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Perfect Holiday Gifts for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Lovers

DAW Holiday Titles - Anniversary Editions

Books make great gifts

These giftable anniversary editions are sure to impress and delight any science fiction and fantasy lover.

The Name of the Wind: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition by Patrick Rothfuss, illustrated by Dan dos Santos.

This deluxe, illustrated edition celebrates the New York Times-bestselling series, The Kingkiller Chronicle—a masterful epic fantasy saga that has inspired readers worldwide.

This anniversary hardcover includes more than 50 pages of extra content!

  • Beautiful, iconic cover by artist Sam Weber and designer Paul Buckley
  • Gorgeous, never-before-seen illustrations by artist Dan Dos Santos
  • Detailed and updated world map by artist Nate Taylor
  • Brand-new author’s note
  • Appendix detailing calendar system and currencies
  • Pronunciation guide of names and places

Who Fears Death: 10th Anniversary Edition by Nnedi Okorafor

Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R. R. Martin!

An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa.

In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different—special—she names her Onyesonwu, which means “Who fears death?” in an ancient language.


For fantasy fans who want to take a deep dive into the World of Valdemar, don’t miss Mercedes Lackey’s Kickstarter shop, featuring maps, miniatures, art, and pins! Pair a gift from the shop with a book from your favorite bookseller for the perfect holiday gift for any fantasy lover.


The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

“One of my favorite fantasy series.” —George R. R. Martin 
“Groundbreaking.” —Patrick Rothfuss 
“One of the great fantasy epics of all time.” —Christopher Paolini

With The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard. His beloved, internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers and defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time.

This edition features a brand-new introduction from Tad Williams’ editor as well as the original introduction from Williams himself! 


Foreigner by CJ Cherryh

The groundbreaking novel that launched Cherryh’s eponymous space opera series of first contact and its consequences…

“C.J. Cherryh’s splendid Foreigner series remains at the top of my must-keep-up reading list after two decades.” —Locus

A seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work, with more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in half a thousand.” —Kirkus Reviews

“One of the best long-running SF series in existence…Cherryh remains one of the most talented writers in the field.” —Publishers Weekly


Rosemary and Rue: 10th Anniversary Edition by Seanan McGuire

Available in eBook! Celebrating ten years of the Hugo-nominated and New York Times-bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series

This edition features an all-new October Daye novella, Strangers in Court. Toby knew what she was doing when she threw her lot in with Devin, but when the time comes to get out, she has a little less of a clue. In order to win her freedom, she must do something to impress the local nobility—and the collapse of the Queen’s knowe would seem to be exactly the opportunity she’s been waiting for to prove herself!  Set well before the events of Rosemary and Rue, this is a rare look at Toby’s past as a changeling street rat, before she discovered her destiny as a Hero of the Realm.


In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its publication, an all-new trade paperback edition of Czerneda’s Aurora Award-winning sci-fi novel.

When the terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless. In the ensuing chaos, many stations failed. For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill….

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