10 Last Minute Gifts For The Lady Nerd In Your Life
Posted at 5:00 AM Dec 23, 2009
5. Sword
For those girls who lean towards the comic book end of the geeky spectrum, the Luna Brothers' Sword series is one I highly recommend and not JUST because it features a female protagonist who wields a mystical weapon. Okay, maybe just because of that. From the website: "The Sword is a modern-day fantasy series that follows Dara Brighton, a young woman whose life is destroyed by three powerful strangers. Her journey begins when she discovers a unique sword."
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4. Build her a Crow T Robot!
God. If someone ever took the time to build me a MST3K Crow T. Robot from scratch I would probably give them the oral pleasuring of their choice. I said PROBABLY. Calm down, internet. No, I will not give you my address, and no, I will not dress up as a pre-pan Jan in the Pan and take a Polaroid for you. You people freak me out.
3. Guild Tee featuring the funniest thing Vork has ever said.
I realize this tee shirt is sized for a man, but in my experience, a lady geek has never, ever shunned the infinite coziness of a roomy tee emblazoned with the genius of one their favorite characters. Plus, she can wear it while gaming and have a nice bit of leftover material to act as a bed for her cat. I speak from experience here, okay?
2. Illustrations from Comic book artist Joelle Jones.
Jones' art work for Dr. Horrible (Dark Horse), 12 Reasons Why I Love Her (Oni Press), and Portland Noir exemplify everything that is right about modern comics. I don't need 12 reasons to love Joelle Jones. I only need one of her drawings.
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1. Mordant's Need by Stephen R. Donaldson
In my opinion, one of the best fantasy novels ever written that just happens to be about a female character (Teresa Morgan). While everyone raves about Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, this two-part epic blows that series out of the water with a prophesied hero gender reversal and strong undercurrent of feminism. I will never understand how this book was written by the same dude whose most popular character (Thomas) is a leper who rapes a woman in the first 50 pages of the series. So confusing.
Comments
OMG, I want all of these things. Link forwarded to boyfriend. =)
Posted 12/23/2009 at 06:00:05 AMStar Wars, and an Aes Sedai ring? Its official, you kick ass. I just might have to read these books you've suggested.
Posted 12/23/2009 at 04:19:58 PMThanks you guys! Holiday Hugs!
Posted 12/23/2009 at 06:27:12 PMAes Sedai ring plus channeling the True Power?
Eek! Black Ajah!
Posted 12/27/2009 at 09:58:17 PM