Our Illumicrate August theme is . . . LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!
Push too hard and push too far, and watch what you’ll make me do.
Our August Illumicrate book is an adult fantasy debut! To protect her brother, a young noblewoman assassinates her father and uses her accumulated power to become the head of her family. In the same city, an illegitimate heir discovers the first victim of a serial killer and is drawn into the royal court he’s tried so hard to avoid. With both commanded by the vampire king to find the murderer, they enter a glittering web of desire, treachery and vengeance that could cost them their souls . . .
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing and foil on the hardback (by @danlinz_art)
- Digitally printed fore-edge (by @danlinz_art); block-sprayed top & bottom edge
- Illustrated endpapers (by @spookgeist, different front and back)
- Bound-in author letter
- Digitally signed by the author
Fandoms this month include The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Bride, One for My Enemy and Silver Under Nightfall. Our next dagger replica will be in this box – inspired by The Serpent and the Wings of Night – and we will also be including a set of items designed by @_studio_ao!
The book at a glance:
- Adult fantasy debut, first in a series
- Featuring: exclusive cover; full colour printing on the hardback; digitally printed fore-edge; illustrated endpapers; author letter; digitally signed by the author.
- M/M/F romance between a cis man, trans man, and cis woman; all bisexual MCs; biracial Filipino diaspora FMC; trans masculine LI; Filipino diaspora characters (including LI); side queer and BIPOC characters
Content warnings:
- Murder
- Patricide
- Gore
- Blood Magic
- Bloodletting for purposes of magic
- Discussions of classism and racism
- Mentions of rape (off-page)
Note from the Author:
There is a scene of explicit sexual content with the trans masculine character. Please note that trans people use a variety of different words to describe our bodies, for reasons as varied as there are trans people. The words used to describe his body are the ones that he finds comfortable and validating, even though they may not be the words that every trans masculine person would choose. There is no transphobia, misgendering, or deadnaming.
Open subscription spots will be offered exclusively to our Illumicrate waitlist. You can join the subscription waitlist here.
