Special Edition Books – January 2024
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House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City #3) - Sarah J. Maas
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“Stranded in a strange new world, Bryce Quinlan going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.”
Exclusive editions will have bonus scenes featuring different characters. *Digitally printed author signature editions available in limited quantities from starred retailers.
UK Exclusive
➤ Find it at Waterstones
US Exclusives
*B&N Exclusive. US hardback with bonus story: Bryce & Hunt
*Books-A-Million. US hardback with bonus story: Ember & Randall
Indie Bookstores. US hardback with bonus story: Bryce & Danika
Target. US hardback with bonus story: Ruhn & Lidia
Walmart. US hardback with bonus story: Bryce, Nesta & Azriel
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble | BAM | Indies (ask your local) | Target | Walmart
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Barnes & Noble while stocks last
Canada Exclusive
*Indigo. US hardback with bonus story: Ember & Randall.
These Deadly Prophecies - Andrea Tang
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“A teenage sorcerer’s apprentice must solve her boss’s murder in order to prove her innocence in this twisty, magic-infused murder mystery.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with a unique cover and case stamp, colored endpapers & an author Q&A.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Everyone on this Train is a Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“Ernest Cunningham returns in a deliciously witty locked room (train) mystery.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with an original short story featuring wannabe detective Andy and everyone’s favorite investigator Ernest “Ernie” Cunningham.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Come & Get It - Kiley Reid
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with unique foil on the jacket as well as an exclusive essay from the author about her research for the book.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive edition from Barnes & Noble while stocks last
Invocations - Krystal Sutherland
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose…”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges and exclusive short story.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with an alternate hardcover format, colored endpapers, pink gilded edges and a bonus chapter from House Of Hollow.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Girl, Goddess, Queen - Bea Fitzgerald
Release date: Jan 25, 2024
“Tearing up the Greek myth of Persephone with irresistible exuberance, rising TikTok star Fitzgerald crafts an irreverent romcom retelling where Demeter’s headstrong daughter feels the heat with a seriously smoking Hades.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback, with ‘to hell with love’ stencilled on pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Release date: Jan 25, 2024
“Bookish Violet’s attempts to become a dragon rider amidst the intrigue and deadly danger of the kingdom of Navarre.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with stencilled and sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
☞ See also the Empyrean Series collector’s guide
Heartsong (Green Creek #3) - TJ Klune
Release date: Jan 30, 2024
“The Bennett family has a secret: They’re not just a family, they’re a pack. Heartsong is Robbie Fontaine’s story.“
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with an exclusive story (which continues between B&N exclusive books in the series), specially designed endpapers and unique foil stamping.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Gothikana - RuNyx
Release date: Jan 23, 2024
“The eternal romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the gothic suspense of Dracula in this erotic dark academia story of epic love .
First print runs: US hardback, featuring spray-painted edges, a foiled case stamp, detailed endpapers, an updated map and moody art throughout.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Destroy the Day - Brigid Kemmerer
Release date: Jan 23, 2024
“Left for dead, but desperate to survive . . . they have one last chance to save their kingdom.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, signed by Brigid Kemmerer which features a bonus illustrated chapter of a fan-favorite scene and a unique case cover and foil stamp.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Voyage of the Damned – Frances White
Release date: Jan 18, 2024
“To mark the thousandth year of peace in the Empire of Concordia, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage. Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique magical ability known as a Blessing. Except one: Ganymedes Piscero.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with blue stencilled fish on the page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose
Release date: Jan 18, 2024
“In this ingeniously plotted follow-up to the bestselling The Maid, the Regency Grand Hotel descends into chaos when a famous mystery writer with a personal connection to Molly faces a suspicious demise in the tea room.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Faebound - Saara El-Arifi
Release date: Jan 18, 2024
“Two elven sisters encounter the mythical fae court and find themselves drawn into its seductive world in this enchanting fantasy from the author of The Final Strife and The Battle Drum.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Beholders - Hester Musson
Release date: Jan 18, 2024
“Centring around a young maid in a much-lauded politician’s house, Musson’s magnificent period novel weaves a dark and thrilling tale of intrigue, power and complicity reminiscent of the finest nineteenth-century gothic novels.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Boy Who Fell From The Sky – Benjamin Dean
Release date: Jan 18, 2024
“A spectacular fantasy adventure with a heartwarming message of inclusion and togetherness at its heart, as Zed finds himself faced with a demon who is strikingly similar to himself.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with light blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) – Rick Riordan
