December is here and with it the holiday gift-giving season!
When it comes to objects, I’m a minimalist. Those authors who have been in my home know this. Though nice, I have few things. I have my signed books—some on bookcases, others on my desk. I have two pieces of artwork on my walls, both framed Michael Whelan signed prints. I don’t have a couch. I don’t have a recliner. I have a Mac on my desk, an iPad on my night stand, and a new television powered by Netflix that I watch from my computer chair when I need to decompress while doing web work.
That doesn’t mean I don’t have a wish list though. There are some really cool items out there and this is the season I begin thinking, “Wouldn’t it be neat if I had X or X or X or X?”
For the month of December I’ll post some of my own personal picks, some of which I’m sure will also excite some of you, maybe to the point you add them to your own gift wish lists!
Day 22: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Winter is coming! To HBO!
It can’t come soon enough. HBO is adapting A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, the first book in arguably one of the finest epic fantasies ever. It is the beginning of a masterwork that has sold millions of copies worldwide and features some of the best characters and storylines ever written.
Not everyone has read it though. I’ve met more than my share of geeks who have not read A Game of Thrones. I find that quite sad.
A bit of backstory: I didn’t read The Lord of the Rings until the first teaser trailer for Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson was released on the internet(s). When I realized the movies were coming, I knew I had to read the books before their vision was tainted forever after. I read them quickly and was happy I did.
The same thing will happen when HBO releases their live-action adaptation of A Game of Thrones in April 2011. A great many people having not read the book will come to know the story through cable. Since I advocate always reading the book before seeing a movie adaptation, I decided to dedicate today’s gift to A Game of Thrones the book!
Got a geek who hasn’t read GRRM? Then give the most aggravating gift ever by having them read A Game of Thrones! Got a geek who has read and loved the book but doesn’t have HBO? You might consider buying them a cable / satellite subscription to the station.
Because April 2011 is rapidly approaching, no matter the case!
To view the other Gifts For the Geek, click HERE!
More tomorrow!
