Special Edition Books – 2021 Publications
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December 2021
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Transworld. Dec 30, 2021.
Suspense. A beautiful, eerie hotel in the Swiss Alps, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, is the last place Detective Elin Warner wants to be. But her estranged brother has invited her there for his engagement party, and she feels she has no choice but to accept.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with yellow sprayed page edges and bonus author’s note.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Velveteen Rabbit (100th Anniversary) by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson
Little Sparrow. Dec 25, 2021.
Picture book. A heartwarming classic about a beloved toy rabbit.
Anniversary edition: US hardback edition with an introduction by Matthew Kelly. (See also the slipcased edition released in Jan 2022).
➤ Find it at Amazon
Once and Future (Deluxe Edition) by Freya Marske
Boom! Studios. Dec 23, 2021.
Graphic novel. Retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire knows that they are. And when a group of Nationalists uncover the fabled scabbard of Excalibur in order to bring King Arthur back from the dead to reclaim England, she will be the only one who can stop them. In order to do so, she’ll need to pull her unsuspecting academic grandson, Duncan, into a deadly world of myth and prophecy.
Deluxe hardcover: US hardback includes Once & Future #1-12.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Witcher: The Last Wish (illustrated edition) by Andrezej Sapkowski
Orbit. Dec 14, 2021.
Illustrated fantasy novel. Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world.
Illustrated edition: US hardback with seven illustrations from different artists, one for each story in the collection of adventures.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Pan Macmillan. Dec 12, 2021
Historical fantasy. A comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes set in an alternative Edwardian England, including a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics [Limited Edition] by Dolly Parton
Chronicle Books. Dec 9, 2021.
Memoir.
Dolly explores the songs that have defined her journey in her own words. Illustrated throughout with rare photos and memorabilia from Dolly Parton’s personal and business archives.
Limited edition: US hardback with denim-wrapped foil-stamped clamshell box, 45 record on pink vinyl with two never-before-released demo songs, “I Don’t Care” and “The Fall”.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Ghosts (Voices) by G X Todd
Dec 9, 2021.
Crime. Seven years ago, the voices came. Some people could hear and others despised them for it. As death and destruction spread, a ghostly figure was waiting in the shadows. Now the Flitting Man is ready to show his face – and no one is safe.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed edges, signed by the author, limited to 250 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Carry On (Carry On #1) by Rainbow Rowell
Pan Macmillan. Dec 9, 2021.
Fantasy. Follows the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz, characters from her previous bestseller, Fangirl. This is a reprint of the first book in the series, with stencilled page edges to match later exclusive editions.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with floral patterned sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the US “bookshelf” edition (Wednesday Books) which matches earlier US books in the series at Amazon | Book Depository
BOSH on a Budget by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby
HarperCollins. Dec 9, 2021.
Cookbook. 80 affordable, hassle-free vegan recipes, from comfort food to brunches to desserts.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK paperback with six bonus recipes.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Sin City Vol 2: A Dame to Kill For by Frank Miller
Dark Horse Comics. Dec 7, 2021
Graphic novel.
A special edition of the crime noir masterpiece that has gripped audiences for decades.
Deluxe edition: US oversized hardback edition. Housed in a cloth covered slipcase with foil stamping and printing, and book features a soft touch matte finish with spot gloss and foil stamping. Also includes a portfolio with deluxe print of new artwork by Frank Miller, exclusive print and sketchbook of never-before-published development art.
Notes: This is the second of seven volumes. Each volume’s slipcase has a different letter from the logo, placed on the front cover in such a way that alone it looks like a splash of red wrapping around the slipcase. But when all seven volumes are together it will spell out “Sin City.”
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
Atria Books. Dec 7, 2021.
Thriller.
Three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders.
First printings: First printings will have a gold stamped design on the case under the dust jacket, which has numbered book charms – one is missing which you can find in the interior of the book.
➤ Find it (while stocks last) at Amazon | Book Depository
Persona 5: Mementos Mission (Volume #1) by Rokuro Saito, Atlus
Udon. Dec 7, 2021.
Manga. A mysterious group of phantom thieves skulks in the shadows of Tokyo, changing the hearts of corrupt adults. But behind their masks are normal teenagers and a talking black cat.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with alternate cover art and fold-out mini poster.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
November 2021
Kingdom Hearts (Collector’s Edition) by Tomocco Kanemaki
Yen on. Nov 30, 2021.
Manga. Every installment of the Dark Seeker Saga, from the very first Kingdom Hearts all the way to Kingdom Hearts III.
Collector’s edition: Includes 13 art prints with keyblade keychain.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
King of the Battle and Blood by Scarlett St Clair
HarperCollins. Nov 30, 2021.
Epic fantasy. Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day to be her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him. But her assassination attempt is thwarted, and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries kill him again, he will raise her as the undead.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with bonus chapter.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard US hardback edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Mental Fitness by Ant Middleton
HarperCollins. Nov 25, 2021.
Self-help. An elite soldier reveals his 15 secrets behind maintaining a healthy body and mind.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
November 25, 2021.
Fiction. In the breathtaking beauty of the Galapagos Islands, Diana will learn who she really is, and the person she wants to become.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian paperback with short story prequel “Broken Things”.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Dracula (Deluxe Edition) by Bram Stoker, illustrated by Edward Gorey, introduced by Marvin Kaye
Sterling. Nov 23, 2021.
Historical fantasy. A collector’s edition of the most famous vampire novel of all time, illustrated with 2-color artwork Edward Gorey created for his stage designs for the novel’s Broadway stage adaptation.
Deluxe edition: US hardback with bat sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository
The Beatryce Prophecy (Gift Edition) by Kat DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Candlewick. Nov 23, 2021.
Middle grade. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all.
Gift edition: A US hardback packaged in a keepsake box with a ribbon enclosure, and includes an exclusive full-color piece of artwork, as well as a special beautifully decorated scroll with a bonus illustrated story.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone (Outlander #9) by Diana Gabaldon
Cornerstone. Nov 23, 2021.
Historical time-travel romance.
Jamie and Claire are engulfed by the American War of Independence.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback (some signed copies available). Blue bee sprayed page edges, gold foil bee endpapers and a gold ribbon.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Bonus, find a signed exclusive edition at Waterstones (limited stock)
Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz and Anna Wintour
Phaidon. Nov 17, 2021.
Photography.
Features 350 images , including striking portraits of Serena Williams, Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, Rihanna,Karl Lagerfeld and many more – an illuminating journey in the world of fashion through the lens of the iconic photographer.
Features: Red sprayed page edges
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
★ Signed edition at Waterstones
Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan
Faber & Faber. Nov 17, 2021.