Release date: Jan 16, 2024
“Rick Riordan’s classic first novel in the Percy Jackson series has been dressed up in a deluxe collector’s edition.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback, with a foiled cover, sprayed page edges, slipcase and new interior art.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Worst Best Man - Lucy Score
Release date: Jan 16, 2024
“The bride is a doll. The groom is the perfect gentleman. But the rest of the wedding party? They’re the stuff of nightmares.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with an exclusive cover.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Midnight Ruin - Katee Robert
Release date: Jan 16, 2024
“A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Eurydice and Orpheus and Charon.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with an exclusive foiled cover and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Dawn and its Light - Piper CJ
Release date: Jan 16, 2024
“This novella follows Queen Moirai’s gruesome rise to power, and Princess Daphne’s doomed, forbidden love. The destinies of Farehold and Raascot intertwine as they seal the continent’s fate and bring a baby into the world who will one day change everything.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback contains a novella, Crown and Crumble, which tells the tale of the curse that started the events of The Night and Its Moon series.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Sons of Darkness - Gourav Mohanty
Release date: Jan 9, 2024
“The House of the Dragon meets Succession in an epic reimagining of The Mahabharata”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with sprayed and stenciled edges as well as special end papers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo
Release date: Jan 9, 2024
“Our favorite member of Lethe is back in another tale of murder, monsters and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with red stained page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with black stained edges, a unique cover, and a bonus annotated chapter from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
Release date: Jan 9, 2024
“A dark academia novel packed with murder, mystery, and ghosts.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with red stained edges, a unique cover, and a bonus annotated chapter from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Sanctuary of the Shadow - Aurora Ascher
Release date: Jan 9, 2024
“The elemental magic of Avatar: The Last Airbender meets the atmosphere of The Sandman in this intense and darkly imaginative fantasy debut.”
US First Printings. US hardback – first printings will feature suns stencilled on yellow page edges and mapped endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Atlas Complex - Olivie Blake
Release date: Jan 9, 2024
““It’s a race to survive as the Society recruits are faced with the question of what they’re willing to betray for limitless power-and who will be destroyed along the way.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with a gold sword stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Signed exclusive while stocks last at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with an exclusive alternate cover, an exclusive short story, unique color endpapers, unique color cover stamp.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Grandest Game - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Release date: Jan 8, 2024
“The second thrilling instalment in the next chapter of the Inheritance Games finds seven ruthless competitors determined to do whatever it takes to win a place at the Hawthornes’ gilded table.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Godkiller - Hannah Kaner
Release date: Jan 4, 2024
“A slayer of gods and a disillusioned knight must join forces in a perilous quest to defeat an indestructible deity in Kaner’s breathtaking fantasy debut.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with green sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Solitaire - Alice Oseman
Release date: Jan 4, 2024
“The debut novel from Alice Oseman, featuring Tori Spring and other characters that inspired the beloved series Heartstopper.”
Special Edition: UK hardback with bonus content (a Q&A between Alice Oseman and bestselling author David Levithan) and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Swifts - Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell
Release date: Jan 4, 2024
“On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an alternate cover and a patterned edge that doubles as a fun, solveable maze.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
A Fragile Enchantment - Allison Saft
Release date: Jan 4, 2024
“With courtroom intrigue, heart-thumping romance and a unique magic built around enchanting clothes, this fully-realized world comes to life with dynamic characters and relationships you won’t soon forget.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an alternate cover, unique case and case stamp, and designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
Release date: Jan 3, 2024
“A heart-wrenching story and an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.”
Dymocks Exclusive: Australian hardback with a foiled cover, exclusive board and sprayed edge design, and an exclusive interview with Colleen and her mother. Note: appears to be the same as the previous UK special edition.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White - Amélie Wen Zhao
Release date: Jan 2, 2024
“The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a unique jacket, case, and endpapers, all with special foil stamping, plus an exclusive bonus chapter.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Namesake - Adrienne Young
Release date: Jan 2, 2024
“Trader. Fighter. Survivor… A captivating conclusion to Fable’s story, filled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing.”
Limited first print run: US paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Fable - Adrienne Young
Release date: Jan 2, 2024
“This dark maritime fantasy is everything you could want, with a dynamic crew, a search for home and belonging, and a slow-burn romance.”
Limited first print run: US paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
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