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.
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Never Ever After - Sue Lynn Tan
Release date: Oct 2, 2025
“From the author of the bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology comes the first of a romantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology, as a villainous Prince Charming plots conquest.“
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Ordeals - Rachel Greenlaw
Release date: Oct 2, 2025
“Blending exquisite storytelling with intriguing mystery, this enchanting slice of romantasy from the bestselling Shadow and Tide author follows a girl bound to her cruel uncle who must prove her worth in terrifying games called the Ordeals.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative black and gold sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
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 UK edition from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
US First Printings. US hardbacks with foil design printed under the dust jacket and black sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy US edition from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with exclusive UK content. Other features TBC.
➤ Buy Waterstones exclusive from Waterstones
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Waterstones
B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a unique cover, case stamp, endpapers and bonus content TBC.
➤ Buy B&N exclusive from Barnes & Noble
➤ Buy signed exclusive from Barnes & Noble
Shattered Innocence & Royal Heart - Sara Cate & Nana Malone
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Welcome to the Black Rose Auction, where every sin can be yours for a price.”
Deluxe Edition Flip Book. US paperback flip book (tête-bêche) with stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
And the River Drags Her Down - Jihyun Yun
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“She has always known the rules – never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand, but that was before her sister died. A chilling, compulsive exploration of sisterhood, loss, and revenge.“
Deluxe Edition (first printings). US hardback with decorative watery stenciled page edges, and silver foiled case design.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Damned - Harper L. Woods
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“He fell through the gate to Hell to save my life.“
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with decorative floral stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Necromancer - Julien Blondel, illustrated by Valentin Sécher
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Step into the mesmerizing world of Elric in this graphic novel.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback in oversized format.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Ring Legends of Tolkien - David Day
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“The most popular legends about the Rings of Power are discussed in detail.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with an embossed and foil-stamped cover, and gilded page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
For Whom the Belle Tolls - Jaysea Lynn
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“They told her to go to Hell.
She went, but on her own terms.”
Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US hardback with decorative stenciled page edges, endpapers featuring exclusive character art, stamped book case, and a jacket with metallic effects and embossing.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Druid Cursed - C. J. Burright
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“TA druid cursed to an enchanted prison has seven days to earn his freedom, but to get the key ingredient needed to break the curse he must literally sacrifice the woman he loves..”
Deluxe Limited Edition (First Printings). US paperback with decorative stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
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
Overdue - Stephanie Perkins
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“Is it time to renew love or start a new chapter?“
Special Edition. US hardback, with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic & Murder – Kiri Callaghan
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“For all intents and purposes, we are still blissfully separated from the mortals, but there have been…complications.“
Deluxe Edition. US paperback, with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Little Pieces of Light - Emma Scott
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“After meeting at ten, a lonely genius and a kind-hearted girl promised to stay in touch. But Xander’s letters never reached Emery, leaving them both feeling betrayed and heartbroken.“
Deluxe Edition. US paperback, with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
Release date: Oct 7, 2025
“The life-changing first installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera’s remarkable They Both Die at the End series.“
Deluxe Limited Edition. US hardback, with bonus content, a silver foiled dust jacket, intricate silver design stenciled on blye sprayed page edges, illustrated endpapers, a skull foiled case design, and specially designed jacket flaps.
➤ 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
House of Splinters - Laura Purcell
Release date: Oct 9, 2025
“The author of chilling modern classic The Silent Companions revisits the haunted Bridge estate in this delightfully disturbing gothic treat, as Belinda Bainbridge and her family discover that their new home is anything but inviting.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with decorative stenciled page edges.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business - Jamie Smart
Release date: Oct 9, 2025
“There’s a new mischief-maker in The Woods – Little Monkey!”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Buy Team Monkey edition from Waterstones
➤ Buy Team Bunny edition from Waterstones
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 Rising - Pierce Brown
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“The first novel of Pierce Brown’s iconic, New York Times bestselling Red Rising Saga.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with an illustrated foiled slipcase, decorative sprayed page edges, new cover, full wrap-around book case art, fold-out poster, and full-color illustrated endpapers with a new map.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | 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
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: Episode III - Matthew Stover
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“The bestselling novelization of the final film in George Lucas’s epic Star Wars prequel trilogy.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with over 170 annotations, a new introduction by author Matthew Stover, a removable transparent acetate jacket with a foil-stamped silhouette of Darth Vader, a full-wrap illustrated book case, red foiled edges with black quote, illustrated endpapers depicting two pivotal scenes, a red-satin ribbon marker, and a removable belly band with the barcode and title details.
