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Ashley Shuttleworth

February 2021 'The City Is Ours' - single purchase

Featured book: A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Exclusive sprayed edges

Signed bookplate from the author

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This box was part of the Illumicrate subscription in February 2021 and is no longer available to purchase.

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About the product

Featured book: A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

For every murder that takes place in the human world, the fae realm is at greater risk of being discovered. Can they figure out the truth in time? This book absolutely perfect for you if you’re a fan of The Cruel Prince & Shadowhunters! We love this cast of characters, the interesting world & mythology the author created and of course, the snarky banter! Both our full box and book only options come with a matching pin designed by Stacey McEvoy-Caunt!

Our chosen fandoms this month are Crescent City, The Falconer, Cemetery Boys, The City We Became and Gilded Wolves! We love this mix of items: some that are perfect for when you’re out and about, and some that are gorgeous & useable!

The book at a glance:

  • YA urban fantasy debut, first in a series
  • Lesbian, bisexual, gay, and genderfluid main characters & queer relationships

Photo credit to @asthebookends.

Book merchandise

Our February 2021 'The City is Ours' box included:

Content warnings for A Dark and Hollow Star

(taken from the author’s Goodreads review):

  • Content Warning

    • Anger
    • Arson
    • Blood/gore
    • Body horror (minor)
    • Death of a child
    • Depression
    • Disownment
    • Divorce
    • Drug use/addiction
    • Grief/grieving
    • Human trafficking
    • Poverty
    • Psychopathy
    • Stalking
    • Suicide (past, off-page)
    • Suicide ideation
    • Toxic relationship/manipulation
    • Trauma/PTSD
    • Racism
    • Violence/gun violence

About the Author

Ashley Shuttleworth is a young adult fantasy author with a BA(Hons) degree in English literature and a slight obsession with Final Fantasy. They currently live in Ontario, Canada, with their husband, young son, and cat named Zack.

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What’s included?

Exclusive Edition Book

You’ll receive a recently released exclusive edition hardback book. Our books feature a range of customisations exclusive only to Illumicrate. These can include:.

  • An exclusive cover
  • Solid colour sprayed, stencilled pattern, or digitally printed edges
  • Signed by the author
  • Exclusive artwork printed on the book (endpapers or reverse of dust jacket)
  • Design on hardback board of the book (foil or full colour)

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  • Will you be restocking any of your special edition boxes?

    All our Illumicrate Editions, Collections and Archives boxes are sold as one-off boxes, which means once they're sold out they won't be restocked in the future. 

    While we don't regularly sell individual items, very occasionally we do have sales of full boxes or individual items we have left over after replacements and damages. These sales are usually announced on our social media so keep your eyes peeled!

    Sometimes we have reprinted book sets such as the Roots of Chaos set, however it is very rare that we do this. We also cannot guarantee any reprinted sets will be signed. As with all of our products, any reprints will be announced on social media and the news section of our website.

  • Can I buy past boxes or individual items from past boxes?

    If a special edition book or box does not sell out prior to the initial shipping date, it will remain for sale in our shop. If they do sell out during the pre-order window (before the initial shipping date), we will wait at least three months to resolve any orders that were damaged or lost in transit. Once an appropriate period has passed for these to be resolved, we will assess the remaining stock and may put the remainder up for sale.

    If you can't find a past special edition in our shop, it means we currently don't have the stock available - sorry for any disappointment.

    We also sometimes sell the books or full boxes from our monthly box and book subscriptions in our shop. If you are based in the US or Canada, you can purchase Illumicrate past boxes from our US website.

    While we don't regularly sell individual items, very occasionally we do have sales of individual items we have left over. These sales will usually be announced on our social media so keep your eyes peeled!

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