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Holiday Book Gift Guide 2014

We always say, nothing brings joy like giving and receiving a good book, and this year, there’s plenty of selections to choose from for fans of properties like Star Wars, Game Of Thrones, and Doctor Who and authors like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.

Check out here below our Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2014 for Books and eBooks for our favorite holiday gift picks for this year for the reader in your life.

Also, note, as of this posting, Amazon has a sale of 30% off on one book purchased in your order — use promo code HOLIDAY30 at checkout.

Kindle Fire

Right now is a great time to get a Kindle or Kindle Fire tablet because they’re currently on sale! The standard Kindle starts at only $49, while the Kindle Fire devices start at $79. You can easily gift someone a Kindle ebook – see details about that down below.

Recommendations by Waerloga69

Prince Lestat by Anne Rice

Prince Lestat
By Anne Rice
Knopf Books
Hardcover | Kindle | Audio

He’s back! After more than ten years, vampire chronicler Anne Rice delivers a new installment in her hugely popular series that arguably paved the way for so much of today’s paranormal fiction. This novel is more introspective than adventurous, concentrating on creating a new set of characters and beginning a new chapter for Lestat as he steps into the world again. No sparkling undead here! And for under thirty dollars, it’s a must for every Anne Rice fan!

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
By Rick Riordan, illustrated by John Rocco
Penguin
Hardcover | Paperbook | Kindle | Audio

Part mythology and part humor, this tome gives the reader a look at the Greek mythos from the point of view of everyone’s favorite demigod, Percy Jackson. Knowing how much the world at large loved the books and the films, I am quite sure this big book will be a crowd pleaser. It’s not just a fun read, it really does contain the stories that have passed down through the centuries, albeit with a bit of a modern twist. List price is $24.99 but Amazon has it discounted quite a bit.

The Simpsons Family History by Matt Groening

The Simpsons Family History
by Matt Groening
Harry N. Abrams Publishers
Hardcover

Twenty-five years, folks! That’s how long The Simpsons has been on the air. This book not only gives us the highlights from the lives of the characters, it puts them in chronological order! This “coffee table” style book is great for the casual viewer and a must have for the avid collector (like me). It retails at $35.00 but is currently almost 40% off at Amazon.

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry

Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: War Cry
By Jim Butcher and Mark Powers, art by Carlos Gomez, Stjepan Sejic
Dynamite Entertainment
Hardcover | Kindle

This graphic novel is a great story that falls outside of the standard novels, taking place when Harry Dresden was first made a Warden of The White Council. By existing between the original stories, it gives depth to some of the relationships that Harry has with other characters and really gives us a visible representation of what he’s made of, metaphorically speaking. It’s a lot of fun and captures the essence of one of my favorite characters in print today. It retails at $24.99 in hardcover.

Quick Picks

Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition
Paperback | Kindle

Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual
Hardcover

Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook
Hardcover

Dungeons & Dreamers
A story of how computer games created a global community
By Brad King and John Borland
Paperback | Kindle

The Reaver: The Sundering, Book IV
by Richard Lee Byers
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle |

Recommendations by Empress Eve; Write-Up by Waerloga69

Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters

Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters
By Justin Richards
Hardcover | Kindle

Because why should the Doctors get all the attention, right? Loaded with photos, artwork and eyewitness accounts, this tome is the perfect gift that Whovian in your life. Included in this wondrous tome are sixteen frame-able prints as well as survival tactics in the event of an alien invasion. And who couldn’t use that, you know? Taken directly from the Torchwood files, this hardback is a steal at the cover price of $45.00 but Amazon is featuring it at more than 25% off right now!

Star Trek: The Original Series: Foul Deeds Will Rise

Star Trek: The Original Series: Foul Deeds Will Rise
By Greg Cox
Pocket Books
Paperback | Kindle

Classic Star Trek characters from the original series are back in a brand new adventure! Out on a peacekeeping mission, Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise crew find themselves in the middle of a volatile situation that includes an enemy from Kirk’s past. Will the peace talks end in a renewed war or will these two embattled planets finally settle their differences? Pick up this paperback for $7.99 to find out! It’s the perfect stocking stuffer for the family Trekker.

Star Trek: Section 31: Disavowed

Star Trek: Section 31: Disavowed
By David Mack
Pocket Books
Paperback | Kindle

Veteran Star Trek author David Mack delivers yet another intense story for fans across the globe, and just in time for the holidays! Section 31 is the black ops, shadow based organization that keeps the Federation safe…by any means necessary. As a direct sequel to The Fall, this soft bound book is a great gift for the diehard Trek fan! Packed with intrigue and adventure, this will be a great gift for one of those cold wintry nights coming up! At less than eight bucks, it’s affordable on any budget.

