
The Hollow Ones follows a young FBI agent who discovers an otherworldly evil when it takes over her partner-and forces her to kill him in self defense. The show was based on a trilogy of novels from master of horror Guillermo del Toro and literary heavyweight Chuck Hogan, who have now reunited on a fresh series. The Strain had four seasons on FX, and the horror drama procedural won fans and awards. This is a great choice for fans who grew up on Paolini’s YA novels, or for readers who like doorstopper sci fi.īuy To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan But Paolini’s first adult novel heads into space, introducing the Fractalverse setting, and focusing on a xenobiologist whose encounter with an ancient, alien artifact sends her across the galaxy, where the fate of humanity rests on her shoulders.
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Though most likely to appeal to fans of the series, this is also a collection marketed toward children, which makes it possible to share your love of the series with a young person in your life.īuy The Wintertime Paradox: Festive Stories from the World of Doctor Who by Dave Rudden Heroes’ Feast: The Official Dungeons and Dragons Cookbookįantasy readers remember Christopher Paolini from “The Inheritance Cycle,” published for YA readers, which were filled with dragons and magic. While the holiday doesn’t play an important feature in many of the stories, visions of the Doctor’s Christmas Past, Present, and Future are sure to entertain.

This spin on Doctor Who features twelve stories in the “Whoverse” all set on or around Christmas. Whether you want to give this to a longtime fan or whether you’re hoping to hook an epic fantasy reader on the series, the high production value on this special edition makes for a great gift.īuy The Eye of the World 30th Anniversary Edition by Robert Jordan The Wintertime Paradox: Festive Stories from the World of Doctor Who by Dave Rudden

This edition features a new introduction by Brandon Sanderson, a hardcover stamp of the snake-wheel symbol so important to the series, redesigned jacket art, and a ribbon bookmark. It’s been 30 years since the series launched, and this special 30th Anniversary Edition of the first book in the series, The Eye of the World, helps capture all the magic of reading the book for the first time. We’re all excited about the forthcoming Amazon Prime adaptation of the Wheel of Time series, especially long-time fans of Jordan’s fantasy epic.

The Eye of the World 30th Anniversary Edition by Robert Jordanįor the “Wheel of Time” fan in your life. From Star Warsand Star Trekto Outlander and Wheel of Time to those speculative fiction books that broke into the zeitgeist this year without a franchise to support them, here’s a list of books we recommend for every kind of geek…Įditor’s note: Den of Geek may receive a small commission from items purchased through the links in this story. We here at Den of Geek believe there is no better gift than a good book and, with nerd culture still very much mainstream culture, there is no shortage of geeky books to get the nerd in your life. While we might not be able to gather in the same way for the 2020 holiday season, we can still let the people in our lives know how much they mean to us with the perfect gift (and maybe get ourselves something nice while we’re at it-we deserve it). The holiday season is probably going to look very different this year, but there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: the sacred ritual of gift-giving.
