Illumicrate reveal 3rd April 2025

May 2025: Ancient Artefacts

Our Illumicrate May theme is . . . ANCIENT ARTEFACTS!

These ancient artefacts are dangerous to you and me.

Our May book is an adult fantasy debut! In a world where only those of noble blood can summon ancestral spirits to fight in battle, a commoner is able to invoke a powerful ancient spirit. The spirit could be the key to ending a centuries-old war, but not every spirit summoned is an ancestor and some are more dangerous than anyone can imagine . . .

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

An exclusive redesigned cover (by @jeffbrown_graphics)
Foil on a wibalin hardback (by @lichen_and_limestone)
Digitally printed edges (by @ jeffbrown_graphics)
Illustrated endpapers with foil (by @istrandar); different front and back
Bound-in author letter
Bonus content
Digitally signed by the author

If you like complex worldbuilding and genre-blending, we think you’ll enjoy this one!

Fandoms this month include Daughter of the Moon Goddess, What The River Knows, Dark Rise and The Queen’s Thief! The Daughter of the Moon Goddess item is our next weaponry replica, and the What The River Knows item designed by @thistlemoon!

The book at a glance:

Adult fantasy debut; first in a series
Featuring: exclusive redesigned cover; foil on the hardback; digitally printed edges; illustrated endpapers; author letter; bonus content; digitally signed by the author
PoC main characters and side characters; queer rep from a main character and side characters; mental health rep from a main character

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