Past Exclusive Editions - Illumicrate
Browse through our gallery of past exclusive editions to get more information on the books and their design features.
Arc of a Scythe Set by Neal Shusterman (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2025
Our Illumicrate 10th Anniversary set of Arc of a Scythe Set by Neal Shusterman are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- Exclusive redesigned covers by @tomrobertsillustration; design by @chattynora
- Full colour and foil on the hardback by @c.e.illo
- Digitally printed fore-edges by @tomrobertsillustration; block-sprayed top & bottom edges
- Illustrated endpapers by @tonyfotiart; different front and back
- Digitally signed by the author
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
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
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
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Prisoner’s Throne edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- A redesigned cover on a naked hardback (from the publisher)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- An illustrated dust jacket (by @rosiethorns88)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @rosiethorns88)
- Bound-in author letter with digital signature
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (Illumicrate Exclusive)
November 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: A Restless Truth edition features:
- An exclusive colourway with a transparent overlay dust jacket
- Digitally printed edges
- Signed by the author
Photo: @bookwormgram
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Stolen Heir edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover on a naked hardback
- Digitally printed edges
- Dustjacket and endpapers with art by Rosie Thorns
Photo: @tranquilreads
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake is a naked hardback and features:
- A redesigned cover featuring a die-cut (cut out on front cover)
- Digitally printed edges
- Foiled endpapers
- Digitally signed by the author
Photo: @the.wyvern.witch
Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe is a hardback and features:
- Foiled title on the cover
- Ombre sprayed edges
- Digital signature from Rachel Smythe
Photos by @bookwormgram
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Illumicrate Exclusive)
August 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Oleander Sword edition features:
- Digitally printed edges (on all three edges)
- Embossing on the hardback
- Signed bookplate
Photo by @bookwormgram
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (Illumicrate Exclusive)
November 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Atlas Paradox edition features:
- Exclusive cover with holographic foil
- Digitally sprayed edges
- Holographic foil embossing on the hardback
- Endpaper art by @littlechmura
- Signed by the author
Photo: @bookwormgram
Empirium Trilogy set by Claire Legrand (Illumicrate Exclusive)
September 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Empirium Trilogy set features Royal hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (illustration by @mad_brake; design by @hollydunndesign)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by @hollydunndesign)
- Digitally printed edges (by @mad_brake)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @amsartor)
- Book 1 is hand signed by the author; books 2 & 3 are digitally signed.
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe features:
- An exclusive cover
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Stencilled edges
- Endpaper art by Diana Dworak
- Signed by the author
Photo: @aureliusoctavius
Lore Olympus Volumes 3 & 4 by Rachel Smythe (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of Lore Olympus Volumes 3 & 4 feature:
- A digital signature in both volumes
- An exclusive cover for Volume 4
- Ombre sprayed edges on both volumes
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers (Illumicrate Exclusive)
April 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers includes the four books in the Wayfarers series and feature:
- Exclusive hardback covers with holographic foil
- Digital edges
- Signed by the author
Photo: @jbooksndreams
ExtraOrdinary by V.E Schwab and Enid Balam (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab and Enid Balam features:
- An exclusive cover by Fabio Mancini (@pm_fabio)
- Designed endpapers
- Exclusive bonus material
- Signed by V.E. Schwab
Photos by @bookwormgram
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake edition features:
- An exclusive cover with holographic foil
- Digitally sprayed edges
- Holographic foil embossing on the hardback
- Endpaper art by @littlechmura
- Digitally signed by the author
Photo: @lonely_reader
The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Blood Gift features:
- An exclusive B-format hardback edition of a paperback
- Block sprayed edges
- Signed bookplate
Photo: @lonely_reader
Sands of Arawiya duology by Hafsah Faizal (Illumicrate Exclusive)
April 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sands of Arawiya duology by Hafsah Faizal are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- Exclusive new covers by @monolimeart
- Digitally printed edges
- Foil embossing on the hardbacks done by Hafsah Faizal
- Signed by the author
Photo: @aconjuringofmagic
Madeline Miller slipcase set (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Madeline Miller slipcase set features exclusive naked hardback editions in Royal size, with:
- Gold foiled covers
- Quotes on the spine
- Bound-in author letters
- Slipcase featuring matching gold foil designs to all three sides
- Signed by Madeline Miller
Photo: @libraryinthecountry
The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski (Illumicrate Exclusive)
September 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover
- Sprayed edges
- Signed by the author
Photo: thebookorder
The House In the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The House In the Cerulean Sea & Under the Whispering Door set come in hardback demy format and feature:
- Exclusive stencilled edges
- Full colour printing on the hardback with designs by @Pauhami
- Signed by the author
Photo: @rae
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski edition features:
- Naked hardback with black foiling details
- Black sprayed edges
- Quote on the spine
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
The Faithless by C.L. Clark (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Faithless is an exclusive hardback and features:
- Block sprayed edges
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Signed by the author
Photo: @bookwormgram