Christmas Wishlist Suggestions

OK, it's that time of year again, when all of us scramble for the perfect gift idea--or just any gift idea--for friends, family, etc. Since I'm a book-o-phile, naturally I think that books are the best gifts EVER! And I know that as an author, the best gift a total stranger can give to me is to purchase my books, for themselves or for their friends or family, so spread the joy of books around! I figured I'd post a list of some of the authors here at LiveJournal, with links to their books for my closest friends here. I'm setting myself up for annoyance or the potential for accidentally dissing someone because I left them out of the list, but the intent here is to just point out some of my friends' books that you might have overlooked. I'm not rating these books, just pointing out that they are out there. You should research them through the links and decide whether or not they would be appropriate gifts for yourself or your friends and family. (I'm totally stealing the format for this from Jim C. Hines.)

First, the self-promo/pimpage:

Of course, you should consider my own fantasy novels. The Skewed Throne [Hardcover: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy; Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy], The Cracked Throne [Hardcover: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy; Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy], and The Vacant Throne [Hardcover: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy].

Now, the friend pimpage:

Patricia Bray's (pbray's) fantasy series: The Sword of Change: Devlin's Luck [Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy], Devlin's Honor [Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy], and Devlin's Justice [Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy]; and The Chronicles of Josan: The First Betrayal [Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy], and The Sea Change [Paperback: Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy].

Jennifer Dunne's (jennifer_dunner's) Romances: First, the fantasy romances, the World Gate series: Not Quite Camelot [Amazon] and Shadow Prince [Amazon]; then the science fiction romance Fugitive Lovers [Amazon]; and finally the paranormal romance Sex Magic [Amazon].

S.C. Butler's (scbutler's) Young Adult series: Reiffen's Choice [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy] and Queen Ferris [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy].

Barbara Campbell's Fantasy series: Heartwood [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy] and Bloodstone [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy].

Jim C. Hines's (jimhines's) goblin fantasy series: Goblin Quest [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy] and Goblin Hero [Amazon, Mysterious Galaxy].

There are also plenty of other authors here on LJ with books out now, including but not limited to the following:

Alma Alexander anghara
Megan Hart authorm
Richelle Mead blue_succubus
C. C. Finlay ccfinlay
C. E. Murphy cemurphy
Chris Dolley chrisdolley
David Coe davidbcoe
David Keck davidkeck
Diana Francis difrancis
E. E. Knight eeknight
George R.R. Martin grrm
Janni Lee Simner janni
Karen Traviss karentraviss
Kate Elliott kateelliott
Keith R.R. DeCandido kradical
Kristine Smith kristine_smith
Elizabeth Bear matociquala
Brian Sanderson mistborn
Michelle Sagara West msagara
Naomi Kritzer naomikritzer
Naomi Novik naominovik
Rob Thurman robgoodfella
Robin McKinley robinmckinley
Sherwood Smith sartorias
Scott Lynch scott_lynch
S. L. Leigh sleigh
Laura Anne Gilman suricattus
Tamora Pierce tammy212
Tobias Buckell tobias_buckell
Ilona Andrews ilona_andrews

I'm sure I've left someone off the list. Feel free to harrangue me if so. These are those on my friends list. And let me know if one of the links doesn't work or points to the wrong book or something. This took alot more work than I originally thought it would.