Fiction. Charts an epic night of debauchery in 1980s Manchester and its tragic aftermath thirty years later.
Waterstones exclusive: French flaps, foiled cover and afterward by the author.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Star Wars: Lesser Evil (Thrawn Ascendancy #3) by Timothy Zahn
Random House. Nov 16, 2021.
Science fiction. The fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with a double-sided mini-poster featuring Thrawn and Thrass at a formal Chiss ceremony on one side of the dust jacket, and the text-free book cover art on the other.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Pictures by JRR Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien
Mariner Books. Nov 16, 2021.
Fantasy art book.
First published more than forty years ago, Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien brings together sketches and pictures by Tolkien that appeared in the official calendars published in the 1970s.
Deluxe edition: Housed in an Illustrated slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository
Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2) by Chloe Gong
Hodder & Stoughton. Nov 16, 2021.
Historical fiction. Continuing the retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus story about Benedikt and Marshall.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
HarperCollins. Nov 11, 2021.
Crime/mystery. A seasonal Poirot and Miss Marple short story collection.
➡ More details on this special editions series here…
Special edition: UK hardback with spot foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley, illustrated by David Tazzyman
HarperCollins. Nov 11, 2021.
All-age Fiction. When the Stewarts spend a sunny, frosty December day at London Zoo, they’re enchanted by one small penguin. At the delight of young Imogen and Arthur, Mrs Stewart insists the penguin “must come and stay with them whenever he likes.” But not one Stewart expects the penguin to turn up at their door that evening, rucksack labelled “Einstein” on his back…
Indies exclusive: UK hardback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie
The Honour of Rome (Eagles of the Empire #20) by Simon Scarrow
Headline. Nov 11, 2021
Historical fiction. The honour of Rome hangs in the balance and Cato and Marco must once again defend the empire, this time on British soil.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Hodder & Stoughton. Nov 11, 2021.
Historical fiction.
A retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The City of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Nov 11, 2021.
Speculative fiction. A collection of short stories from the much missed author of The Shadow of the Wind.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with bonus introduction by David Mitchell.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Fell by Sarah Moss
Pan Macmillan. Nov 11, 2021.
Contemporary fiction. A mountain rescue operation set in the moor during the 2020 pandemic.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with extra Q&A, exclusive endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Aurora’s End by Ami Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Nov 9, 2021.
Science fiction. The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, bestselling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy’s last hope for survival.
Forbidden Planet exclusive: Signed UK hardback with exclusive red cover.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
Illumicrate exclusive: Signed UK hardback with exclusive yellow cover, yellow sprayed edges.
➤ Find it at Illumicrate
Goldsboro exclusive: Signed limited UK hardback with green sprayed edges.
➤ sold out
➤ Australian editions purchased from Dymocks came with an exclusive art print.
Also, signed standard UK editions are available at Waterstones, signed standard US editions are available at Barnes & Noble, and signed standard Australian editions are at Booktopia.
Ready Player Two (Ready Player One #2) by Ernest Cline
Cornerstones. Nov 9, 2021.
Science fiction. Days after winning the contest set by OASIS founder James Halliday, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive endpapers, and player icons stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Clanlands Almanac by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Hodder & Stoughton. Nov 9, 2021.
Essays/humor. A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with photographic endpapers, and ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with photographic endpapers, and ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard edition at Amazon | Book Depository.
Never by Ken Follett
Pan Macmillan. Nov 9, 2021.
Thriller. A high-stakes journey from the heat of the Sahara Desert to the political arenas of North America, East Asia and beyond, which sees a world edging closer to World War III.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive Q&A.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Vintage. Nov 4, 2021.
Contemporary fiction. Details a visceral racist attack in Charlottesville and the complex interplay between a group of the targeted, holed up in Thomas Jefferson’s historic plantation home.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive extra short story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Lore Olympus (Vol #1) by Rachel Smythe
Random House. Nov 2, 2021.
Graphic novel. Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she’s allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with alternate cover design.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard US edition at Amazon | Book Depository; or UK edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Drums of Autumn (25th Anniversary Edition) by Diana Gabaldon
Delacourte. Nov 2, 2021
Historical fantasy. Claire Randall has gone to find Jamie Fraser, the man she loved more than life, and has left half her heart behind with their daughter, Brianna. Claire gave up Jamie to save Brianna, and now Bree has sent her mother back to the mysterious Scottish warrior who was willing to give his life to save them both. But a chilling discovery in the pages of history suggests that Jamie and Claire’s story doesn’t have a happy ending.
Aniversary edition: US hardback features a new reader’s guide.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mariner. Nov 2, 2021
Epic fantasy. A new hardcover edition illustrated with the art created by Tolkien himself as he envisioned Middle-earth. Contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, printed in red and black, with thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work.
Illustrated edition: UK hardback with white elvish script stencilled on red page edges. Includes 30 plates and 2 fold-out maps, with the text printed in two colours.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Blackwells
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Random House. Nov 2, 2021.
Fantasy. Inspired by West African mythology, a mermaid takes on the gods themselves to protect the life of a living boy she saved from downing.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with pages from authors notebooks and original author art used as inspiration with annotations from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Game On (Stephanie Plum #28) by Janet Evanovich
Atria. Nov 2, 2021.
Humor/Mystery.
Stephanie Plum returns to hunt down a master cyber-criminal operating out of Trenton, but finds herself in competition with Diesel for the same fugitive.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: Bonus chapter
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Part of Your World (Collector’s Edition) (Disney: Twisted Tale) by Liz Braswell
Scholastic Australia. Nov 1, 2021.
YA fantasy. It’s been five years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Eric’s kingdom on land. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world-and a prince-she never imagined she would see again.
Collector’s edition: Australian hardback with new cover design and blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon AU | Book Depository
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
Faber & Faber. Nov 1, 2021.
Fantasy/horror. Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes.
Forbidden Planet exclusive: Signed UK paperback with exclusive decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix
Nov 1, 2021.
Fantasy. A thrilling, atmospheric dive into the history of the Abhorsen, featuring Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor.
Forbidden Planet exclusive: Signed UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges, foil embossed jacket and spot UV on the jacket. Matches the original UK series cover design (standard editions have been redesigned).
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
October 2021
Every Star a Song by Jay Posey
Oct 28, 2021.
Science fiction. Elyth, former Ascendance agent, is on the run. Lost after her discoveries of corruption in the system, she longs for the simplicity and blind dedication of her life as an agent. But Elyth is quickly tracked and cornered by the Ascendance.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
HarperCollins. Oct 28, 2021.
