Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes

By: Robert Devereaux

Narrated by: Chet Williamson

"I wish I could hope to ever attain one-thousandth the perversity of Robert Devereaux's toenail clippings." (Poppy Z. Brite)

Santa Claus is back.

And flying beside him is Wendy, his freshly minted stepdaughter, who can peer into the future of selected children and offer them glimpses of the wonders ahead. But with that power come horrific visions of the turmoil and trouble the less fortunate among them are fated to suffer.

Can Wendy and her stepfather prevent the suicide of Jamie Stratton in his teen years, as he grows up gay in a homophobic household and community?

God the Father grants them three Thanksgiving visits to Jamie's tormentors, in hopes of bringing about a change of heart in them and eliminating their ingrained prejudices. Beyond the challenge of rescuing one precious child lies the far more daunting task of expunging entirely this brand of bigotry from the human race, as Santa and Wendy strive to remake the world in compassion and generosity.

Along the way, they enlist the aid of the Easter Bunny, a highly persuasive fellow indeed. But the Tooth Fairy and her loathsome imps are hell-bent on doing all they can to stop Santa and Wendy--nay, to heighten mortal fear and hatred of anyone whose orientation strays even the slightest from the norm.

©2011, 2022 Robert Devereaux (P)2022 Robert Devereaux

Tamed More Socially Conscious Holiday Twists

The wild depraved adventures of Santa tone down the depravity trading in provocation for social commentary and larger scale context about the sins of man, while also providing some backstory on the jolly guy. Picking up several years after the first a lot of the characters like Wendy or the Tooth Fairy return. While the social context is appreciated and just the messaging is sometimes heavy handed; but I am here for challenging the status quo and the book delivers on a different sort of transgressiveness that better fits the holiday character and his mission of good will. Narrator Chet WIlliamson has a great formal theatrical voice that works well here.

Well performed

Decent story with characters familiar from the first book only older. Absolutely loved the narrator!

Too much of a political agenda …

I don’t like giving out bad reviews to anyone but I really hate a book with a political agenda, either side. If it was what pushed the story forward that would be fine but it is not the case here. Just not for me.