Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Devereaux (Author)

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In the opening lines of Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, we learn that God the Father had to "cut His vacation short" and is in a "towering rage" about it. It appears that while the archangel Michael was running things, the world got pretty screwed up. "Michael...you know that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are never to cross paths. It's one of our Father's most solemn injunctions." Ah, that Tooth Fairy. She's also got her hooks into the Easter Bunny.

Robert Devereaux is a master of vivid scene setting, especially gory scenes and sex scenes. There is a lot of sex in this book--mostly happy, lubricious sex that is sometimes downright amazing. Prepare for a strange and stimulating ride when you hop in the sleigh with Santa and witness all his adventures. Prepare to see childhood figures--figures known principally for delivering gifts in the night--in a whole new light. Devereaux is exuberantly polytheistic and well-grounded in Greek mythology, so along with the horror and humping, you'll be entertained by some notions about where all these immortals may have come from in the first place.

This signed, limited edition is a beauty to own: it has a full-color dust jacket by acclaimed artist Alan Clark, six full-page illustrations by Clark, a foreword ("Robert Devereaux Boldly Goes...") by David G. Hartwell about how the novel came into being, another foreword ("You Hold a Dangerous Book in Your Hands") by Patrick LoBrutto, and an afterword by the author. --Fiona Webster --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843947810
• ISBN-13: 978-0843947816
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of Slaughterhouse High, Deadweight, Santa Steps Out, Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, A Flight of Storks and Angels, and others. www.robertdevereaux.com has the full story. I've lived in a multitude of places. And I've had the good fortune to have published five or six novels and a few dozen short stories.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bawdy Enjoyable Romp -- Not for those easily offended, December 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups (Mass Market Paperback)

I had no idea when I started reading this what I was letting myself in for. The forward does not come close to preparing you for this bawdy, enjoyable journey through the tales of childhood.The mythological aspect is an intriguing start to the book, which quickly descends into an erotic wonderland where Santa is seduced by the Tooth Fairy (even Saints have their weaknesses), an affair that finally comes to a head 20 years later, when Santa confesses to Mrs. Claus that his Yule log has been burning in somebody else's fireplace. It's a page turner from page one. I would recommend this for anybody who wants something unique to add to their bookshelves, but if you are easily offended or lack a sense of humour, this should be one book you should skip.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Devereaux might find himself on someone's naughty list!, December 11, 2000

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J. Surowiecki (Hanover Park, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Santa Steps Out: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups (Mass Market Paperback)

If "Santa Steps Out" isn't nominated for this year's Bram Stoker Award, it will certainly be a crime! This is this year's winner, hands down!

Robert Devereaux does a fiendishly wicked job of casting a new, albeit perverse, light on some old friends from our childhood.

Know from the get-go that this novel is not for everyone! But overall, it is a very good read! Just when you think ol' Claus can't possibly sink any lower, we see that he can.

Norman Rockwell would have had a grabber if this novel had been around when he was alive. "Santa Steps Out" is very much like a Salvador Dali painting that has been interpreted by Larry Flynt. It's wicked, raunchy and in some areas truly repulsive.

What better compliment can one offer for this unique piece of work?

If you're going to read this novel, one mustn't be shy or timid. If you can make it through the beginning, you will be compelled to finish. And finish you must! For Mr. Devereaux's "Afterward" is worth reading as well.

This is a novel you won't soon forget.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have yourself a merry little Christmas., September 17, 1998

By 

Adrian Marley ([e-mail]) (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Steps Out (Hardcover)

I have never - and I mean never - read a book quite like this. Robert Devereaux has taken the mythical figures of our childhood and recast them as the pagan hedonistic gods they were. Santa begins a torrid affair with the Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny is a Peeping Tom. Mrs. Claus plots her revenge. This is the filthiest, funniest most original book I've read in years. It comes in a beautiful signed edition limited to 1000 copies. Get it while you can. This is cutting edge fiction at its best.