Historical fiction. At Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, the best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu: an arcane and mysterious contest.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with a deleted scene.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Comfort Book [Special Winter Gift Edition] by Matt Haig
Canongate. Oct 28, 2021.
Essays. Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive.
Winter gift edition: UK hardback with exclusive cover with bonus chapter on finding the light side of the darkest days of the year.
➤ Find it at Book Depository
They Both Die at the End [Collector’s Edition] by Adam Silvera
Simon & Schuster. Oct 28, 2021.
Young adult. Discovering they have less than 24 hours to live, two young strangers embark on an adventure of a life-time – within the confines of one day
Deluxe collector’s edition: UK hardback with foiled dust jacket, with bonus material and an interview between Adam Silvera and Nicola Yoon.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones | Blackwells
★ Signed copies at Waterstones while stocks last
Dune: The Graphic Novel [DLE] by Frank Herbert, adapted by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson, illustrated by Raul Allen
Abrams. Oct 28, 2021.
Graphic novel. Illustrated adaptation of the story of Paul Atreides and his family as they fight for control of the desert planet Arrakis.
Deluxe collector’s edition: The deluxe collector’s edition has an increased trim size of 7 1/2″ x 11 1/4″, is printed on high-quality matte art paper, and includes a faux-cloth slipcase with gold foil stamping and tip on cover.
➤ Find Deluxe Edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Signed limited edition: The limited edition is a limited run of 250 copies, and includes three art prints in a protective sleeve – each of which is signed by different members of the creative team―Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín, and Bill Sienkiewicz.
➤ Check availability at Abes
Journeys to Impossible Places by Simon Reeve
Hodder & Stoughton. Oct 28, 2021.
Essays.
A field guide to the world’s most fascinating and inspiring locations via Simon Reeve’s most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with exclusive Q&A.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Femlandia by Christina Dalcher
HarperCollins. Oct 28, 2021.
Dystopian thriller. Miranda and her daughter seek refuge in a deceptively idyllic female community.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan #20) by Kathy Reichs
Simon & Schuster. Oct 28, 2021
Suspense/Mystery. Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is on a hunt for truth about a hideous murder case and a terrifying disease outbreak in Charleston.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK paperback edition with exclusive foreword from Ian rankin.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
HarperCollins. Oct 28, 2021.
Fiction. A scorchingly black satire of family dysfunction and the media’s obsession with murder, as the engaging anti-hero Grace reveals the full extent of her gleeful homicidal spree.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with alternate cover and pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Unsigned exclusive edition also available at Waterstones
Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death by Gerard Way
Dark Horse. Oct 26, 2021.
Graphic novel. This oversized hardcover collects issues #1-#6 of You Look Like Death as well as a brand new eight-page Seance story (exclusive to the hardcover editions) an expanded sketchbook section, and a foreword by Robert Sheehan, portrayer of Klaus in the Netflix series.
Deluxe exclusive: US hardback includes a slipcase designed by Tony Ong and a portfolio containing an exclusive print by I.N.J. Culbard.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Oct 26, 2021.
Historical fiction. In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian hardback with embossed cover and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Codex Seraphinianus (Deluxe and LE 40th Anniversary Edition) by Luigi Serafini
Rizzoli. Oct 26, 2021.
Art book. First published in Milan in 1981, this book has been hailed as one of the most unusual yet beautiful art books ever made. A visual encyclopaedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language, and written for the information age and addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism, and computer science, it has fuelled much debate over its meaning.
40th anniversary edition: Redesigned cover and 15 never-before-seen drawings.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Deluxe limited anniversary edition: Limited, numbered and slipcased luxury edition. Cloth-bound, with new cover design, new cover illustration, and 15 never-before-seen drawings.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Better Off Dead (Jack Reacher #26) by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Transworld. Oct 26, 2021.
Thriller. Jack Reacher returns, to solve a gripping mystery against a host of evil new enemies who are soon going to learn they’d be better off dead.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Bonus, find a signed exclusive edition at Waterstones (limited stock)
Extraordinary by VE Schwab
Titan. Oct 26, 2021.
Graphic novel. Taking place in the years between Vicious and Vengeful, this follows teenager Charlotte Tills who seemingly dies after a fatal bus crash, only to wake up to discover she has become an EO – a person with ExtraOrdinary abilities.
B&N exclusive: Signed US hardback edition with exclusive cover, interview with V.E. Schwab, bonus endpapers, and behind the scenes material with commentary.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Better Off Dead (Jack Reacher #26) by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Transworld. Oct 26, 2021.
Thriller. Jack Reacher returns, to solve a gripping mystery against a host of evil new enemies who are soon going to learn they’d be better off dead.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Bonus, find a signed exclusive edition at Waterstones (limited stock)
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
October 25, 2021.
Fiction. Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends’ house. There’s the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach . . . and the two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad – who she’s been in love with forever – and friendly, relaxed Jeremiah, the only one who’s ever really paid her any attention. But this year something is different.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian exclusive hardback edition.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Lord of the Rings [DLE] by J. R. R. Tolkien
Little, Brown. Oct 21, 2021.
Epic fantasy. A new hardcover edition illustrated with the art created by Tolkien himself as he envisioned Middle-earth. Contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, printed in red and black, with thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. Also includes two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.
Deluxe illustrated edition: UK hardback edition, quarter-bound in red leather over black cloth, cover stamped in two foils, with gold sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones
The Every by Dave Eggers
Hamish Hamilton. October 21, 2021.
Speculative fiction. When the world’s largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet’s dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every.
Independent bookstore edition: Hardbacks are exclusively available in independent bookstores, will be released in various cover color combinations.
➤ Find signed copy at Blackwells
Alternatively, see the signed UK paperback at Waterstones; standard UK paperback edition (Penguin) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US paperback edition (Vintage) at Amazon | Book Depository
The Haunting Season by various authors
Little, Brown. Oct 21, 2021
Speculative fiction. A wintry collection of ghostly and gothic tales, with spine-chilling stories from eight bestselling authors: Bridget Collins, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Andrew Michael Hurle, Jess Kidd, Natasha Pulley and Laura Purcell.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with gold vines stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The 13-Storey Treehouse [Colour Edition] by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
Pan Macmillan Australia. Oct 19, 2021.
Children’s humour.
Andy and Terry’s 13-storey treehouse is the most amazing treehouse in the world! It’s got a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you’re hungry.
Colour edition: Australian hardback with colour illustrations.
➤ Find it at Amazon AU
Attack on Titan (Vol #34) by Hajime Isayam
Kodansha International. Oct 19, 2021
Manga. Determined to stop the destruction wrought by their childhood friend, Armin, Mikasa, and their surviving comrades reach the Attack Titan and decide to face him head on in an ultimate showdown.
