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The very best birthday gifts for the gamer in your life

From books to board games.

A thin female vampire with black hair lunges after a fleeing victim, cover of Vampire Tales #4
Marvel's most gristly vampire-themed hidden gem is getting a new release

Vampire Tales is not for the faint of heart

The cover of Elantris shows a woman standing on steps looking at city with a man in a red cloak standing behind her.
Brandon Sanderson's early career problem explains how the Cosmere was born

Standalone novels are easier to sell than a 20-part series

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Dungeon Crawler Carl board game key art
The Dungeon Crawler Carl TTRPG has already raised $5.5M on BackerKit

The game will let you play as Carl and Princess Donut or create your own crawler

Uncanny X-Men #17, Magneto glaring at the reader, saying
Marvel's Most Villainous set to revisit Magneto at his most evil

The X-Men's famous foe gets his own deluxe collection from Dark Horse

A banner depicting a screen shot from Elden Ring and the book cover for The Blacktongue Thief
4 fantasy novels to read before the Elden Ring movie

However many times you've been beaten to a pulp by a boss, there's a book for you

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A graphic with the book covers for James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods and The Faith of Beasts side by side
The Expanse’s James S.A. Corey returns with The Faith of Beasts — read the first chapter here

The Captive's War series enters a new stage of horror

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Detail from the cover of Japanese Gothic. An image depicting a traditional Japanese house in black, white, and red. Blood is leaking from the roof. The text reads
Kylie Lee Baker unpacks her samurai ghost story Japanese Gothic, and provides a sample

Polygon spoke to Baker about what inspired her to write Japanese Gothic and what kind of horror she'd like to write about next

A screenshot from the Exit 8 trailer, as a young Japanese commuter realizes with horror that a man with a stretched, creepy grin is standing right next to him
Here's the Exit 8 scene the director cut because it was too scary for Cannes

Read an excerpt from the director's novelization, and his explanation of why he filmed and cut that scene

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The Hunger Games, Haymitch young and old
The new Hunger Games trailer looks like a rare adaptation that gets Haymitch right

Set 24 years before the events of the first movie, Sunrise on the Reaping tells the story of Katniss' mentor

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3 new horror books to read in April

This month features a terrifying house, a serial killer who could give Hannibal a run for his money, and an unsettling work of historical fiction

A big farm in Stardew Valley
The best Stardew Valley merch to bring the farm to your home

Sip some mayonnaise and get to shoppin'

Omens of Chaos book overlaid on Command Tower artwork
Magic's Secrets of Strixhaven tie-in novel is out, and it's already on big discount

First edition includes a card, too.

A person mostly out of focus holding a Kindle and choosing a book
Amazon will force your old Kindle into obsolescence this May

Planned obsolescence hits Kindle user with older devices

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April 2026 books
3 new sci-fi and fantasy books to read this April

With the change in season comes a bevy of new books to keep you busy

An older woman presses her hand against a tank in an aquarium. Inside is a giant pacific octopus.
Netflix's new talking octopus movie might wreck you if it's anything like the book

Remarkably Bright Creatures enchanted fans of talking animals back in 2022

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Magic’s Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos sets the stage for its post-Phyrexia future

Seanan McGuire’s new Magic novel is set in the multiverse's most famous magical school

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Stephen King offers a dire warning about Donald Trump straight from one of his scariest books

'I predicted someone like Trump many years ago'

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A detail from the book cover of Project Hail Mary, showing a spacesuited astronaut in freefall in space, against the backdrop of a yellow and black striped planet
3 thrilling sci-fi books to read after Project Hail Mary

If you enjoyed the movie or Andy Weir's book, these science fiction novels are for you

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Lorath, a mage, holds out a glowing purple hand while standing next to Captain Adreona, an Amazon warrior holding a spear in cover art for the Diablo 4 novel The Lost Horadim
New Diablo 4 book reveals an early look at the game's next expansion — check out an exclusive preview

The Lost Horadrim provides preview of the mysteries of Skovos region

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