum, we know one thing for certain: he is watching, and he will have satisfaction. 

Today, we offer up a deal on Weston Ochse’s Grunt Life and Grunt Traitor, two books destined for military SF immortality. You can now snap up each book for 99p/99c, for a limited time only. 

So get yourself over to Amazon and get a-clickin’. The Red One is watching. Feed his festive hunger. 

Grunt Life & Grunt Traitor now only 99p each!

Grunt Life
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Grunt Traitor
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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Two

Can you hear the feint sound of bells jingling? Did you catch the slightest whiff of roasting turkey on the air? Hear the distant rustling of wrapping paper?

Christmas is coming. As you read this, Claus is whipping his elves into a state of almost uncontrollable panic. They’re close to breaking point, and it’s all for you…

Yes, he holiday season is barrelling through December at a rate of knots, and we’ve decided to celebrate the approaching holiday with our very own advent calendar. Behind today’s window?

An awesome 50% off sale of all Jonathan Strahan edited anthologies in the Rebellion store, running for a whole week! 

Celebrating both Christmas and the iminent release of the brand new Strahan-edited anthology Meeting Infinity – which is out this week – you don’t want to miss this sale. 

Honestly, there’s some incredible stuff in here. Within these pages are stories from Alastair Reynolds, Elizabeth Bear, Scott Lynch, Trudi Canavan, Steven Baxter, Joe Abercrombie, KJ Parker… the list goes on. 

So get yourself over to our eBooks store and grab yourself some bargains while you can. Fly, you fools!

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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day One

Far away, in a land of snow and ice, where chocolate money is the only currency and mince the only pie worth eating, a bearded giant clad in blood red smiles. His time is coming. 

Yes, whether you like it or not, the inevitable march to Christmas had begun. It’s happening, so you might as well enjoy it, right?

To celebrate the coming festivities, we’ve set up our very own Rebellion Advent Calendar. Every day we’ll be opening up a new window, and behind it, shining like a little Christmas miracle, will be a lovely little gift for you.

There’ll be competitions, incredible offers on books, must-see sales in our shop, and, finally, a great big old Christmas present just for you. Because you deserve it.

So what’s behind the 1 December window? Why, a chance to win Jonathan Stahan’s brand new anthology Meeting Infinity of course! Amazing scenes! It features incredible stories from the likes of Kameron Hurley, Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette De Bodard, James SA Corey and more, and it will rock your world.

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this bloody marvellous anthology is head over to Facebook and like our post, or or alternatively head over to Twitter and like our tweet.

Good luck!