B&N exclusive: US paperback edition includes a bonus poster.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Pan Macmillan. Oct 15, 2021
Historical fiction. Amsterdam, 1686. Tracks the escalating tension between young Nella Oortman, her new husband and the sinister connection to a miniaturised version of their household.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Dymocks exclusive: UK paperback edition with yellow stars stencilled on blue page edges.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Lyra’s Oxford, Illustrated Edition (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Chris Wormell
Transworld. Oct 14, 2021
Fantasy novella.
A novella set two years after the events of His Dark Materials.
Illustrated edition: UK oversized hardback edition.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
Science fiction. Oct 14, 2021.
Science fiction. Takes readers on a journey over two millennia and six continents —telling three powerful tales a thousand years apart, all of them converging in the same cave in the Belizean jungle.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges and exclusive case design (no dust jacket). Signed by the illustrator, limited to 2000 copies. GSFF October 2021.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Silverview by John le Carré
Penguin. Oct 14, 2021
Thriller. An independent bookshop owner is caught between the sinister attentions of a Polish emigré and the dogged suspicions of a British spy chief.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with afterword by Nick Cornwell, facsimile of a manuscript page of Silverview, and a portrait of the author from his personal archive.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Cornerstone. Oct 21, 2021
Historical fiction. A quartet of misfits goes on a road trip in pursuit of their dreams across 1950s America.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with black sprayed page edges and extra content “Endnotes for British readers”.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Windswept & Interesting by Billy Connolly
Hodder & Stoughton. Oct 14, 2021
Autobiography. Connolly’s memoir charts his extraordinary life from a deprived upbringing in Glasgow to global success and the challenges of his later years.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with exclusive endpapers, pink foil embossing on the case under the dust jacket, and Billy’s signature stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
HarperCollins. Oct 14, 2021
Contemporary fiction. Focuses on the aftermath of the shooting of a Black teenager and the effect it has on two close friends, forced to confront their differences for the first time.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with yellow and blue ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Christmas Carrolls by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu
HarperCollins. Oct 14, 2021
Middle grade. The world’s most Christmassy family spread cheer and the magic of friendship.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with stencilled decorations on red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Journey to the River Sea (Illustrated edition) by Eva Ibbotson, illustrated by Katie Hickey
Macmillan. Oct 14, 2021
Middle grade.
20th anniversary edition to celebrate this joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil.
Illustrated edition: Fully illustrated UK hardback edition.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Are We Having Fun Yet? by Lucy Mangan
Penguin. Oct 14, 2021
Contemporary homour/fiction. Liz and her weird and wonderful brood attempt to make it through the year without losing it completely.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Transworld. Oct 14, 2021
Thriller. Unexplained disappearances at a sinister hotel (and former sanatorium) in the Swiss Alps spell trouble for vacationing detective Elin Warner.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with exclusive cover and stencilled page edges featuring a snowy mountain.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Midnight in Everwood by M. A. Kuzniar
HarperCollins. Oct 14, 2021
Speculative fiction. A gothic twist on the story of the Nutcracker.
Waterstones special edition: HarperCollins. UK hardback edition with blue tree trunks stencilled over navy sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookstore special edition: UK hardback edition, signed by the author with a gold foil ballerina on the case under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Blackwells
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (HarperCollins) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (HQ) at Amazon.
Truth of the Divine (Noumena #2) by Lindsay Ellis
Titan. Oct 12, 2021
Science fiction. Alternate history first-contact sequel to Axiom’s End, that considers the limitations of human rights and how societies come to terms with ‘the other.’
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition. Blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Titan) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (St Martin’s Press, deckle edge) at Amazon | Book Depository
Sin City Vol 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller
Dark Horse Comics. Oct 12, 2021
Graphic novel.
A special edition of the crime noir masterpiece that has gripped audiences for decades.
Deluxe edition: US oversized hardback edition. Housed in a cloth covered slipcase with foil stamping and printing, and book features a soft touch matte finish with spot gloss and foil stamping. Also includes a portfolio with deluxe print of new artwork by Frank Miller, exclusive print and sketchbook of never-before-published development art.
Notes: This will be the first of seven volumes. Each volume’s slipcase has a different letter from the logo, placed on the front cover in such a way that alone it looks like a splash of red wrapping around the slipcase. But when all seven volumes are together it will spell out “Sin City.”
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones
Sherlock Holmes and the Three Winter Terrors by James Lovegrove
Titan. Oct 12, 2021
Historical fiction/Supernatural mystery. In this volume of Lovegrove’s gothic reimagining of the Great Detective, Sherlock must solve a trio of supernatural riddles.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with gold sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante #2) by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Simon & Schuster. Oct 12, 2021
YA Fiction. Ari and Dante are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them. But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he’ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Notes: Waterstones also produced a matching paperback edition of the first book with sprayed page edges.
Dune (SF Masterworks) by Frank Herbert
Orion. Oct 10, 2021
Science fiction. A sand-blasted epic that details the internecine battles for control of the desert planet Arrakis and its precious resource, ‘spice’.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with introduction by Hari Junzru and purple stencilled edges with a space scene to match the cover.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Orion) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (St Martin’s Press, deckle edge) at Amazon | Book Depository
The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
Quercus. Oct 10, 2021
Space thriller. The far side of the Moon, 1973. Three astronauts are trapped in a tiny Apollo module, and one of them has murder on the mind
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with exclusive endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Headline. Oct 6, 2021.
Myth retelling. A reimagining of the classic tale of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur from a female perspective.
Waterstones Exclusive: Signed UK hardback with alternate cover art.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Waterstones also have a signed edition of Elektra in the same series by Jennifer Saint
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Titan (UK); Tor (US). Oct 6, 2021.
Fantasy. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Collector’s Edition: New cover designs (US is blue, B&N special ed is red), new artwork, gold ribbon bookmark. US editions have a special note from the author. All first printings of UK hardbacks are signed, with forget-me-nots sprayed on the page edges.
➤ Find UK collector’s edition at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find US collector’s edition at Amazon | Book Depository | Blackwells
➤ Find B&N collector’s edition at Barnes & Noble
★ See more editions in my Addie LaRue special editions roundup
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
October 5, 2021.
Historical fiction. Two brothers venture across 1950s America to New York .
Dymocks exclusive: Australian paperback with blue foiled cover and bonus Q&A with the author
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Book Depository
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
Bloomsbury. Oct 5, 2021
Suspense/Horror. A haunted escape room challenge takes a sinister turn when one of the contestants competing in the chilling Quigley House competition is murdered.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition, with blood splattered stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository or US edition (William Morrow, different cover) at Amazon | Book Depository.
