{"product_id":"november-2025-academic-rivals-book-only-single-purchase","title":"A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight book only (Illumicrate 'Academic Rivals' Exclusive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the elite college of St Penderghast's, gravers and spirers train to perfect their skills in the hunt for glory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraving is the art of raising the dead and turning their corpses into unnatural abominations built for war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpiring is divine-fuelled combat against undead horrors, fought in grand arenas to thrill the insatiable crowds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHalen Kilchoir would kill (and resurrect) anything to study graving at St Penderghast's. But Hal cannot enlist alone: the only way she can secure admission is to enter a dangerous accord with her mortal rival, Alastair Faulton – a handsome, accomplished spirer and the infuriating exiled scion of the great Faulton dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf they team up as spirers, fighting gruesome creatures in a cut-throat competition, they could both earn their places at the prestigious college.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Hal and Alastair fight grisly creatures and ghastly peers side by side, Hal faces the horrors of necromancy and the revolting prospect of a romance with her own nemesis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn exclusive redesigned cover (art by @\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/tommyarnoldart\"\u003etommyarnoldart\u003c\/a\u003e; design by @\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chattynora\"\u003echattynora\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour art on the hardback (art by @\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/tomrobertsillustration\"\u003etomrobertsillustration\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitally printed edges (by @\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chattynora\"\u003echattynora\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated endpapers (by @\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/m.emityy\"\u003em.emityy\u003c\/a\u003e); different front and back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBound-in author letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonus content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitally signed by the author (on the author letter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like witty banter, rivals to lovers and dark academia-esque fantasy, we think you’ll enjoy this one!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book at a glance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYA crossover fantasy debut, first in a duology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturing: exclusive redesigned cover; full colour art on the hardback; digitally printed edges; illustrated endpapers; author letter; bonus content; digitally signed by the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBisexual, biracial, neurodivergent MC; M\/F main romance; Queer secondary characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookwormgram\/?hl=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@bookwormgram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Illumicrate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56378349453657,"sku":"ILL-1125-BOOK","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/6313\/8905\/files\/ILL-1125-BOOK_bookwormgram_1.jpg?v=1766394190","url":"https:\/\/illumicrate.com\/products\/november-2025-academic-rivals-book-only-single-purchase","provider":"Illumicrate ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}