Special Edition Books – November 2024
Special Editions - November 2024
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This page includes special editions that were released in November 2024.
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Gothic Horror Stories: Frightful Tales of the Supernatural - Various Authors
Release date: Nov 26, 2024
“A collection of short stories from celebrated gothic storytellers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, H. G. Wells, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ambrose Bierce and many more.”
Arcturus Gilded Classics. Silver-embossed cover with patterned endpapers and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
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The Watch Book: Rolex - Gisbert L. Brunner
Release date: Nov 26, 2024
“Dedicated to the history and watchmaking milestones of the famous brand. Third revised edition.”
Special luxury edition. The limited edition book is bound in navy blue with gold accents, and is presented in a box reminiscent of a watch case, bound in imitation leather and upholstered in red fabric.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Her Soul to Take - Harley Laroux
Release date: Nov 26, 2024
“Like Buffy or The Vampire Diaries but with tons more spice, a titillating fork-tongued demon, and a ritualistic monster cult.”
Deluxe limited edition. US hardback with exclusive content, stenciled edges, reversible dust jacket, foil stamping, and decorative endpapers.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Poppy War - R. F. Kuang, illustrated by JungSahn
Release date: Nov 22, 2024
“Considered one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rin’s rise to power gets a fresh look in this illustrated edition.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with full-wrap illustrated jacket and black-and-white interior art by JungShan throughout, plus embossed case, designed end papers, and sprayed edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey - Carol J. Verburg
Release date: Nov 21, 2024
“The definitive, deluxe art book about Edward Gorey’s theater work.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with rich visuals, engaging writing, and a deluxe hardcover package featuring a red velvet spine.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Whispering Night (Luminaries #3) - Susan Dennard
Release date: Nov 19, 2024
“The bestselling Luminaries trilogy concludes in spectacular style, as Winnie Wednesday is charged with an impossible task at the Nightmare Masquerade.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with exclusive features TBC (likely sprayed page edges).
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Now or Never (Stephanie Plum #31) – Janet Evanovich
Release date: Nov 19, 2024
“While Stephanie’s personal life is hanging by a thread, a killer case lands on her doorstep that changes everything.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with double-sided dust jacket. Cover TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Butcher & Blackbird (Ruinous Love) - Brynne Weaver
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive―the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with a reversible dust jacket, sprayed page edges, rubbon bookmark, interior art, author annotations and more.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Skyshade (Lightlark #4) - Alex Aster
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“The latest installment in the hit fantasy series brings higher stakes and deadlier matters of the heart — ones that could bring a kingdom to its ruin.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback ‘romance edition’ with an 8-page bonus chapter, a luxe, foil-printed case design, and a variant jacket featuring a unique color palette.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Unraveled (Keeper of the Lost Cities #9.5) - Shannon Messenger
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“The past and present unravel into staggering truths in this can’t-miss installment of the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series told entirely from Keefe’s point of view.”
B&N Exclusive.
US hardback with full-color endpapers styled after the world map Keefe uses on his adventures (complete with Keefe-commentary), a special stamp on the hardcover case in Keefe’s handwriting, and decorative foil on the cover.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Teen Titans: Starfire - Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“Kori Anders’ summer job at a ritzy Santa Monica beach club is fun, but she doesn’t feel like she belongs there. Can Kori uncover the truth about her powers and find a way to persuade her sister to trust her before it’s too late?“
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with exlusive features TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Hexed - Emily McItyre
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“He’s the prince of La Cosa Nostra. She’s the witch who steals his heart. From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of The Little Mermaid.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with exlusive features TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Under the Oak Tree, Vol 1 - Suju Kim
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA.”
First Edition Hardcover. US hardback with designed sprayed page edges, full-color patterned endpapers, silver foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Norse Mythology Illustrated - Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“Award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold brings Neil Gaiman’s bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world to life.”
Illustrated Edition. Design features TBC.
