I would first like to thank Amazon for their gifting of high quality boxes flung across the world to be used, reused and built to withstand the abuse we the consumer public lay upon them, over and over and over again!

This was my third exchange, my first was Christmas, where I got burned, my second was the book one and my santa was excellent. This time, I decided to step it up a bit and do the 3 credit one for Sci-Fi.

I was mostly worried about clutter, as a father of 4 I have major clutter issues at my house and it is a constant battle between my house, the trash can and goodwill. The battle lines are drawn!

I received my gift today and Im pretty damned pleased with my Santa and want to really say thank you. First for the hand written notes. I think too rarely we opt for a keyboard and do not take the time to write true letters or notes. For me, an old soul I supposed you would call it, the handwritten notes are just as much a treasure as 'the loot'.

The first gift was a fantasy book I have never read by Terry Goodkind called "Wizard's First Rule". I have never read any of Terry Goodkind's work, but I have heard good things, so this will be my first adventure into his world. My santa also mentioned something about a movie or TV show, but I havent seen it. So the content will be fresh, the books are always better anyway.

My second gift, is both amusing and awesome. It is a first edition of "The Legacy of Heorot"... amusing because it IS my favorite Sci-Fi book, AND I bought the exact same title for my giftee this exchange! ...awesome because it is not only a first edition, but also appears to be an autographed first edition! The copy I had before is rather worn and dilapidated from buying used (out of print) and read, this copy is pristine and wonderful.

So, thank you very much Santa, I really appreciate the effort you put forth in this exchange, I hope that your gift is as awesome and thought out at this one.