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Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Book Only (Illumicrate 'Be My Enemy' Exclusive)

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About the product

Featured book: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Get your hands on an book only box featuring Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh 

This is a single purchase of one of our book only boxes and will not subscribe you to any of our subscription products.

Our featured book this month is a standalone science fiction novel debut! In a world where the destruction of Earth and humanity was brought on by an all-powerful alien race, one girl has spent her entire life training for the moment she can wreak revenge. But when her brother is assigned a deadly task, she knows that she must begin the quest for vengeance on her own. As more and more secrets come to light, will she decide that there are bigger things worth fighting for than revenge? This beautifully told story ripped us apart and had our hearts racing with each twist and turn!

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition comes with a signed bookplate and features:

  • An exclusive hardback edition of a trade paperback with a shiny foil cover
  • Digitally printed edges
  • Foil embossing on the hardback
  • Endpaper artwork (different designs front and back) by @carlydraws.illustration

The book at a glance:

  • Standalone science fiction novel debut
  • All exclusive: hardback edition of a trade paperback with a shiny foil cover, digitally printed edges, foil embossing on the hardback, endpaper artwork, and includes a signed bookplate
  • Diverse, complex, queer identities

Items included in the full box option:

  • Sword of Truth replica inspired by Throne of Glass, designed by Stacey McEvoy-Caunt
  • Blaze of Desire papercraft kit inspired by The Poppy War, artwork and design by Rosie Thorns
  • Farseer pin banner inspired by Realm of the Elderlings, designed by Niall C Grant
  • The Vermilion Bird tumbler inspired by Iron Widow, designed by Forensics & Flowers

Photo credit to @lonely_reader

Content warnings for Some Desperate Glory

  • Content Warning

    • Sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist and ableist attitudes
    • sexual assault, including discussion of forced pregnancy
    • violence
    • child abuse
    • radicalisation as child abuse
    • genocide
    • suicidal ideation
    • suicide
    • misgendering

About the Author

EMILY TESH is a UK-based author of science fiction and fantasy. Her debut novel, Some Desperate Glory, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Tesh is also a winner of the Astounding Award, and the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning Greenhollow duology.

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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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