Past Exclusive Editions - Illumicrate
Browse through our gallery of past exclusive editions to get more information on the books and their design features.
Monstrous Design by Kat Dunn (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Monstrous Design by Kat Dunn features:
- Sprayed edges
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Uprooted and Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Uprooted and Spinning Silver set are royal hardback with the original UK dust jackets and feature:
- Metallic sprayed edges
- Endpaper artwork
- Embossing on the hardbacks
- Quotes on the spines
- Ribbon bookmarks
- Fully designed slipcase
- Bound-in author letter stamp signed with Naomi Novik’s signature
Photos by @bookwormgram
One for My Enemy and Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (Illumicrate Exclusive)
September 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: One for My Enemy and Masters of Death features:
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Redesigned covers on naked hardbacks with diecuts
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Digitally printed edges
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Foiled endpapers
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Digitally signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Illumicrate Exclusive)
May 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang edition features:
- Digitally printed edges
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Illumicrate Exclusive: Vicious by V.E. Schwab
April 2018
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Vicious by V.E. Schwab is a Royal hardback and features:
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Exclusive cover
- Signed by the author
Photo: @bookwormgram
A Gathering of Shadows and A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: A Gathering of Shadows and A Conjuring of Light features:
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Exclusive naked hardback design with foiling
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Endpapers by @Rudebeetle
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Sprayed edges
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Signed by the author
Photo: @literaryxqueen
Illumicrate Exclusive: Dark Age by Pierce Brown
July 2019
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Dark Age by Pierce Brown is a Royal hardback and features:
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Stencilled and sprayed edges
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Signed by the author
Photo: @thebookorder
Days of Blood and Starlight & Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (Illumicrate Exclusive)
April 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Days of Blood and Starlight & Dreams of Gods features:
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Artwork on the reverse of the dust jackets by Jim di Bartolo
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Foil designs on the case
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Sprayed edges
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Signed by the author
Photo: @thebookorder
Illumicrate Exclusive: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
October 2019
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is a Royal hardback and features:
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Exclusive metallic silver finish
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Quote on the spine
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Author letter
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Illumicrate Exclusive: 10th Anniversary Edition of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
October 2019
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: 10th Anniversary Edition of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare is a Royal hardback and features:
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Gold foiling
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Artwork inside the book
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Stencilled sprayed edges
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Stamped with Cassandra Clare's signature
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Comes with a letter written by Cassie
Photo: @thebookorder
Illumicrate Exclusive: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
May 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is a Royal hardback and features:
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Exclusive cover
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Sprayed edges
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Signed by both authors
Photo: @thisgirlhasn0name
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: This Is How You Lose the Time War feature:
- Two naked hardback editions of This Is How You Lose the Time War
- Exclusive slipcase
- Designed endpapers
- Author letter printed with both authors’ signatures bound in
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
The Red Scrolls of Magic and The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu (Illumicrate Exclusive)
September 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive The Red Scrolls of Magic and The Lost Book of the White features:
- Exclusive hardback edition of The Red Scrolls of Magic with cover by Cliff Nielsen
- Stamp signed by the author
Photo: @literaryadventuress
The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing features:
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Exclusive naked hardbacks
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Sprayed edges
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Signed bookplate
Photo: @lonely_reader
Nevernight and Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate Exclusive)
May 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Nevernight and Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff features:
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Reprints of the UK hardbacks
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Black sprayed edges
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Exclusive signed endpapers
Photo: @literaryadventuress
The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2020
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo is a Royal hardback and features:
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Exclusive dust jacket featuring artwork from the book
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Illustrated by Daniel J. Zollinger
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Foiling details
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Red Tigress by Amélie Wen Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Red Tigress by Amélie Wen Zhao is a Royal hardback and features:
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Stencilled edges
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Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (Illumicrate Exclusive)
September 2018
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares set features:
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Metallic gold and silver sprayed edges
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Art print by @lesyablackbird
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Exclusive item from @hodderscape
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Lore Olympus Volume One by Rachel Smythe (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Lore Olympus Volume One by Rachel Smythe features:
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Foil on the cover
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Ombre blue and pink edges
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An author letter bound into the book from creator Rachel Smythe
Photo: @shaked_reads
Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate Exclusive)
November 2021
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is a Royal hardback and features:
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An exclusive cover
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Sprayed edges
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Signed by both authors
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Crimson Reign by Amelie Wen Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Crimson Reign edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- Stencilled edges
- Signature by the author
Photo: @thebookorder
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
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Demon in the Wood features all exclusive:
- Cover variant
- Sprayed edges
- Designed endpapers
- Foiling on the hardback
Photos by @bookwormgram
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2025
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Rose in Chains edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @elitihienart; design by @chattynora)
- Art and foil on the hardback (by @nikitajobson; design by @chattynora)
- Digitally printed fore-edge (by @elitihienart); block-sprayed top and bottom
- Illustrated endpapers (by @giannyfili); different front and back
- Hand signed by the author
Photos by Illumicrate
A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross (Illumicrate Exclusive)
December 2022
Our edition Illumicrate Exclusive: A Fire Endless editions features:
- Redesigned cover
- Digitally printed edges
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Artwork endpapers by @mistilteinn.art
- Signed by the author
Photo: @rebireads
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