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Have I told you that I LOVE reading books? It doesn’t really matter how I read them, I just do. Well okay, I have to admit that reading ebooks on my newly Kindle Paperwhite is more practical, especially for traveling but I do cherish those paperback and hardcover editions very much as well.

After all, nothing beats a great book with hot chocolate on a cold winter day, right? I bet that you’ld totally agree with me on this. So indulge and give yourself and your loved ones these Black Friday boxed sets to cherish as well:

1. A Song of Ice and Fire, Books 1-4 (A Game of Thrones / A Feast for Crows / A Storm of Swords / Clash of Kings) by G.R.R. Martin

George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin–dubbed the “American Tolkien” by Time magazine–has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom …

Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Kindle and Hardcover

2. J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (Movie Tie-in): The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The books that do not need any introduction at all. The books that inspired the epic motion pictures, The Lord of the Rings.

J.R.R. Tolkien beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959.

His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback and Audiobook

3. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons was originally published in hardcover as a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes …

Formats: Paperback and Hardcover

4. The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force [Vault Edition] by Daniel Wallace

This ancient training manual, crafted by early Jedi Masters, has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi. It explains the history and hierarchy of the Jedi Order, and what Jedi must know to take their place as defenders of the peace in the galaxy—from mastery of the Force to the nuances of lightsaber combat.

Passed down from Master to Padawan, the pages of this venerable text have been annotated by those who have held it, studied it, and lived its secrets …

Formats: Hardcover (Vault Edition)

5. Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side [Vault Edition] by Daniel Wallace

The Sith have existed in the galaxy for centuries, lurking, waiting for their chance to seize control. As various Sith Lords emerged and rose to power, they recorded their thoughts, exploits, and plots for Sith control of the galaxy. When they fell, their knowledge vanished with them forever. Or so it seemed. . . .

Over the years, these writings were passed among numerous Sith and Jedi, who added their comments to the pages …

Formats: Hardcover (Vault Edition)

6. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Box Set by Hayao Miyazaki

A deluxe compilation of the classic manga series written and illustrated by Academy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is an epic fantasy tale written and illustrated by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, creator of My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.

A modern masterpiece, the entire series is now available in this deluxe box set containing two hardcover volumes with interior color pages and a bonus poster.

Formats: Hardcover

7. The Ender Quartet Box Set: Ender’s Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race’s next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers.

A brilliant young boy, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine.

Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn’t make the cut-young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the …

Formats: Mass Market Paperback

8. Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set (True Blood) by Charlaine Harris

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is no typical Southern belle. She can read minds. And she’s got a thing for vampires. Which, in a town like Bon Temps, Louisiana, means she’ll have to watch her back—and neck…

Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over twenty years. She was raised in the Mississippi River Delta area. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and, later, teenage angst, she wrote plays when she …

Formats: Mass Market Paperback and Kindle

9. V for Vendetta Deluxe Collector Set, Book and Mask Set by Alan Moore

In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts.

It’s a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil. The inspiration for the hit 2005 movie starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving …

Formats: Paperback and Kindle

10. Wreck This Box Boxed Set by Keri Smith

Keri Smith is an author/illustrator turned guerilla artist. She is the author of several bestselling books about creativity including Wreck this Journal (2007 Perigee).

She is the author of the popular weblog the Wish Jar, and writes on occasion for a variety of magazines. Keri spends her days playing with her husband and son, and divides her time between upstate New York, and the countryside of Canada.

Formats: Paperback

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