The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Simon & Schuster. Oct 5, 2021.
Biography/memoir. Recounts the wild times and music of Dave Grohl’s stellar career, from taking grunge into the mainstream with Nirvana to helming the Foo Fighters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition features a piece written by Dave about David Bowie.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Simon & Schuster) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Day St) at Amazon | Book Depository
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Disney Press. Oct 5, 2021.
Adventure. A contemporary retelling of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea from a female perspective.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition comes with a full-color laptop sticker of the Harding-Pencroft school crest and marine animal icons.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Walmart exclusive: US hardback edition with exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Walmart
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Titan. Oct 5, 2021
Mystery.
A murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory. Special edition of a title first published in 2017.
Signed special edition: Signed by the author, with black sprayed page edges and a new author introduction.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones
Alternatively, see the original 2017 edition (FlatIron, deckle edge) at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository.
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
St Martin’s. October 5, 2021.
Gothic fantasy/horror.
Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with bonus author essay, expanded character content, and a discussion guide.
➤ Find it at B&N
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Book Depository
Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked #2) by Kerri Maniscalco
Hodder & Stoughton. Oct 5, 2021.
Fantasy. Emilia is on a fierce mission to finally uncovered what happened to her sister.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition, with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition, with alternate jacket, and bonus scene told from Wrath’s point of view.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
September 2021
Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Hodder & Stoughton (UK) / Flatiron (US). Sep 30, 2021
Fantasy.
A young woman makes a dangerous bargain with the manipulative Prince of Hearts to snare the one she loves.
UK First printings: All UK hardback first printings will feature one of four hidden cover designs embossed on the case under the dust jacket.
Note: To guarantee a first printing, I recommend preordering. Sometimes they are available online for a while afterwards, but it’s hard to tell without seeing the book if you are buying from a big retailer.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Blackwells | Waterstones
Barnes & Noble exclusive: Signed US hardback with bonus epilogue, interview between two characters, alternate (pink) cover and case stamp.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Swarm Rising by Tim Peake and Steve Cole
Hachette. Sep 30, 2021
Middle grade science fiction. Co-written by astronaut Tim Peake, this adventure finds humanity in danger from a supposedly benevolent alien hive mind and only Danny and his best friend Jamila can avert catastrophe.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Frostheart: Rise of the World Eater (Frostheart #3) by Jamie Littler
Penguin Random House. Sep 30, 2021
Middle grade fantasy. A terrifying Devourer is unleashed from its centuries-long imprisonment and Ash faces his biggest and most important challenge yet. Conclusion of the Frostheart trilogy.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with decorative stencils on red sprayed page edges.
Note: Waterstones also released the previous two volumes in the series with similar sprayed edge designs, if you can find them.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Penguin) at Book Depository
Judas 62 by Charles Cummin
Sep 30, 2021
Thriller. Top-secret intelligence agency Box 88 investigates Chemical weapons, espionage and the ghosts of the Cold War.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with ‘exclusive features’ (TBC).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Cloud Cuckoo Land (LE) by Anthony Doerr
HarperCollins. Sep 28, 2021
Historical/contemporary fiction. Follows three storylines all connected by a mysterious text: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the formidable city wall during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and gentle octogenarian Zeno, in an attack on a public library in present day Idaho; and Konstance, on an interstellar ship bound for a distant exoplanet, decades from now.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with bonus Q&A
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus essay by the author
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
★ Bonus: a signed exclusive B&N edition is also available
B&N Collector’s Edition: US hardback with full cloth binding, gold stamping on the cover and spine, gold end-papers and a navy blue ribbon marker
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo
DC Comics. Sep 28, 2021
Graphic novel. Raven Roth has to find a way to get rid of Trigon for good, and Garfield Logan’s difficulty controlling his abilities send them both to Slade Wilson for answers.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US paperback with bonus 8-page photo album and variant cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Walmart exclusive: US paperback with 8 pages of bonus art.
➤ Find it at Walmart
Court (Crave #4) by Tracy Wolff
Entangled. Sep 28, 2021.
YA fantasy. War is coming to a world filled with bloodthirsty vampires, immortal gargoyles, and an ancient battle between two gods
Indie exclusive edition: US hardback. Independent bookstore exclusive edition includes Gargoyle Court-themed endpapers plus exclusive content from the author that explores the origin story of a fan-favorite gargoyle character and a bonus scene.
➤ Find it at your local independent bookstore
Barnes & Noble exclusive edition: US hardback. B&N edition includes Dragon Court-themed endpapers plus exclusive content from the author that explores the origin story of a fan-favorite dragon character and a bonus scene.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard edition (Entangled) at Amazon | Book Depository
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Pan Macmillan. Sep 28, 2021
Speculative fiction. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, he is given seven days to discover the meaning of a fun-filled existence.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with exclusive endpapers and blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback includes the bonus feature, “A Reaper’s Guide”.
➤ Find it at B&N
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Random House UK. Sep 28, 2021
Illustrated fiction. A curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse find themselves together, in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian limited edition. Bound in quarter green cloth, with gold ribbon marker and new rainbow drawing.
Note: This looks identical to the special UK edition Waterstones released in 2020, which is now sold out. I think it’s a delightful book, and featured it in my “most beautiful books of 2020” list. The original edition is bound in blue cloth, the ‘deluxe’ edition is bound in yellow, and Waterstones also released another exclusive edition bound in red.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
★ Bonus, there is also a deluxe US hardback edition (special endpapers and yellow spine) at Book Depository
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Ebury) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (HarperOne) at Amazon | Book Depository
Horseman by Christina Henry
Titan. Sep 28, 2021
Horror/suspense. A gloriously gruesome story of headless corpses and small-town superstition – a retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Titan) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Berkley) at Amazon | Book Depository
The Last Graduate (A Deadly Education #2) by Naomi Novik
Cornerstone. Sep 28, 2021
Fantasy. El finds herself in even more danger from the dark school of magic as graduation looms and few will make it out alive.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Wintering (Gift Edition) by Katherine May
Ebury. Sep 23, 2021
Essays.
A poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves.
Signed gift edition: UK hardback signed by the author with an alternate cover and exclusive foreword by Elizabeth Gilbert.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Blackwells
The Book of Form & Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Canongate. Sep 23, 2021
Literary fiction.
After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book – a talking thing – who narrates Benny’s life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with white letters stencilled on black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find signed edition at Waterstones (or unsigned)
Independent bookstore exclusive: Signed indie exclusive UK hardback edition with alternate blue dust jacket design.
