Past Exclusive Editions
Browse through our gallery of past exclusive editions to get more information on the books and their design features.
Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood with alternate dust jacket (Afterlight Exclusive)
July 2024
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Not In Love edition is a B-format hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (by the publisher)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by the publisher)
- Block sprayed edges (by the publisher)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @rosalynnarts, different front and back)
- Digitally signed by the author
- Alternative dust jacket (illustrated by @polarts_; designed by @chattynora)
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Limited to one per person
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Percy Jackson and the Olympians set features Royal hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (art by @sijahongart; design by @chattynora)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by @chattynora)
- Digitally printed edges (by @tylermileslockett)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @tylermileslockett)
- Digitally signed by the author
- An author letter in book one
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood + alternative dust jacket (Afterlight Exclusive)
March 2025
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Deep End edition is a B-format hardback and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned cover (by @lilith_saur)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @peachie.mochi)
- Digitally printed edges (by @stacey.mvevoy.caunt)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @golightlyfinch), different front and back
- Digitally signed by the author
- Optional extra add-on: alternative dust jacket (by @polarts_)
Photos by @bookwormgram
Crescent City set by Sarah J Maas (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Crescent City set by Sarah J Maas editions are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- The existing covers with matching title layout
- Reverse dust jacket art by Syd Mills
- Illustrated endpapers by Elaine Ho
- Foil embossing on the hardback by Chatty Nora
- Digitally printed edges by Chatty Nora
- Set of five page overlays per book with artwork by Gabrielle Ragusi
Photo credit: @libraryinthecountry
Monsters of Verity set by V.E. Schwab (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Monsters of Verity set features B-format hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (illustration by @coreybrickleyillustration; design by @chattynora)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by @catrina_paints)
- Digitally printed foredge (by @coreybrickleyillustration); block sprayed top & bottom edge
- Illustrated endpapers (by @lenyan.art, different front and back)
Photo by @becbetweenbooks
Iron Widow and Heavenly Tyrant set by Xiran Jay Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2025
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Iron Widow and Heavenly Tyrant editions are Demy-format hardbacks and feature:
- Trade covers with illustrated reverse dust jackets (by @jhocaaa)
- Foil embossing on the hardbacks (by @msquaredart)
- Digitally printed fore-edges (by @ashmackenzieillustration); block-sprayed top & bottom edge
- Illustrated endpapers (by @alexvnart), different front and back
- Signed by the author
Photos by @bookwormgram
Off Campus Set by Elle Kennedy (Afterlight Exclusive)
January 2025
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Off Campus set features B-format hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (illustration by @lenikauffman; design by @perrycuffdesigns)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @catarinabookdesigns)
- Digitally printed edges (by @catarinabookdesigns)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart, different front and back)
- Book one (The Deal) signed by the author
Photos by @bookwormgram
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @monafinden)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @gracezhuart, different front and back)
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sword Catcher edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover by Andrew Davis
- Foil embossing on the hardback by Fez Inkwright
- Digitally printed edges by Chatty Nora
- Artwork endpapers (different front and back) by Erion Makuo
- Bonus content
- Digitally signed by Cassandra Clare
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sunbringer edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @la_draw.s)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- Foiled endpapers (from the publisher)
- Signature by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2024
Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost.
After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.
But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.
A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine. . .
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Empire of the Damned edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Digitally printed fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges
- Foiled endpapers
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Red, White and Royal Blue & One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Afterlight Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Red, White & Royal Blue and One Last Stop set feature:
- Exclusive covers with rainbow foil
- Digitally printed edges
- Endpaper art by @peaches.obviously
- Full colour artwork on the hardback by @peaches.obviously
- Red, White and Royal Blue contains Henry’s POV bonus material
- One Last Stop contains an author letter
Photos by @the.wyvern.witch
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Afterlight Exclusive)
February 2024
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Bride edition is a B-format hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing with foil on the hardback (by @vitkovskaya_art)
- Digital fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges (by @stacey.mvevoy.caunt)
- Endpaper art (by @karmavirtanen, different front and back)
- Digital signature
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
The Locked Tomb series 1-3 by Tamsyn Muir (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of The Locked Tomb series 1-3 feature:
- Original Tommy Arnold covers, with foiled titles
- Digitally printed edges
- Reverse dust jacket art by @naomistares
- Foil embossing on the hardback by @rosdottir
- All three books are signed by the author and the set comes with an author letter
Photo: @literaryxqueen
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Painted Devils features:
- Exclusive cover
- Full colour printing on the hardback designed by the author
- Stencilled edges
- A signed bookplate
Photos by @bookwormgram
Roots of Chaos set by Samantha Shannon (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Roots of Chaos set are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- Trade covers with alternative foiling and quotes on the back
- Full colour printing on the hardback by Therese @ warickaart
- Illustrated endpapers by Kudriaken
- Digitally printed fore-edge by Chatty Nora
- Signed by Samantha Shannon
Photo credit: @tranquilreads