The Legend of Balthazar

About the Book

Christmas is disappearing. Archangels Michael and Gabriel examine the Book of Fate for clues. They discover that Balthazar, the third wise man, never arrived at Bethlehem, and that fact has changed history somehow. Gabriel decides to travel back in time to find him, and discover why. God suggests that he take someone with him: a skinny, whiny, choirboy named Davey Hart. It is Christmas Eve, 1970. At his bedside, 12 year-old Davey Hart makes an impulsive wish, and has no idea that now his life is about to change forever…

About the Author

Award winning author Dick Morgan has been writing and publishing stories for over 50 years. He was awarded a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in 1982. He won first place in the Kay Snow (Willamette Writers) writing contest in 1983. His first short story collection, Sailing Away, was published in 2000. His non-fiction book, Warrior Mind: Strategy and Philosophy from the Martial Arts, was published in 2009. His children’s Christmas fantasy, The Archangel’s Gift, was first published in 2012, and re-published in 2022. His second collection of stories, Fire in the Night & Other Stories, was published in 2021. He lives with his wife Lonnie in Portland, Oregon.