The note from my match: (Transcript)

As a fantasy fan I was surprised to see A Song of Ice and fire not on your list, and I sure hope you haven't already read them. If so, I'm very sorry for the duplicate gift, I'm sure you can find a good home for them. But if you haven't read these, then you are in for a treat.

Maybe you've seen Game of Thrones on HBO. Or perhaps you've been too busy with your studies (based on the address I assume you're a student... but who knows?). If you haven't seen the show, I don't know if I would say to watch season 1 and then read the books, or to get through the books first. I watched season 1 before I started reading. I'm currently on book 4 and loving everything so far. It's a bit slow at parts but it always comes back around. watching the first season actually helped me keep everything straight in book 1.

If you do decide to read these please heed this advice: AVOID SPOILERS AT ALL COSTS. Don't go on message boards, forums, etc. Avoid everything. These will take a long time to get through and you will want to look things up. Don't do it. I was spoiled on a few things and it sucked.

The other book, Replay, is one of my all time favorites, It's lightly sci-fi in that it involves time travel, but it's more of a human story with a sci-fi backbone. I was planning to send this to whoever I was matched with (unless they said they don't like fiction), so the fact that you're also a sci-fi fan bodes well. I hope you enjoy it.

Valar morghulis.

-Your Book Secret Santa