William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Imperial Boxed Set

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Imperial Boxed Set
By Ian Doescher
Quirk Books
Hardcover | Kindle

No holiday list is complete without at least one Star Wars gift, as you well know. This book, however, is more than just a new product from the brainchild of George Lucas. This time, friends, it’s been give the once over in the spirit of The Bard himself. Including: Verily, A New Hope, The Empire Striketh Back, and The Jedi Doth Return, this is sure to put a smile on the face of the padawan or Jedi in your life. It even comes with a cool poster, too! Grab this one quickly, it’s 40% off at Amazon. This is definitely one I will be buying for myself, too! And, as always, may the Verse be with you!

Recommendations by Olympus Athens

Revival Stephen King Cover

Revival
By Stephen King
Scribner/Simon & Schuster
Hardcover | Kindle

Give your favorite Stephen King fan the gift of sleepless nights this season with his newest , Revival! An idyllic Reverend and his family come to an idyllic town, and strike up an idyllic friendship with a boy Jamie, cemented by their mutual love of electronics. As expected, tragedy strikes, leaving the Reverend to question his faith. Years later, Jamie is having a troubled life, when he crosses paths with the Reverend again, who seems to have transcended his electronics obsession into the supernatural. Touted as his triumphant return to bone-chilling horror, this tome is a must-have for his “Dear Readers”!

Minecraft Handbook Collection

Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection
By Stephanie Milton, Paul Soares Jr., Jordan Maron, Matthew Needler, Nick Farwell, and Phil Southam
Scholastic Books
Hardcover

If you have, know, or have ever met a 7-12 year old child, you are required to buy Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection for them. True story. I think that rule might even be written in one of the handbooks. The Minecraft phenomenon swept children and adults alike into its creationist wake, giving omniscient power to its gamers. The collection includes the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook, in beautifully gold-accented covers. And if you feel like building a rollercoaster, enchanting a tool, or breeding some sheep, you (I mean your kid) will now have the resources to do it.

The Martian A Novel

The Martian: A Novel
By Andy Weir
Broadway Books
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle

Andy Weir‘s first published effort, The Martian: A Novel, is already a movie in the making set to be released in November of 2015, starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott. Let you and your loved ones BE the bandwagon everyone jumps on as you get enveloped in the solitary loneliness of astronaut Mark Watney, left behind on Mars after a dust storm forces his crew to abandon the mission, thinking him dead. Written as a logbook, this gripping tale holds the fascination as a gripping solo survival story, sans “Wilson!!!!”

Neil Patrick Harris Choose Your Own Autobiography

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
By Neil Patrick Harris
Crown Archetype, 1st Edition
Hardcover | Kindle | Audio

If you want to buy one copy of Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, turn to page 73, making your favorite NPH fan very happy. If you want to buy two copies of Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, turn to page 107, giving yourself the gift of happiness, while also making your favorite NPH fan happy. If you decide not to purchase Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, turn to page 32, sentencing yourself to a life devoid of chocolate, forever. Do you get how this unique autobiography works? Neil Patrick Harris wrote his life in the first person, with the reader experiencing his choices. make the wrong choice and you may get “death by piranhas”. I’ve already ordered mine. Shhh! Don’t tell my husband. It’s a surprise!

Undeniable Evolution and the Science of Creation Bill Nye

Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
By Bill Nye
St. Marten’s Press/Macmillan
Hardcover | Kindle | Audio

Ok so do NOT buy this book for your creationist Uncle Fred. This is more for your budding little scientist. Bill Nye (the science guy) systematically debunks the creationist myth, using the “undeniable” science of evolution, finding evidence to back up scientific reasoning. But don’t take my word for it. Take his:

“Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found.”””Bill Nye

Recommendations by FamousMonster

Alien the Archive: The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies

Alien: the Archive – The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies
Titan Books
Hardcover

Alien: the Archive – The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies is a celebration of the the Alien franchise that showcases the production process for Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien: Resurrection in exhaustive detail. This 320-page hardcover release from Titan Books also includes new interviews with Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, H.R. Giger, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Jenette Goldstein (Vasquez!).

RoboCop: The Definitive History

RoboCop: The Definitive History
By Calum Waddell
Titan Books
Hardcover

From film critic Calum Waddell, RoboCop: The Definitive History chronicles the ins and outs of the RoboCop series, from the 1987 film’s original script and early concept art, to the designs and special effects work on the 2014 remake. This book includes rare and exclusive images, script pages, storyboards, and lots of archival material, complete with new interviews with Ed Neumeier, Michael Miner, Jose Padilha, Joel Kinnaman, and Nancy Allen.

