Looking for a book for that special someone in your life? Need a gift for your teacher/personal trainer/coworker or other person for whom you have no idea what to buy? Not to worry, our gift guide will provide you with suggestions sure to bring lasting joy. In this final gift guide, take a look at recommendations for adventurers and history fans.
Adventurers
Tired of the same old stories? Looking for something different? These genre-bending or otherwise unexpected titles are perfect for someone who wants something new.
Blight of the Arachna
Big, epic adventure? No, this scrawny young boy is just trying to find food for his village. As he sets off alone into the monster-infested wilds, however, he will discover greater trials and more magical encounters than he ever imagined.
The Black Trillium
A wuxia fantasy a la Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon set in the ruins of far future Toronto, this book pits a desert refugee, a newly hardened rebel, and a disgraced heir to a distant throne against each other as they all seek a missing part of a legendary sword art.
Soul, Light, and Wings
A celestial being falls from his realm to a world of eternal winter, organized crime, and strange magic, and two cops in an old pickup are the only ones who can get him home safely.
Green Light to Paradise
Magic? Super powers? Interdimensional science? Whatever these strange abilities are, a private security company is equipped to keep people safe… until the CEO’s daughter, cursed with superhuman bad luck, discovers something sinister in Sentinel’s off-the-books projects.
History fans
For those who like to be whisked back into the past, check out these fun and engaging tales that bring previous eras to life (with perhaps an extra dose of magic).
The Nightingale’s Tooth
In 13th century France, a privileged young woman foresees her own death, only to learn that it is only the beginning of a harrowing journey that will pit her against the lord of all the surrounding lands.
The Fabulist Play Cycle
The 20th century was a hugely transformative time for science fiction. This series of satirical radio plays chronicles the development of one of the biggest genres through decades of trials and tribulations.
Live Nude Aliens and Other Stories
The mid- to late-20th century comes alive in this collection that ranges from the bizarrely mirrored lives of two men growing up in the 70s to an alternative 1970 still changing from an alien visitation twenty years earlier.
Blackout Odyssey
This isn’t the 2003 Northeastern Blackout as you remember it: a young professional is just trying to get home to her boyfriend, but in this retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, her journey becomes an epic quest past disgruntled subway employees, enchanted discount stores, and… raccoons?
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