Tom's KitKit – n., a set of parts, tools, clothing or other equipment, collected for some specific purpose.

Four decades after the Oblivion Crisis, Tamriel is threatened anew by an ancient and all-consuming evil. It is Umbriel, a floating city that casts a terrifying shadow–for wherever it falls, people die and rise again.

And it is in Umbriel’s shadow that a great adventure begins, and a group of unlikely heroes meet. A legendary prince with a secret. A spy on the trail of a vast conspiracy. A mage obsessed with his desire for revenge. And Annaig, a young girl in whose hands the fate of Tamriel may rest . . . .

Based on the award-winning The Elder Scrolls, The Infernal City is the first of two exhilarating novels following events that continue the story from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, named 2006 Game of the Year.

Excerpt at Random House. $10 at Amazon.

EDIT: Just so everyone knows, I LOVE Oblivion. Favorite game EVAR. Next, I LOVE Fallout3. So, basically, I LOVE Bethesda Softworks. If Bethesda ever asked me if I wanted to work for them, I would drop whatever I was doing at the moment, and run toward them with open arms. *Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink*

No.Zine is an independent arts zine, released in series, the first collection; 1 to 3 features a variety of young artists, designers, writers, photographers and illustrators. Each issue is conceptually centred around it’s issue number. Curation, illustration, design and art-direction by Patrick Fry with the help of many great contributors. For contacts for all the contributors, see the links. About $30 at No.Zine.

Getting Real is a book about the business, design, programming, and marketing philosophies of 37signals — a developer of web-based software used by over 1 million people and businesses in 70 countries. $25 at 37signals.

The Boy’s Own crew were having so much fun that in six years they only managed to release 12 issues. But these 440 pages depict acid house culture – the slang, the parties, the tunes, the humour – better than anything, as captured in the words of Farley, Mayes, Weatherall, Oakenfold and many more key players. As well as every page of every fanzine there’s a great interview with all the Boys. $30 at Oki Ni. Note: This one’s for you, Ben. It would be for Sam too, but he needs to come say Hi first.

The Visual Miscellaneum is a unique, groundbreaking look at the modern information age, helping readers make sense of the countless statistics and random facts that constantly bombard us. Using cutting edge graphs, charts, and illustrations, David McCandless creatively visualizes the world’s surprising relationships and compelling data, covering everything from the most pleasurable guilty pleasures to how long it takes different condiments to spoil to world maps of Internet search terms. 320 pages. David’s blog, Information is Beautiful. $18 at Amazon.

Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog (‘the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form’ – “New York Times“) was an attempt to showcase the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people – not only those of the fashion industry. The book is a beautiful anthology of Scott’s favourite shots from around the world. They include photographs of well-known fashion figures as well as those shots of the anonymous passerby whose imagination and taste delight the viewer. From the streets of Rio to Bejing, Stockholm to Milan, these are the people that have inspired Scott and in turn, inspired designers and people of all ages, wages and nationalities with an interest in fashion. Intimately designed and created with Scott, the book is a handsome object in its own right, in full colour on hand-picked, quality paper. Scott’s Blog. $16.50 on Amazon.