Recommendations by Empress Eve

Neil Gaiman The Sleeper and the Spindle

The Sleeper and the Spindle
By Neil Gaiman, Illustrated Chris Riddell
Bloomsbury
Hardcover

Any Neil Gaiman book makes a great gift, especially one that’s also illustration, like his newest release, The Sleeper and the Spindle, a modern take on the Snow White and Sleeping Beauty fairy tales told in a way that only Gaiman can. This one is NOT for the kids.

Neil Gaiman Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel
By Neil Gaiman, Lorenzo Mattotti
Toon Books
Hardcover

Ok, THIS one is for the kids (ages 7 – 10 years). This time around Neil Gaiman takes on another classic, Hansel and Gretel.

Bounty Hunter Code Revelations Of Boba Fett HC

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Code Revelations Of Boba Fett
By Daniel Wallace
Chronicle Books
Deluxe Edition | Standard Edition

For the novice bounty hunter who wants to beef up their skills and for those who’d like to take their career to the next level, then this handbook is a must. The edition bounds together two volumes – The Bounty Hunter’s Guild Handbook and a recruiting booklet from Death Watch, which is a secretive splinter group of Mandalorians — and is presented by the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy – Boba Fett, of the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars Goodnight Darth Vader

Goodnight Darth Vader (Star Wars)
By Jeffrey Brown
Chronicle Books
Hardcover | Kindle

From the folks who lovingly brought us Darth Vader and Son and Vader’s Little Princess comes a new children’s book set in the Star Wars universe – Goodnight Darth Vader, a bedtime story. In this installment, daddy Darth Vader must put his little twins, Luke and Leia, to bed. A fun, appropriate gift for the child in your life, and an even more adorable gift for the adult Star Wars fans out there. Full color, illustrated hardcover.

Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings
By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Quirk Books
Hardcover | Kindle

When we think of princesses, we think of Disney films and fairy tales endings, but in real life, there were plenty of royal babes who meet with a more sour end. Princesses Behaving Badly, which is divided into sections — Warriors, Usurpers, Schemers, Survivors, Partiers, Floozies, Madwomen, gives the histories of these real-life princess who lived dangerously.

Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Covers

Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers
By Margaret C. Sullivan
Quirk Books
Hardcover | Kindle

A must-have for the Jane Austen fan or anyone who loves book publishing history, this 224-page mini coffee table book contains over 200 color reproductions of various covers for literary classics like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, along with in depth commentary for each.

Quick Picks

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden
Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook

The Getaway God: A Sandman Slim Novel
By Richard Kadrey
Hardcover | Kindle

Anne Rice The Interviews
A Compilation of Interviews with the iconic author on everything from the writing process to her extraordinary life

By Nola Cancel
Large Print Paperback | Kindle

The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories
By R.A. Salvatore
Paperback | Kindle | Audio CD

Penguin Classics Legends From the Ancient North Collection
Beowulf: Paperback | Kindle
The Elder Edda: Paperback | Kindle
The Saga of the Volsungs: Paperback | Kindle
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Paperback | Kindle
The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, Riddles: Paperback | Kindle

How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom
Written by Patricia Carlin with photography by Dustin Fenstermacher
Paperback | Kindle

Alien: Sea of Sorrows
By James A. Moore
paperback and for the Kindle

City of Heavenly Fire: The Mortal Instruments
By Cassandra Clare
Paperback | Kindle

Living Language Dothraki
A Conversational Language Course Based on the Hit Original HBO Series Game of Thrones

By David J. Peterson
Paperback

The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
By George R.R. Martin
Hardcover | Kindle

Giving Kindle Books as Gifts

— You can gift Kindle books and set your gift to be delivered whenever you want to anyone with an email address. On the Product Page (on the top right side), click the button that reads “Give as a Gift.” From there you enter the recipient’s email address and note the date you’d like your gift to be delivered via email, and also include a personalized message. There’s also the option to have the gift emailed right to you that you can forward the gift email to the recipient yourself or print it out and personally deliver it to the recipient.

— You don’t actually need a Kindle device to read these ebooks. Books can be read on a Kindle or one of Amazon’s free reading apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.
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Remember, if all else fails, there’s also the Amazon.com Gift Card, you can have emailed to the recipient (arrives immediately) or you can print out the gift card at home and give it to the intended that way. If you order in enough time, you can get the physical gift card sent to you.

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