➤ Find it at your local independent, or try Forbidden Planet or Goldsboro
Goldsboro exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with alternate orange dust jacket design and white letters on orange sprayed page edges.
➤ sold out
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Canongate) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Viking) at Amazon | Book Depository.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Pan Macmillan. Sep 16, 2021
YA fantasy.
Whimsical tale about a case worker for magical children forced to choose between saving the world or dividing a family when he is sent to a mysterious residence housing half a dozen unique children.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with yellow sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Levithan Wakes (10th Anniversary Edition) by James A Corey
Orbit. Sep 16, 2021
Science fiction. The first book in the space opera series which introduces a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl.
Anniversary edition: New cover art on a reversible cover that features the original art on the other side, foiled design on the boards, magenta sprayed page edges, illustrated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Belonging by Alun Wyn Jones
Macmillan. Sep 16, 2021
Biography. Alun Wyn Jones is the most capped rugby player of all time.
Independent bookstore exclusive: Signed, limited independent bookstore UK hardback edition with patterned red sprayed page edges and exclusive endpapers with list of caps.
➤ Find it at your local Indie
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman
Penguin. Sep 16, 2021
Mystery. Our ageing heroes are enmeshed in an underworld escapade involving stolen diamonds and vicious gangsters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with black foxes stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with alternate blue dust jacket and black foxes stencilled on the page edges. Limited to 2000 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with 16 page bonus chapter and two-color end pages.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Pamela Dorman) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Dragon City (Dragon Realm #3) by Katie & Kevin Tsang Ahern
Simon & Schuster. Sep 16, 2021
Middle grade fantasy. After losing contact with their dragons, Billy and his friends are determined to track them down in the alternate reality Dragon City, even if it means putting their own lives at risk.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with green dragon scales stencilled on the side page edges.
Note: Earlier books in the series were also released with similar sprayed page edge designs in different colours by Waterstones if you can find them.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Endgame (Noughts and Crosses #6) by Malorie Blackman
Penguin Random House. Sep 16, 2021
YA Fiction. The first Nought Prime Minister, Toney Durbridge, is about to go on trial for the murder of notorious ganglord, Dan Jeavons. Tobey insists he is being framed. There were ten seats at Dan’s dinner party the night he was killed and each guest had their own reasons for wishing him dead. Haunted by the idea that she didn’t do enough to stop the death of her first love, Callum McGregor, Sephy will not sit quietly and wait for accusations to fall on her now.
Waterstones signed: UK signed hardback edition.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander
Pan Macmillan. Sep 16, 2021
Fiction. A dark comedy about modern life and its many difficulties.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with forks & knives stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith and Mark Chadbourn
Allen & Unwin. Sep 14, 2021
Adventure/historical fiction – start of a new series. In the heart of Egypt, under the watchful eye of the gods, a new power is rising in the city of Lahun. Hui lives an enchanted life as the favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, until his brother Qen seizes power and casts him out.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian hardback edition with sprayed page edges and exclusive decorated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Zaffre) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (St Martin’s Press, deckle edge) at Amazon | Book Depository;
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Hodder & Stoughton. Sep 14, 2021
Fantasy romance. Emilia – a streghe witch living amidst humans – embarks on a journey to bring the murderers of her beloved twin-sister Vittoria to justice.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Wisdom of Crowds – Joe Abercrombie (The Age of Madness #3)
Orion. Sep 14, 2021
Fantasy. The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver’s ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with exclusive short story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Goldsboro exclusive: Signed UK hardback with green sprayed page edges. Limited to 500 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Orion) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Orbit, different cover art) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Among Thieves by M J Kuhn
Sep 9, 2021.
Fantasy. Ryia ‘the Butcher’ Cautella has earned her reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the city, but a deadly secret has kept Ryia in hiding, running from city to city, doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the formidable Guildmaster – sovereign ruler of the five kingdoms. GSFF Sep 21.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author, with decorative sprayed page edges. Limited to 2000 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Faber & Faber. Sep 7, 2021
Contemporary. Follows the lives and loves of a quartet of young friends in Dublin and the west of Ireland.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with yellow sprayed page edges and exclusive short story.
Indie bookstore exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive yellow dust jacket and decorative endpages.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus short story “Mr Salary”.
➤ Find it at your local Indie | Waterstones | Barnes & Noble
The Hawthorne Legacy (Inheritance Games # 2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Little, Brown. Sep 7, 2021
Mystery. Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows that she’s not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, two of the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with deleted scenes from the perspective of all four Hawthorne brothers along with behind-the-scenes notes from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Alternatively, see the standard US edition at Amazon | Book Depository.
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
Viking. Sep 7, 2021
Biography. The story of Thomas Mann, whose life was filled with great acclaim and contradiction: he found himself on the wrong side of history in the First World War, cheerleading the German army, but anticipated the horrors of Nazism in the second; he had six children and kept his homosexuality hidden; he wrote some of the greatest works of European literature, and won the Nobel Prize, but would never return to the country that inspired his creativity.
Kenny’s Exclusive: Signed and numbered by the author. Limited UK hardback edition with exclusive afterword by the author.
➤ Find it at Kennys
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Viking) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Scribner) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel
Ebury. Sep 7, 2021
Non-fiction.
A passionate manifesto for greater transparency and honesty, inspired by the author’s Edinburgh Festival MacTaggart lecture.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with exclusive alternate orange cover and endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Ebury) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (Henry Holt) at Amazon | Book Depository
Lady Midnight (Anniversary Edition) (Shadowhunters Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare
Simon & Schuster. Sep 2, 2021.
YA Fantasy. In a secret world where half-angel warriors are sworn to fight demons, parabatai are partners in battle; best friends. Parabatai can be everything to each other – but they can never fall in love.
Anniversary edition: UK hardback edition with bonus material and new introduction by the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Slough House (Slough House #7) by Mick Herron
Hodder & Stoughton. Sep 2, 2021.
Thriller. In the aftermath of a Novichok poisoning gone wrong, Jackson Lamb’s crew navigates the corrupt web of global finance, media and populist politics.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with bonus essay by the author.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Song of Achilles [10th Anniversary] by Madeline Miller
Bloomsbury. Sep 2, 2021.
Myth retelling. A captivating retelling of the Iliad.
10th Anniversary Special Edition: ‘Naked’ UK hardback edition with a decorative gilded cover redesign, patterned endpages, and a new foreword by the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Nature of Middle Earth [Deluxe Edition] by JRR Tolkien and Carl F Hostetter
HarperCollins. Sep 2, 2021.
Fantasy/history. The first publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects.
Deluxe Edition: Slipcased UK hardback, stamped in gold foil, ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones Blackwells
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Vintage. Sep 2, 2021.
