Special Edition Books – October 2025
Special Editions - October 2025
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This page includes special editions that are anticipated publications in October 2025.
To browse all upcoming releases, click the button below.
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The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A. Parker
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Raeve and Kaan return in the spellbinding sequel to the global mega-hit When the Moon Hatched, as intrigue, danger and romance once more swirl around the dragon riders.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback (exclusive features TBC).
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with digitally sprayed pages edges (design TBC).
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Alchemy of Secrets - Stephanie Garber
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“From the bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series comes an enthralling story of myths and murder in Hollywood, as a student seeks to prove that Tinseltown’s most infamous deaths were actually killings committed by the devil.“
UK First Printings. UK hardbacks will feature four different hidden covers as foil designs printed underneath the dust jacket.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with exclusive UK content. Other features TBC.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a unique cover, case stamp, endpapers and bonus content TBC.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Barnes & Noble
Holly (Belladonna) - Adalyn Grace
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Fans of the Belladonna series, welcome back to Thorn Grove. This holiday tale is filled with the same dark romance and twisting suspense that you love so much.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback features an alternate jacket and case cover, full color endpapers, illustrations throughout, bonus content, and is printed in a festive red ink.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Fans of the Belladonna series, welcome back to Thorn Grove. This holiday tale is filled with the same dark romance and twisting suspense that you love so much.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback, with a redesigned cover, illustrated endpapers, decorative stenciled page edges, copper foil-stamped case and a new letter from the autor with exclusive postcard art.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton) - Julia Quinn
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry – he’s even chosen a wife!”
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. US hardback with illustrated endpapers, ribbon bookmark, and decorative spine that connects across all 8 titles in the series to unveil a beautiful image.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Chiltern Classics - Various Authors
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
Anticipated titles include:
- The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
- The Odyssey by Homer
- Jekyll and Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
- The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Collected Verse by Rumi
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Chiltern Classics. UK pocket sized hardbacks in textured bindings with gilded page edges.
☞ Alternate links and more details are available in the collector’s guide to the Chiltern Classics series
Catching Fire (Hunger Games) - Suzanne Collins, illustrated by Nico Delort
Release date: Oct 9, 2025
“The second iconic book in the number one global YA blockbuster Hunger Games series, now sumptuously illustrated by Nico Delort.”
Illustrated Edition. US hardback, with 30 illustrations by Nico Delort. In series with The Illustrated Hunger Games.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Poems of Seamus Heaney
Release date: Oct 9, 2025
“The definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry, with illuminating critical notes, including uncollected poems and a selection of previously unseen material.”
New Edition. UK hardback, with critical introductions to each collection and notes that illuminate the history and development of the poems.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Red City - Marie Lu
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“A dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with dark crimson sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Scar in the Bone - Sophie Jordan
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“Magic awakens. Darkness swells. A hero rises—and she’s ready to fight… New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is back with an all-new epic romantasy set in the high-stakes world of A Fire in the Sky.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first printings). US hardback with special effects on the dust jacket, sprayed page edges, illustrated endpapers, and special flipbook style art throughout.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
A Worthy Opponent - Katee Robert
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“Once upon a time I was a girl who believed in love and happily ever afters. Now the only thing I believe in is revenge.”
Collector’s Edition. US paperback with purple stained page edges, color art insert, b&w internal art, author annotations, additional scenes and more.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Lovers (Towerfall) - Kristin Cast
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“A spicy and spellbinding light romantasy filled with tarot, banter, and a heroine caught between an old flame and a roguish king.“
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with blue stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Wicked King - Holly Black
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong.“
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with velvet cover, a slipcase, a ribbon bookmark, illustrated endpapers, bonus content (an alternate Chapter 1) and more.
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) - Lemony Snicket
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“Beware of bad things in beautiful packages!”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with leather lamination cover with gold foil stamping, full-color digital edges and endpapers, and bonus illustrated content.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Land of Sweet Forever - Harper Lee
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“From one of America’s most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind of Harper Lee.”
Deckle Edge Edition. US hardback with deckled page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with exclusive elements TBC.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Changeling Queen - Kimberly Bea
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“A lyrical, sensual, feminist retelling of the Scottish “Ballad of Tam Lin,” combining folklore, desire, sacrifice, and nature’s wonder.”
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback with stenciled edges, a beautiful foil-stamped hardcover, exclusive interior design with full-color illustrated endpapers, and a reversible dust jacket.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Dune The Graphic Novel, Vol 3: The Prophet - Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“The third and final deluxe volume of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert.“
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. US hardback with increased trim size, printed on high-quality matte art paper, and packaged in a faux-cloth slipcase with foil stamping and tip-on cover.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Bonds of Hercules - Jasmine Mas
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“I’ve awakened my powers, and things are not well.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (first US printings). US hardback, with decorative stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with bonus content, a unique jacket, unique sprayed & stenciled edges, special effects on the cover and decorative endpapers.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive edition from Barnes & Noble while stocks last
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This page includes special editions that are anticipated publications in October 2025.
To browse all upcoming releases, click the button below.
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