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more about #scifigiftguide more comments → Slatz_Grobnik: Watchmen sold out? Around here, there's a positive glut. more » Presidentpez: Odds are if they have World War Z they have The Zombie Survival Guide. You should get them Kirkman's The Walking Dead in Trade paperback or hardcover ... more » Bret Ryckmen: Man, for vamp novels, you really couldn't possibly do better than Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series. First one's called Already Dead and is fantastic. more » Grey_Area: Just spotted an error about Watermind. The heroine's boyfriend is a hunky Cajun musician. The underground (coked-out) journalist is a fairly minor cha... more » Mathmos: By the way, if you really crave some seasonal melancholy, try immersing yourself in Tolstoy or Solzhenitsyn. more » SuperSally: If Twilight made you want to bash your head in because it's a romance novel playing dress up as a vampire novel, then stay away from The Host. I boug... more » Grey_Area: Golly, I feel bad that I've only read five of the books on this list. Thanks,Annalee,for more stuff to track down. Left Hand of Darkness definitely fi... more » RAHfanboy: "A Winter's Haunting," by Dan Simmons. A sequel to "A Summer of Night," but it might actually be better as a stand-alone. more » TheRealVeon: Where's "At the Mountains of Madness"? That's what I'm reading right now. more » UnerBaazigar: Does "The Host" by Stephanie Myers have a sub-plot about same-sex relationships and how wrong they are? I'd be interested to know but I haven't read i... more » Heresiarch: I haven't read Darwin's Radio, but its description sure doesn't fit the "gloomy winter darkness" theme you supposedly have going. Also, I don't recall... more » RomeoHobbit: Dear Lord, please don't inflict Jonathon Strand & Mr Norrell on anyone else. I intended to read every award winning SciFi novel, and I started with th... more » Grey_Area: I still want a shirt that says "NO KILL I"* in a molten lava typeface. I'd do it myself but I'm too busy being lazy. more » kuriakos: I liked The Day the Earth Stood Still more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Geez, I already finished my t-shirt shopping via ThinkGeek. more » -
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Last Minute Shopping: What To Do When The Goods Are Gone
The clock is ticking away, and with each precious moment, someone is snapping up the last copy the Dark Knight, World War Z and Watchmen. We braved the stores to find surefire last-minute shopping items. -
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Chilling Books to Read and Share in the Darkness of Winter
Want a low-cost gift whose beauty is that it reminds you winter is a time of shadowy, gothic dread? We've got seventeen seasonal depression books you'll want to read next to the fire.
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The T-Shirts Every Nerd Needs This Holiday
Want to get dressed up nerd-style this holiday, or help a nerd get stylish? Consider picking up a nice top from our gallery of fourteen brilliant scifi-themed tees.
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The Secret Career of 19th Century Naturalist Ernst Haeckel
You've probably seen Ernst Haeckel's amazing naturalist drawings of squid and other creatures of the sea. But did you know he started his career as a greeting card designer? -
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10 Graphic Novels That Make Thrilling Gifts
Say you want to get your loved ones some "comic books" for the holidays - Which ones would make their yuletides merry? We've chosen ten of our favorite recent SF graphic novels to help out. -
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20 DVDs To Give The Person Who's Seen It All
Holiday shopping used to be a terrifying proposition, until the DVD box set came along. DVDs are pretty much always the best presents for anyone who likes watching stuff. And this holiday season sees a particularly awesome bounty of new releases, including complete TV series box sets and remastered classics. Here are the 20 recent DVD releases that are the best bets for holiday presents, including clips of DVD extras. More » -
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Your Holiday Toy Woes, Solved
It's the holiday season, and that can only mean one thing: You need to buy toys. -
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For the Star Trek Fan
Star Trek: The Original Series Remastered: This new version of the original Star Trek series improves the picture quality and adds new special effects, letting the series benefit from technology that wasn't available in the 1960s. Available for $199.99 from Amazon.
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For the Twilight Fan
Cullen Family Crest Jewelry: Get official replicas of Rosalie's necklace, Alice's Choker, or Edward's wristcuff, all bearing the Cullen family crest. Individual pieces are available at Hot Topic, and the full set is available for $99.99 at Amazon.
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Gifts for Geek Causes
If you'd like to donate to a geek cause this holiday, we've got a big list of fifteen organizations you might consider helping out with a charity gift. More » -
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Hubble Celebrates the Holidays with Cosmic Cards
For those looking to mix a little space porn with their holiday cheer, the folks at the Space Telescope Science Institute offer a small gift from the cosmos. They’ve made templates for two dozen holiday cards available free for download, each featuring an image from the Hubble Telescope.
