Special Edition Books – 2020 and earlier
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Archived Special Editions: 2020 and earlier
This page is an archive of some of the “special editions” published in 2020 – some are OOP now, but several are still available new.
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List last updated April 19, 2022.
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December 2020
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Dec 29, 2020
Contemporary fiction. Charts the relationship of a black babysitter with her liberal white employer, holding a mirror up to race, privilege and gender in twenty-first century America.
Waterstones exclusive: Paperback UK edition with blue sprayed page edges and bonus Q&A with the author.
Notes: This looks identical to the Dymocks edition that was released in Australia in March 2021. A sprayed edges hardback edition was also released in January 2020.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
October 2020
Dreams from My Father [Indie Edition] by Barack Obama
Oct 29, 2020.
Biography. A memoir by Barack Obama that explores the events of his early years in Honolulu and Chicago until his entry into Harvard Law School in 1988.
Independent exclusive edition: UK hardback gift edition.
➤ Find it at UK Indies or Book Depository
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Oct 1, 2020
Fantasy. A Holmes and Watson-style duo operate in a Pirates Of The Caribbean-style universe, complete with a demon with a love for Faustian pacts, a secret invention called The Folly and a leper who has seemingly survived being consumed by flames.
Forbidden Planet exclusive: Signed hardback UK edition with black demon eyes stencilled on red sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Forbidden Planet
September 2020
The Lost Book of the White (Eldest Curses #2) by Cassandra Clare
Sep 1, 2020
Continues the love story between Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood.
Waterstones exclusive: Blue wibalin cover with a repeating pattern of the ‘Vision’ rune in silver foil, never-seen-before wedding scene, plus a bonus scene featuring Magnus, Alec and Simon.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Lost Book of the White (Eldest Curses #2) by Cassandra Clare
Sep 1, 2020
Continues the love story between Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges and bonus wedding scene.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Lost Book of the White (Eldest Curses #2) by Cassandra Clare
Sep 1, 2020
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their loft and steal a powerful spell book.
Easons exclusive: Purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Easons
July 2020
Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Victories by DC Comics
DC Comics. Jul, 2020
Graphic novel. A graphic novel companion collection to the Wonder Woman 1984 movie.
Walmart exclusive: US paperback with bonus movie poster.
➤ Buy from Walmart
April 2020
Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
Pan Macmillan. Apr 4, 2020
Reference. A guide to organising your professional life.
Waterstones exclusive: Red sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Orion. Apr 4, 2020
Contemporary fiction. A fictional dissection of love and commitment in the international circles of contemporary Hong Kong.
Waterstones exclusive: Two-toned sprayed page edges and exclusive endpapers.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Sleepyhead [20th anniversary limited edition] by Mark Billingham
Little, Brown. Apr 2, 2020
Psychological thriller. In DI Tom Thorne’s first case, Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck, completely unable to move or communicate. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn’t Alison who is the mistake, it’s the three women already dead.
20th Anniversary Limited Edition: Signed, numbered hardback edition with red sprayed page edges featuring “Night Night” stencilled in black. New foreword by Lee Child.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Book Depository
March 2020
In the City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
Titan. Mar 31, 2020
Science fiction.
January is a dying planet – divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other. Sophie, a student and reluctant revolutionary, is supposed to be dead, after being exiled into the night. Saved only by forming an unusual bond with the enigmatic beasts who roam the ice, Sophie vows to stay hidden from the world, hoping she can heal.
Forbidden Planet exclusive: Paperback UK edition with blue sprayed page edges. Signed bookplate.
➤ Buy from Forbidden Planet
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day by Dominique Valente
HarperCollins. Mar 5, 2020
Middle grade fantasy. Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things – like keys, or socks -useful, but not exactly exciting – until she has to find a missing day.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with gold stars on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Chain of Gold (The Last Hours) by Cassandra Clare
Mar 3, 2020
The opening chapter in an electrifying new Shadowhunters cycle.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with purple wibalin cover and runic decorations.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
February 2020
The Water Dance by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Penguin. Feb 20, 2020
Historical speculative fiction. A melancholic historical novel that merges the slavery narrative with the fantasy genre.
Foyles exclusive: UK hardback edition with blue cowrie shells stencilled on the page edges. Limited to 1000 copies.
➤ Buy from Foyles
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Penguin. Feb 20, 2020
Contemporary fiction.
A 12-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with exclusive endpapers and white stars on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Older Books
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Nov 2019
Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with an interview with David and Nicola Yoon and a bonus chapter.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Nov 2019
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal–including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with slipcase and other exclusive features.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Dune [Deluxe Edition] by Frank Herbert
Ace. Oct 2019
Science fiction. Paul Atreides is heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness.
Deluxe edition: US hardback with blue stained edges, illustrated endpapers, poster on the interior of the jacket, redesigned world map of Dune and an updated Introduction by Brian Herbert.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Abes
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Oct 2019
Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire—and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes and foes struggle alike.
B&N exclusive: US leather-cloth-bound edition featuring a textured cover and colored endpapers.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Oct 2019
Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire—and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes and foes struggle alike.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition signed and hand-stamped by the author and featuring exclusive content and fan art.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
Oct 2019
Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire—and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes and foes struggle alike.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with metallic variant cover and an exclusive short story set in the Shades of Magic world from the author and fan art on endpapers.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Sep 2019
Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after… So why can’t he get off the couch?
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with exclusive endpapers designed by Kris Anka and a behind-the-scenes look with a chapter annotated by Rainbow Rowell.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse
Sep 2019
The quintessential friendship story between a boy and his dog.
B&N exclusive: US flexibound collector’s edition.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
Sep 2019
Apollo’s journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with full-color poster of an eerie scene in Tarquin’s tomb, and also the diary entries of a Camp Jupiter “probatio” who finds herself in the middle of an ancient Roman mystery.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Red Scrolls of Magic (The Eldest Curses #1) by Cassandra Clare
Mar 3, 2019
The first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition bound in red wibalin with a striking, repeating pattern of the ‘Malec’ rune in navy foil. Also included is an exclusive chapter How Magnus and Catarina Met.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3) by Cassandra Clare
Dec 4, 2018
In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition bound in graphite wibalin with a striking, repeating pattern of the ‘Grace’ rune in red foil. Also included is a sneak peek into the upcoming The Red Scrolls of Magic.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare
May 23, 2017
Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, Emma has begun dating his brother, Mark.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition bound in grey wibalin with a repeating runic design in blue foil. hand-stamped with a rune that incorporates Cassandra Clare’s signature and include a deleted scene featuring Emma and Julian and an exclusive map from the Shadowhunters’ world.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare
Oct 20, 2016
Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition bound in navy wibalin with a repeating runic design in gold foil. Includes a Mortal Instruments short story (the same one that is in the first editions), a written piece from Cassie about Emma’s LA, and a map. Signed edition limited to 1000 copies.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Brambly Hedge [35th Anniversary] by Jill Barklem
HarperCollins. April 2016
Picture book. An omnibus edition containing all eight well-loved, classic picture books featuring the mice of Brambly Hedge.
35th Anniversary: UK hardback edition in slipcase, with gilded cover accents.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository