Save up to 65% on Bestselling Books and Boxed Sets Thanks to Early Prime Day Pricing

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Save up to 65% on Bestselling Books and Boxed Sets Thanks to Early Prime Day Pricing From Stephen King to Sally Rooney you can take advantage of huge price cuts to help your TBR list grow.

Amber Guetebier When not writing up the best deals for CNET readers, Amber Guetebier writes about plants, gardening, folklore and pirates. She is the author of several books and currently writing several more. Amber Guetebier October ushers in spooky season and cooler weather, making it the ideal time to curl up with a good book. If you're looking for a new book or a boxed set to grow your collection, or perhaps as an affordable holiday gift for the book lover in your life, Amazon's October Prime Day is a great time to score bestsellers at bargain basement prices. Although October Prime Day officially runs Oct. 8 and 9, we're already seeing plenty of deals. You can score books and boxed sets for as much as 65% off right now.

From thrillers to chillers to books for younger readers, we've highlighted some of the best book deals on Amazon right now. And if you're looking for more great bargains on Amazon ahead of Prime Day, check out this roundup of our favorite deals under $50 and under $25 . Word to the wise: many of these book offers - as well as other Prime Day deals - are only available to Prime members . If you've been thinking of signing up for a membership, check out these tips for getting one for free .

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Kick off spooky season with this boxed set from the King of Horror which includes three classic King novels: Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining. Currently discounted by 51%.

The epic series that launched us into the world of Percy Jackson and exemplified the fantasy genre in a way that every middle-schooler can relate to, now on sale. If your kids are obsessed with the Disney show, which is fabulous, the books are way better.

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More early October Prime Day deals on books

Tolkien Fantasy Tales boxed set: $15 (save $21) . A four-book set perfect for anyone who loved The Lord of the Rings trilogy and wants to feed their Tolkien obsession.

Baby University complete 18-board book set: $97 (save $83) . Stick a book in their chubby little hands, even if all they do is chew on it.

Heroes of Olympus 5-book boxed set, 10th anniversary edition: $21(save $29) . Keep the whole Rick Riordan vibe going in your house with this 5-book box set that followed the Percy Jackson series.

Frank Herbert's Dune saga, 6-book boxed set: $52 (save $56) . All six of Herbert's seminal science fiction novels.

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney: $20 (save $9). Nab this NYT bestselling novel by acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney while it's still in hardcover.

Lucy Foley 3-book boxed set: $20 (save $35) . Nab three of the most heart-pumping thrillers you'll read all packed up in a nice box set, perfect for that person who has already run out of mystery podcasts to listen to.

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: $8 (save $9) . A horror novel that has shades of The Yellow Wallpaper but with twists and turns of its own.

Foster by Claire Keegan: $13 (save $8) . Irish author Claire Keegan is a master of place and in this short novel you will feel as if you are looking through someone's kitchen window watching it all unfold.

George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones 5-book boxed set: $26 (save $24) . Fans of the show and fantasy-lovers alike will devour every last word on these pages.

Shadow and Bone series 3-book boxed set: $17 (save $16 ). Perfect for teen readers who are ready for a little more blood and guts than Rick Riordan.

The Wild Robot 3-book boxed set: $40 (save $14) . Get this series in hardcover and gift it to the person you want to go see The Wild Robot movie with.

The Jane Austen boxed set: $33 (save $18) . Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility in a hardcover set designed by Rifle Paper Company, perfect for Bridgerton fans.

More critically acclaimed titles discounted by as much as 65% .

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