Claus - (Claus Universe) by Tony Bertauski (Paperback)

About the Book

Christmas spirit isn't dead. It's being repackaged.

Book Synopsis

SOMETIMES THE BIGGEST THREAT TO CHRISTMAS IS THE ONE TRYING TO SAVE IT.

A seven-year-old boy writes to Santa. Not for toys, not for video games, but for something far bigger: a gift for his mother and, if possible, a quick ride in the sleigh. The letter is short, honest, and mailed the old-fashioned way.

That should've been the end of it.

Instead, it's read. By a mother, who cries. By a network, hidden behind screens. By someone who hasn't believed in magic for decades... and someone who never stopped.

What begins with a single wish lands Kandi, a brilliant but broken girl, and her widowed father on a luxury Christmas vacation they didn't ask for. The destination? A tropical island where ornaments float, holograms dance, and the snow is absent. There are no phones. No guests. Their mysterious host is cloaked and just a little obsessed with Christmas. She's prepared every detail. Too perfectly.

But as heat rises and technology glitches, paradise begins to unravel. The island isn't just a resort. It's a stage. At its center is a hidden tower, and inside it, a legend is waking up. Confused. Powerful. The most famous Christmas figure of all, pulled into a game he doesn't understand.

And their host? She has plans. Big ones. The kind that will rewrite Christmas itself.

Claus: Rise of the Miser is a bold, surreal holiday adventure packed with illusions, secrets, and sentient machines. At its core is a girl desperate for answers and a mother desperate for redemption. Magic meets technology, wishes collide with reality, and Christmas will never look the same.

Because sometimes the greatest gift comes wrapped in chaos.

Review Quotes

"This is a great imagining of how Santa Claus came to be."

"It was the perfect holiday book!"

"Forget everything you know about Santa Claus!"

"I have always liked alternate Santa stories and this one is extremely good."

"Fantasy at its best. Just a good book to smile about."

"This is a WINNER."