This 56th issue of Smith's Monthly contains more than eighty-nine thousand words of original fiction from USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith, including some of his classic short stories and focusing on holiday themes.

Included is The Christmas Gift, a full novel from Dean's Ghost of a Chance series, and four classic short stories from some of his most popular series; the Jukebox Stories, Poker Boy, the Earth Protection League series, and his classic Nebula Award nominee, "In the Shade of the Slowboat Man."

Also in this issue is A Poker Boy Christmas, one of Dean's short story collections published as part of his 70@70 Challenge!