Non-fiction. The Sunday Times bestseller that explores how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with red, yellow or blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell
Cornerstone. Sep 2, 2021.
Fantasy. Beatrice enters a competition to design a spectacular pleasure garden, with a promise to revisit the magical place of her childhood if she wins.
Waterstones exclusive: ‘K hardback edition with stencilled flowers on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Freckles by Cecelia Ahern
HarperCollins. Sep 2, 2021
Fiction. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. When a stranger utters these words to Allegra Bird, nicknamed Freckles, it turns her highly ordered life upside down.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with digitally sprayed ‘freckled’ page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Kennys exclusive: A limited edition UK paperback, signed and numbered by the author, with digitally sprayed ‘freckled’ page edges.
➤ Find it at Kennys
Alternatively, see the standard UK paperback edition (HarperCollins) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Nina Simone’s Gum [Limited Collector’s Edition] by Warren Ellis
Faber & Faber. Sep 2, 2021.
Biography. The unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum from award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis.
Limited Collector’s Edition: Bound and sewn by hand in shimmering gold fabric, recessed cover design and titles blocked in gold, signed and numbered limitation page, slipcased in purple cloth. Limited to 150 copies.
➤ Find it at Blackwells
Edge of the Grave (Jimmy Dreghorn) by Robbie Morrison
Pan Macmillan. Sep 2, 2021.
Historical mystery. When an influential shipbuilder is found with his throat slit in the River Clyde, Inspector James Dreghorn must look for answers in the dark and murky underworld of 1930s Glasgow.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Bloomsbury. Sep 2, 2021.
Gothic fantasy. A darkly fantastical vision with a tale of a very singular house and its mysterious inhabitants.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks
Cornerstones. Sep 2, 2021.
Historical fiction. Set in Vienna during the First World War and in the looming shadow of the rise of Fascism, a small group struggles to come to terms with the destruction of an old world and the terrifying new shape of its successor.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback edition with blue and green ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
Canongate Books. Sep 2, 2021
Crime.
McIlvanney’s pioneering Laidlaw series of crime novels proved an immense inspiration to Ian Rankin and now the creator of Rebus completes his idol’s last, unfinished novel – and Laidlaw’s origin story.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with exclusive introduction from Val McDermid, and transcript of the authors in conversation at the 2013 Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
Simon & Schuster. Sep 2, 2021
Middle grade.
Two runaway foxes and a ferocious street-cat called Princess Buttons find a wild wood packed full of weird animal characters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges featuring googly eyes stencilled on the side.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de Freston
Orion. Sep 2, 2021
Fiction. Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer. But when her mother’s obsession finding the elusive Greenland shark threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope. Standard editions feature black and yellow illustrations in a deluxe hardback with tracing paper inserts.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed (by author and illustrator) UK hardback edition with extra content (‘Julia’s Notebook’) and birds stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Orion) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Deltora Quest Anniversary Edition by Emily Rodda, illustrated by Kate Rowe
Scholastic Australia. Sep 1, 2021.
Middle grade fantasy. An omnibus edition of the first series of Deltora Quest, released for the 21st anniversary. Three companions – Lief, Barda and Jasmine-are on a perilous quest to find the seven lost gems of the Belt of Deltora. Only when the belt is complete will the evil Shadow Lord and his rule of tyranny be overcome.
Anniversary edition: Australian hardback bind-up.
Note: The first printing copy that I saw had Lief mis-spelled on the back copy and the gems out of order on the spine, which implies not the best copy-editing for this edition.
➤ Find it at Book Depository | Dymocks
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff, illustrated by Bon Orthwick
HarperCollins (UK); St Martin’s (US). Sep 1, 2021
Dark fantasy. Gabriel de León, is the last of the Silversaints, a holy order dedicated to defending realm and church from the vampiric “coldbloods”, and he has been imprisoned for the murder of the vampiric king.
Features: All US hardback preorders will be signed by the author. B&N special edition has an alternate red dust jacket, Dymocks special edition (paperback) has a special foiled dust jacket. The EotV roundup has all the details.
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | Book Depository | Indie Bookstores | Blackwells
➤ Find B&N collector’s edition at Barnes & Noble
➤ Find Dymocks collector’s edition at Dymocks
★ See more editions in my Empire of the Vampire special editions roundup
August 2021
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
Transworld. Aug 31, 2021
Crime. Three women are brought into conflict through a brutal murder.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive case design under the dust jacket, endpapers and black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Spy School at Sea (Spy School #9) by Stuart Gibbs
Simon & Schuster. Aug 31, 2021
Middle grade adventure/mystery.
Ben Ripley faces his nemesis, Murray Hill, on the high seas.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with alternate foiled dust jacket with a map of the Emperor of the Seas on the reverse side, plus 12 pages of bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Find the rest of the Spy School series at Amazon | Book Depository
The Desert Prince (The Demon Cycle series) by Peter V Brett
Harper Voyager. Aug 17, 2021
Epic fantasy. Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their shadows.
Goldsboro Exclusive: Signed and numbered UK hardback edition with orange sprayed page edges. Limited to 1000 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Waterstones also has a signed edition. Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (HarperCollins) at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository, or standard US edition (Del Rey, different cover) at Amazon | Book Depository.
Big Wednesday (Deluxe Anniversary Edition) by Denny Aaberg and John Milius
Rare Bird Books. Aug 26, 2021
Fiction. Ben Ripley faces his nemesis, Murray Hill, on the high seas.
Deluxe Anniversary edition: US hardback with a photo insert, surfing map of Southern California, eight pages of the original script to the film, essays by Roger McGrath, Tatsuo Takei, Don James, and Peter Townend, John Milius’ original pitch letter to Lynn Nesbit, a surf term glossary, and new afterword.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Rivers of London [Anniversary Edition] by Ben Aaronovitch
Aug 12, 2021
Urban fantasy. Peter Grant is a probationary constable in the Metropolitan Police Service, until he tries to take a witness statement from a man who is already dead.
10th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback edition with four illustrations, a new map, illustrated endpapers, and a new introduction from the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
True Story by Kate Reed Petty
Quercus. Aug 8, 2021
Fiction. After a college party, two boys drive a girl home: drunk and passed out in the back seat. Rumours spread about what they did to her, but later they’ll tell the police a different version of events. Alice will never remember what truly happened. Her fracture runs deep, hidden beneath cleverness and wry humour. Nick – a sensitive, misguided boy who stood by – will never forget.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with black sprayed page edges and a bonus essay “We are all bystanders”.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Bad Apples (Tuva Moodyson #4) by Will Dean
Point Blank. Aug 6, 2021
Crime. As small-town Visberg closes ranks after a resident is found decapitated, there could not be a worse time for Tuva Moodyson to arrive as deputy editor of the local newspaper.
