These Steeply Discounted D&D Book Collections Are Perfect Gifts For New Players

If you're looking to help a new D&D player get into the tabletop RPG, make sure you pick up Dungeons & Dragons: The Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set while it's on sale for just $15 (normally $35) during Cyber Monday. This four-book collection is designed to introduce new players to everything from gearing up their characters with weapons and magic spells to surviving in dungeons.

Dungeons & Dragons - The Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set

$15 (was $35)

This collection includes four paperback volumes aimed at younger readers--though they can be helpful for newcomers of all ages. Monsters & Creatures is a bestiary of various beasts that populate D&D's many realms; Warriors & Weapons is all about weapons, armor, and adventuring equipment; Wizards & Spells introduces new players to the magical aspects of the D&D universe; and Dungeons & Tombs overviews the mazes and caverns they'll be exploring.

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The Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set 2

$22.37 (was $35)

You can supplement the first collection with The Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set 2, which is also on sale for $22.37 ($35). This includes four more paperback books that overview the many worlds and dimensions of the D&D universe and the many monsters, magical items, and treasures found therein.

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Both Young Adventurer's box sets feature paperback editions of the books, but hardcover editions are also available as standalone releases, and most are available at a discount--including a few books from the series that aren't part of either collection, like Characters & Quests. Check the list below for links to the discounted Young Adventurer box sets and hardcover editions.

For experienced adventurers or readers who want something written for an older audience, the new Worlds & Realms: Adventures From Greyhawk to Faerun And Beyond hardcover book is another excellent overview of the D&D universe. It's packed with in-universe lore, history, and short shorties, as well as art from every edition of D&D released over its 50-year run. You can pick it up at Amazon for just $25 (was $50).