Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.
This would indeed be for a Christmas gift, for the son of a friend, and could be either paper or e-book--she just said he likes to read fantasy and SF, so I don't have too much to go on. I am especially liking the idea of a magazine subscription--I hadn't thought of that, and it might be my best option. Maybe the subscription plus a couple of books; I'll check out the various authors that have been suggested.
Thanks again.
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