Hey yall! Doing a Secret Santa at work and the guy I got put down sci fi or fantasy books. I’m a book girly but I am not into sci fi or fantasy, especially not when it’s “for men”, I’m all Smut or Thriller. Do yall have any recommendations?! I’m not too sure what he’s read or anything. He’s about 24ish and I’ve heard from others that he’s into anime but not 100% sure. TIA!!!
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Hmm. Project Hail Mary is a great standalone. But there’s a very big possibility he’s already read it as it’s fairly popular.
You could look into the “Scythe” series, by Neal Shusterman. They’re fantastic.
There’s also nice collectors edition books available on Amazon or other popular stores. Popular books like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings. Things he’s very likely read before, but those leather bound collectors editions are something any avid reader would love.
Kaiju Preservation Society by Scalzi.
Well, if he enjoys anime he might like Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Tbh fantasy ‘for men’ is a very vague term, because fantasy has many subgenres and some are as similar as day is to night. I would try to get the name of his favorite author/series and then look into that subgenre. Though you can always go for something written by Brandon Sanderson, since he is one of the biggest names in fantasy or one of the Discworld books, I don’t think I ever met a person who didn’t like them.
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (the first book is called All Systems Red). The author is a woman obviously but gender doesn’t play a big role in the book because the main character is a robot. The books are popular with lots of people.
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi. At the age of 75 people are eligible to join the colonial defense force leaving Earth and being rejuvenated in exchange for 10 years of military service.
If he enjoys comedy, Will save the galaxy for food. An unemployed star pilot tries to get by in a universe where transporters are a thing. The main character has based his whole identity on his job which is no longer a viable profession.