➤ 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
All About Love: New Visions - Bell Hooks
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“The acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks’ “Love Song to the Nation” trilogy.”
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. US clothbound hardback with foil stamping, red stained page edges, and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | 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
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume IV
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“Vox Machina returns to investigate a strange disappearance.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with faux-leather cover with an intricate metallic design, along with a gallery-quality lithograph collected in a matching slipcase.
➤ 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.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J K Rowling, illustrated by Karl James Mountford
Release date: Oct 14, 2025
“Beware of bad things in beautiful packages!”
Interactive Edition. Hardback with eight interactive paper-engineered elements – including the Maze at the Triwizard Tournament, Weasleys’ tent at the Quidditch World Cup, a Dark Mark shining in the sky, inside the Lake at Hogwarts, and the Goblet of Fire itself.
➤ Find UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find US edition: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
☞ Find out more about the interactive Harry Potter series
The City of Brass - S. A. Chakraborty
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“On the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, Nahri is a con woman of unsurpassed skill. She makes her living swindling Ottoman nobles, hoping to one day earn enough to change her fortunes. But when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, during one of her cons, she learns that even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.”
Collector’s Edition. US hardback with a reversible dust jacket, stamped book case, designed endpapers, and a brass city stenciled on sandy sprayed paged edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“A darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with hot pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Good Spirits - B. K. Borison
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“A whimsical holiday romance with a magical twist that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past.”
Special Edition. US paperback with festive stenciled edges and interior cover artwork.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbour) - Laurie Gilmore
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with character art cover design, foiled dust jacket and board design, decorative endpapers, and stencilled red sprayed page edges [omg – look at that cute dog!! – Dx]
➤ Buy from Amazon | | B&N | Blackwells
The Sheets Deluxe Collection - Brenna Thummler
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“The complete collection of Brenna Thummler’s stunning, bestselling Sheets trilogy.”
Deluxe Edition. US hardback in a slipcase.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Secret Haven - Catherine Cowles
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“A heart-stopping small-town romance.”
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with foiling and stained page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Throne of Secrets - Kerri Maniscalco
Release date: Oct 21, 2025
“”Two rivals torn apart by a dark memory reunite on a deadly hunt—and in an irresistibly twisted fairy tale—in the next steamy standalone fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco.”
Special Edition (First Printings). US paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with alternate colorway and bonus material.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
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 Lone Husky - Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Release date: Oct 23, 2025
“The second sequel to Gold’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winning The Last Bear is a thrilling tale of arctic adventure, as April embarks on a long-distance dog sled race across the frozen tundra in the company of a husky with a troubled past.”
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback signed by the author with decorative endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Defender - Ana Huang
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“Book two in the Gods of the Game series.”
Deluxe Edition. US paperback with special features TBC.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive. US paperback with exclusive cover and art print.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
Life Is Strange: Dust - Emma Vieceli, illustrated by Claudia Leonardi
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“When her temporal abilities began to tear her apart, Max Caulfield must return to Arcadia Bay to confront her past.“
Deluxe Edition. US hardback with special features TBC.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
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
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts.”
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. US paperback with sprayed page edges and a new cover design.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ See also my collector’s guide to The Princess Bride.
A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“Enter the isle of Cadence in this Scottish-inspired fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery.”
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. US hardback with a reversible dust jacket, digitally sprayed edges, and designed endpapers.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Seven Deadly Thorns - Amber Hamilton
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“A sizzling romantasy with a dark academia twist, Hamilton’s sensational debut sees a magical student and the brooding assassin sent to kill her form an uneasy but electrifying bond as they try to save both their lives.“
Deluxe Collector’s Edition. UK hardback with sprayed page edges and alternate endpapers.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
The Miles High Club - T. L. Swan
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
New editions of the best-selling Miles High Club series:The Casanova, Miles High Club and The Do-Over
Deluxe Limited Edition. US paperback with sprayed page edges and bonus content.
➤ Buy The Casanova from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy Miles Ever After from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy The Do-Over from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, illustrated by MinaLima
Release date: Oct 28, 2025
“The next title in MinaLima’s interactive classics series, and their first foray into gothic literatures.”
Interactive Classics Edition. Hardback with seven interactive features, including a reveal of the Creature’s face, a foldout excerpt from Victor’s diary, an expanding map, and more.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ Read more about MinaLima’s interactive classics series
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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