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WhowouldwanttoharmDiscworld'smostbelovedicon?Veryfewthingsareheldsacredinthistwisted,corrupt,heartless--andoddlyfamiliar--universe,buttheHogfatherisoneofthem.Yethereitis,Hogswatchnight,thatmostjoyousandacquisitiveoftimes,andthejollyold,red-suitedgift-giverhasvanishedwithoutatrace.Andthere'ssomethingshadygoingoninvolvinganuncommonlypsychoticmemberoftheAssassins'GuildandcertainrepresentativesofAnkh-Morpork'sratherextensivecriminalelement.SuddenlyDiscworld'sentiremythsystemisunravelingatanalarmingrate.Drasticmeasuresmustbetaken,whichiswhyDeathhimselfistakingupthereinsofthefatman'svacatedsleigh...which,inturn,hasDeath'slevel-headedgranddaughter,Susan,racingtounravelthenasty,humbuggianmessbeforetheholidayseasongoesstraighttohellandtakeseveryonealongwithit.