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The Menace of Mrs. Claus

The Elf Conspiracy  (Hy Brasail Chronicles, volume 1)

By Kass Williams  

28 Dec, 2015

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2015’s The Elf Conspiracy is the first volume in Kass William’s Hy Brasail Chronicles .

This would have been ever so much more seasonal had I managed to get this review written before the 25 th. Oh, well. I guess I can think of it as being unusually early for Christmas 2016

For centuries, Kris Kringle has played an ever-more-demanding role as Santa Claus, bringing presents to children around the world. Now danger threatens. 


  • an ambitious elf is planning a coup; 
  • Santa’s former slave servant Peter is still holding a grudge; 
  • four bright kids — Harald, Shuggar, Bart, and Princess — have managed to find Santa’s realm. 

Could it be worse? Yes! Danger is close at hand in the person of Gladys. The new Mrs. Claus. 



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