Goldsboro exclusive: Signed and numbered UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Limited to 250 copies.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Oneworld) at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository.
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Aug 5, 2021.
Fiction. In the breathtaking beauty of the Galapagos Islands, Diana will learn who she really is, and the person she wants to become.
Dymocks exclusive: Australian paperback with short story prequel “Broken Things”.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
The Gauntlet and the Fist by Ian Green
Aug 5, 2021.
Fantasy. An action-packed fantasy adventure, featuring General Floré and a quest to save her abducted daughter.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with lightning sprayed page edges. Limited to 1500 copies. GSFF August 21.
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy by Richard Pickard
Chicken House. Aug 5, 2021
Middle grade. When Marina discovers a boy with a head of tentacles and crab claws for hands, she resolves to help him unravel the mystery of his past.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue tentacles stencilled on yellow sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Sabriel (25th Anniversary) by Garth Nix
Allen & Unwin (Aus), Aug 5, 2021
Mystery. Sabriel must cross over into the Old Kingdom to find her missing father, the Mage Abhorsen.
Anniversary editions: All editions have exclusive artwork and additional content. Australian edition has an exclusive cover, while US and UK editions reproduce the first edition artwork by the Dillons.
➤ Find Australian edition at Amazon AU | Book Depository
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Every Line of You by Naomi Gibson
Chicken House. Aug 4, 2021
Science fiction. Lydia has been creating her AI, Henry, for years and now she’s built herself the perfect boyfriend in a hard-drive filled with lines of code. But what is Henry really – and how far is he willing to go to be everything Lydia desires?
Forbidden Planet exclusive: UK paperback with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Chicken house) at Amazon | Book Depository; US HB edition at Amazon | Book Depository
A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
Orion. Aug 4, 2021
Mystery. A whodunnit set in St Oswald’s Grammar School.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback edition with green ivy stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Faithful and the Fallen Set by John Gwynne
Pan Macmillan. Aug 1, 2021
Epic fantasy.
In the Banished Lands, where angels and demons wage war, young Corban is on a quest to become a warrior and protect the land from the forces of darkness. The completed quartet includes Malice, Valour, Ruin and Wrath.
Broken Binding exclusive: Signed. Sprayed page edges. Ribbon. Hardback editions based on the UK first editions which are difficult to track down. Limited to 500 copies of each book.
Notes: Individual books can be purchased separately, but full set purchases (which are discounted over individual books) will be prioritised. Payment is taken immediately, but books will ship as they are released.
➤ Find it at The Broken Binding
(*currently only UK shipping is available, but the store is in discussion with US publishers).
July
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Pan Macmillan. July 8, 2021
Historical fiction. An atmospheric tale of self-sufficient womanhood and sexual suspicion in a tight-knit island community during the seventeenth century.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with flowers stencilled on orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Body Work (Deluxe Writer’s Edition) by Ben Aaronovitch
Titan. July 6, 2021
Graphic novel/supernatural crime. Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part time wizard he works on rather unusual crimes – those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London’s dark underbelly.
Deluxe Writers’ Edition: UK hardback with full script and unlettered artwork side-by-side.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
Canongate. July 1, 2021
Essays.
Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive.
Independent Bookshop Edition: Signed UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find Indie edition at Blackwells and other independent stores
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with a bonus essay and gold design on the case under the dust jacket.
➤ Find bonus essay edition at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Amazon | Book Depository; standard US edition (Penguin Life – different cover design) at Amazon | Book Depository
June 2021
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #3) by Jessica Townsend
Hachette. Jun 06, 2021
Middle Grade Fantasy. Nevermoor is under threat from a terrifying new illness and only Morrigan Crow can save the day
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find at Waterstones
May 2021
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Faber & Faber. May 18 2021
YA romance.
Felix Love is a teenager grappling with identity as they fall in love for the first time.
First printings: First printings of the UK paperback edition feature floral sprayed page edges.
➤ Find at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository*
* Unknown when first printings will run out.
The Yearbook by Holly Bourne
Usborne. May 13, 2021
YA contemporary fiction.
A sassy high school drama in which the editor of the yearbook serves up some incendiary truths about the school’s mean girls.
Waterstones exclusive: Paperback UK edition with gold flames stencilled on pink and green page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
April 2021
This One Sky Day by Leone Ross
Faber & Faber. Apr 15, 2021
Speculative fiction. A magical realism journey that charts the troubled course of true love across an enchanted twenty-four hours.
UK First Printings: Hardback edition features multicolored sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository*
* Unknown when first printings will run out.
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
Cornerstone. Apr 1, 2021
Historical fiction. In 1840, 23 years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, to find a cache of family letters which hold secrets she can never allow to be revealed.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with green leaves stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Khan by Saima Mir
Apr 1, 2021
Crime thriller. A young British-Asian lawyer breaks away from her family’s criminal background after her father’s murder.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with blood splatters stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly
Apr 1, 2021
Psychological thriller. Murderous ballet dancers would kill for the lead role in Swan Lake.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with white feathers stencilled on black sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
March 2021
His Only Wife by Adzo Medie
Mar 31, 2021
Contemporary fiction. A young Ghanian woman embarks on a less than perfect marriage.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with multicolored sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Mar 30, 2021
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.
Dymocks exclusive: Paperback UK edition with blue sprayed page edges and bonus Q&A with the author.
Notes: This looks identical to the Waterstones edition that was released in the UK in Dec 2020.
➤ OOP. Buy from Dymocks
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (Bloomsbury) at Amazon | Book Depository; and standard US edition (GP Putnam’s) at Amazon | Book Depository
The Last Hours (Chain of Iron) by Cassandra Clare
Mar 2, 2021
Cordelia and the Merry Thieves pursue a vicious killer through the streets of Edwardian London, all the while battling with their own inner demons.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with a wibalin and gold foil cover, yellow endpapers, and stamp of Cassandra Clare’s signature, all of the bonus content found in the first edition of the book, plus an additional short story exclusive to this edition: a scene from Chain of Gold written from Cordelia’s perspective.
➤ Find it at Waterstones➤ OOP. Try Abes or eBay
January 2021
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Jan 21, 2021
Contemporary fiction. The story of three unforgettable characters dreaming of a better future in contemporary India, whose lives are changed when they are caught up in the devastating aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed patterned page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
Jan 7, 2021
Fantasy. A band of ordinary teens are pitched into a spectacular supernatural battle.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with decorative stencil on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones