You're hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear, but now you've discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall.

“...sincere in helping dweebs discover that love is really the final frontier.”—Den of Geeks “...a solid manual.” —Official Xbox Magazine “The Geek’s Guide to Dating could be the answer to a single geek’s prayers.”—Suvudu “Eric Smith's The Geek's Guide to Dating sets out to aid geeky guys everywhere with humorous instructions on finding the Princess Peach to their Mario.”—Pop Sugar You keep your action figures in their original packaging.THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO DATING Quirk Books, December 2013 Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound An Indie Bound Bestseller! You re hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear, but now you've discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall. Geeks of all ages will find answers to the ultimate questions of life, the universe, and everything romantic, from First Contact to The Fellowship of the Ring and beyond. Your closets are full of officially licensed Star Wars merchandise. This hilarious primer is jam-packed with cheat codes, walk-throughs, and power-ups for navigating the perils and pitfalls of your love life with ease.You may even level up to a romance worthy of an RPG!”—Bonnie Burton, author of The Star Wars Craft Book & host of Geek DIY“For the right person, this book is the Marauder’s Map, the Konami code, the Gray’s Sports Almanac of the opposite sex.Full of whimsical 8-bit illustrations, The Geek’s Guide to Dating will teach fanboys everywhere to love long and prosper.“…sincere in helping dweebs discover that love is really the final frontier.”—Den of Geeks “…a solid manual.” —Official Xbox Magazine “The Geek’s Guide to Dating could be the answer to a single geek’s prayers.”—Suvudu “Eric Smith’s The Geek’s Guide to Dating sets out to aid geeky guys everywhere with humorous instructions on finding the Princess Peach to their Mario.”—Pop Sugar“…this is a welcome alternative to the ‘pick-up artist’ phenomenon courting this same demographic.”—Publishers Weekly“[The Geek’s Guide to Dating] offers serious advice for getting a girl and knowing how to keep her…a perfect stocking stuffer!If you feel good about the way you look, you’ll feel more confident whenever that first date happens (Before you go nuts in the comments section about how outward appearances shouldn’t be important, remind yourself that you wouldn’t show up for a job interview or a Con dressed inappropriately.A date should be no different.)Elizabeth Giorgi is a writer and filmmaker from Minneapolis. My current boyfriend is a total nerd too, but I almost gave up on our relationship after our first date because he hadn’t read George Orwell’s 1. If you’re a Trekkie, but you discover that the nerd you’re dating hasn’t even seen a clip of Star Trek on You Tube, don’t immediately guffaw.It can be really easy to start bickering over the validity of a modern day Sherlock Holmes, but don’t use your shared passions to compete with one another. As a result, many geeks don’t spend a lot of time or money improving themselves.Full of whimsical 8-bit illustrations, will teach geeks everywhere to love long and prosper.Please Note: This book is written as a guide to help geek guys.”—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight “If dating seems more like a dismal game of Frogger instead of a fun Zelda adventure, you need to read “The Geek’s Guide to Dating” by Eric Smith!Learn how to meet people in the real world and connect off-line for a change.