➤ Buy UK edition from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy US edition from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Arcturus Collectible Myths & Legends Series
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
The Collectible Myth and Legends series contains luxurious gold embossed gift editions of classic myth and legends from around the world, featuring full-color endpaper designs, ivory pages and striking stencilled page edges.
➤ Check out the US editions: Amazon | Blackwells
➤ Check out the UK editions: Amazon | Blackwells
Station Eleven – Emily St John Mandel
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“A stunning collectible edition of Emily St John Mandel’s global phenomenon set in he eerie days of civilization’s collapse.”
Special Edition. US hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges, illustration of the Mandelverse, endpapers featuring original art of the Dr. Eleven comic, ribbon bookmark and A Sea of Tranquility story.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening #1) - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“She lives by her intuition, he feeds on her pleasure.”
Special Edition. US paperback, with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Heist Royale (Thieves' Gambit) - Kayvion Lewis
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“Love is an impossible mission . . . the enemy is everywhere in the pulse-pounding follow-up to international heist sensation Thieves’ Gambit,”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback, with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Courting of Bristol Keats - Mary E. Pearson
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“A thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance.”
Limited Stenciled Edge Edition (US First Printings). US hardback, with decorative stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Special international edition. Hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Blackwells
Games Untold (Inheritance Games) - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with orange stencilled and sprayed page edges reading “Love is power”.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Barnes & Noble Exclusive. US hardback, with design features TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Where the Library Hides - Isabel Ibañez
Release date: Nov 12, 2024
“The stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other.”
Barnes & Noble Exclusive. US hardback, with an alternate cover, unique case stamp, and designed endpapers.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The City and Its Uncertain Walls - Haruki Murakami
Release date: Nov 11, 2024
“The celebrated author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 returns with a characteristically inventive and playful novel that shifts the boundaries of time and space, as a town’s Dream Reader takes over from a ghost as a librarian in a Fukushima province.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with exclusive endpapers and spots sprayed on the page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark – Jessa Hastings
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are in the stars, but is that enough?”
Special Edition. UK hardback, with new clothbound gold foiled cover, illustrated endpapers, ribbon marker and author letter.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Christmas Stocking Murders - Denzil Mayrick
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“Another delicious slice of festive cosy crime from the author of Murder at Holly House that finds Grasby and Juggers investigating a mysterious double murder in a remote coastal village awash with high-quality hosiery.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Macmillan Collector's Library Austen Collection
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
A new pocket-sized collection to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, with cover designs inspired by Jane Austen’s life and work. Includes the original illustrations by Hugh Thomson, an introduction, and bonus material about the design.
Macmillan Austen Collection. UK hardbacks bound in real cloth with foiled (update: disappointingly changed to sprayed) page edges and a ribbon marker.
➤ Buy Sense and Sensibility from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Pride and Prejudice from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Emma from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Northanger Abbey from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Persuasion from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Mansfield Park from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Frank Miller's Ronin Rising
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning classic Ronin by Frank Miller.”
Collector’s Edition. Hardback with a new cover by Frank Miller; foreword by Jim Lee; Frank Miller’s never-before-seen layouts for issues 2 to 5; concept designs by Philip Tan; all six full-page wraparound variant covers..
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a star they see fall from the night sky.”
25th Anniversary Edition. UK hardback with special edition jacket, foiled boards and bespoke endpapers designed by Micaela Alcaino.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Gruffalo: Queen Mary's Dolls' House Edition – Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“This special collector’s edition of the much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, is adapted from the miniature Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House edition at Windsor Castle..”
Miniature Collector’s Edition. UK hardback reproduced from scans of the original dolls’ house book to create a pocket-sized special edition.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”
Deluxe Anniversary Edition. UK hardback with features TBC.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold closest to us.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with hearts and text printed on red sprayed page edges, designed endpapers, ribbon bookmark and Q&A with the author.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid
Release date: Nov 7, 2024
“Bestselling author Ava Reid’s YA debut, the haunting stand-alone dark academia fantasy, instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestselling A Study in Drowning, is now available in a gorgeous limitied edition package.”
