The Night Before (a Starship Teapot short) audiobook
The Night Before (a Starship Teapot short) audiobook
A jolly little story … in space
Lem and her dog, Spock, have a late-night encounter with a stowaway.
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Written by Si Clarke – Read by Kay Eluvian
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Lem and her dog, Spock, have a late-night encounter with a stowaway.
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Teapot…
Not a creature was stirring, not even a lonely robot;
The stockings were hung in the mess hall with care
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The Night Before is a short story in Si Clarke's Starship Teapot series. It's a spoof on – and an homage to – the poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore.
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Lem and her dog, Spock, have a late-night encounter with a stowaway.
How long is this book?
Length group: Short stories (<7.5k words)
3k words / 26 pages
Audio length: 0.3 hours
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