Collector’s Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with bookshelf stencilled on the page edges, intricate foil case design, antique-style endpapers, filigree cover and bonus content from the author.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells | Booktopia
Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader - Anthony Breznican
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“Covers Darth Vader’s journey, from his genesis in George Lucas’s first drafts of Star Wars to Anakin Skywalker’s tragic fall to the dark side in the prequel trilogy, and beyond.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with exclusive new behind-the-scenes interviews with key Star Wars creatives and contributors to the character’s legacy.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“The gripping first installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s epic, romantic Shatter Me series is now available in this stunning limited edition.”
US Collector’s deluxe limited edition. US hardback with shimmery metallic jacket, vivid and iconic endpapers, custom designed stencilled page edges, exclusive bonus content, and a foil case design featuring a handwritten quote from the author.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells | Booktopia
Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol 1 – Tom Siddell
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“After the death of her mother and her father’s disappearance, a young girl arrives at a mysterious boarding school. includes chapters 1-22.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardcover, featuring a signed and numbered tip-in, new cover art by Siddell, and updated interior art,.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Lost and Lassoed - Lyla Sage
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“She thrives in chaos. He prefers routine. The only thing they have in common? How much they hate each other.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with a bonus illustration in the same fun style as the cover as well as an annotated playlist from the author.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Hurricane Wars - Thea Guanzon
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“A remarkable debut fantasy inspired by Southeast Asian mythology, The Hurricane Wars features an enemies-to-lovers romance, incredible world-building and a unique magic system.”
Deluxe limited first printings. US paperback with moons stencilled on purple page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Arcturus Deluxe Children's Classics
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
Collectible editions of children’s classics, featuring full-color illustrations by vintage and contemporary illustrators.
Nb: Several of these titles were previously released as part of their slipcased classics series.
Deluxe Children’s Classics. US clothbound hardbacks with decorative stenciled edges.
➤ Buy Alice in Wonderland from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Anne of Green Gables from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Peter Pan from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy The Secret Garden from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy The Wind in the Willows from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy The Wizard of Oz from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Things We Left Behind - Lucy Score
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“The third in the Lucy Score Knockemout series continues to deliver on the heart and heartbreak. This time it’s Lucian Rollins and Sloane Walton turn.”
Special Edition. US hardback, with ribbon bookmark, holographic foil, designed endpapers, a printed edge design, and a naked hardcase.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Things We Hide from the Light - Lucy Score
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“The small-town romance between grumpy Knox and cheerful Naomi will have you rooting for their happy ending, even if Naomi’s evil twin is not.”
Special Edition. US hardback, with ribbon bookmark, holographic foil, designed endpapers, a printed edge design, and a naked hardcase.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Things We Never Got Over - Lucy Score
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“The small-town romance between grumpy Knox and cheerful Naomi will have you rooting for their happy ending, even if Naomi’s evil twin is not.”
Special Edition. US hardback, with ribbon bookmark, holographic foil, designed endpapers, a printed edge design, and a naked hardcase.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Stranger Skies - Pascale Lacelle
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“This riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling dark academia fantasy Curious Tides, follows Emory, Baz, Romie, and Kai on their desperate quests through space and time.”
Barnes & Noble Exclusive. US paperback, with a special cover, decorative stained edges, and a never-before-seen short story set in the world of Curious Tides.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Curious Tides - Pascale Lacelle
Release date: Nov 5, 2024
“Dark magic abounds in this intoxicatingly atmospheric fantasy universe that is meticulously built and refreshingly real.”
Barnes & Noble Exclusive. US paperback, with a special cover, decorative stained edges, a full-color page of artwork, and a bonus short story featuring Kai Salonga.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
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