Past Exclusive Editions
Browse through our gallery of past exclusive editions to get more information on the books and their design features.
Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood with alternate dust jacket (Afterlight Exclusive)
July 2024
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Not In Love edition is a B-format hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (by the publisher)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by the publisher)
- Block sprayed edges (by the publisher)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @rosalynnarts, different front and back)
- Digitally signed by the author
- Alternative dust jacket (illustrated by @polarts_; designed by @chattynora)
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Limited to one per person
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Percy Jackson and the Olympians set features Royal hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (art by @sijahongart; design by @chattynora)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by @chattynora)
- Digitally printed edges (by @tylermileslockett)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @tylermileslockett)
- Digitally signed by the author
- An author letter in book one
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood + alternative dust jacket (Afterlight Exclusive)
March 2025
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Deep End edition is a B-format hardback and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned cover (by @lilith_saur)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @peachie.mochi)
- Digitally printed edges (by @stacey.mvevoy.caunt)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @golightlyfinch), different front and back
- Digitally signed by the author
- Optional extra add-on: alternative dust jacket (by @polarts_)
Photos by @bookwormgram
Crescent City set by Sarah J Maas (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Crescent City set by Sarah J Maas editions are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- The existing covers with matching title layout
- Reverse dust jacket art by Syd Mills
- Illustrated endpapers by Elaine Ho
- Foil embossing on the hardback by Chatty Nora
- Digitally printed edges by Chatty Nora
- Set of five page overlays per book with artwork by Gabrielle Ragusi
Photo credit: @libraryinthecountry
Monsters of Verity set by V.E. Schwab (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Monsters of Verity set features B-format hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (illustration by @coreybrickleyillustration; design by @chattynora)
- Foil embossing on the hardback (by @catrina_paints)
- Digitally printed foredge (by @coreybrickleyillustration); block sprayed top & bottom edge
- Illustrated endpapers (by @lenyan.art, different front and back)
Photo by @becbetweenbooks
Iron Widow and Heavenly Tyrant set by Xiran Jay Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2025
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Iron Widow and Heavenly Tyrant editions are Demy-format hardbacks and feature:
- Trade covers with illustrated reverse dust jackets (by @jhocaaa)
- Foil embossing on the hardbacks (by @msquaredart)
- Digitally printed fore-edges (by @ashmackenzieillustration); block-sprayed top & bottom edge
- Illustrated endpapers (by @alexvnart), different front and back
- Signed by the author
Photos by @bookwormgram
Off Campus Set by Elle Kennedy (Afterlight Exclusive)
January 2025
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Off Campus set features B-format hardbacks and includes:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (illustration by @lenikauffman; design by @perrycuffdesigns)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @catarinabookdesigns)
- Digitally printed edges (by @catarinabookdesigns)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart, different front and back)
- Book one (The Deal) signed by the author
Photos by @bookwormgram
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @monafinden)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @gracezhuart, different front and back)
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sword Catcher edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover by Andrew Davis
- Foil embossing on the hardback by Fez Inkwright
- Digitally printed edges by Chatty Nora
- Artwork endpapers (different front and back) by Erion Makuo
- Bonus content
- Digitally signed by Cassandra Clare
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sunbringer edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @la_draw.s)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- Foiled endpapers (from the publisher)
- Signature by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2024
Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost.
After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.
But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.
A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine. . .
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Empire of the Damned edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Digitally printed fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges
- Foiled endpapers
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Red, White and Royal Blue & One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Afterlight Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Red, White & Royal Blue and One Last Stop set feature:
- Exclusive covers with rainbow foil
- Digitally printed edges
- Endpaper art by @peaches.obviously
- Full colour artwork on the hardback by @peaches.obviously
- Red, White and Royal Blue contains Henry’s POV bonus material
- One Last Stop contains an author letter
Photos by @the.wyvern.witch
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Afterlight Exclusive)
February 2024
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Bride edition is a B-format hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
- Full colour printing with foil on the hardback (by @vitkovskaya_art)
- Digital fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges (by @stacey.mvevoy.caunt)
- Endpaper art (by @karmavirtanen, different front and back)
- Digital signature
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
The Locked Tomb series 1-3 by Tamsyn Muir (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of The Locked Tomb series 1-3 feature:
- Original Tommy Arnold covers, with foiled titles
- Digitally printed edges
- Reverse dust jacket art by @naomistares
- Foil embossing on the hardback by @rosdottir
- All three books are signed by the author and the set comes with an author letter
Photo: @literaryxqueen
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen (Illumicrate Exclusive)
June 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Painted Devils features:
- Exclusive cover
- Full colour printing on the hardback designed by the author
- Stencilled edges
- A signed bookplate
Photos by @bookwormgram
Roots of Chaos set by Samantha Shannon (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Roots of Chaos set are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- Trade covers with alternative foiling and quotes on the back
- Full colour printing on the hardback by Therese @ warickaart
- Illustrated endpapers by Kudriaken
- Digitally printed fore-edge by Chatty Nora
- Signed by Samantha Shannon
Photo credit: @tranquilreads
Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese (Afterlight Exclusive)
May 2024
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Bergman Brothers set includes B-format hardbacks and features:
- Exclusive redesigned covers (with illustration by @lenikauffman & design by @chattynora)
- Foil embossing on the hardbacks (by @stacey.mcevoy.caunt)
- Digitally sprayed continuous fore-edges (by @lenikauffman); block sprayed top and bottom edges
- Illustrated endpapers (by @cacaomochii)
- Book 1 is signed; books 2 -7 feature a digital signature
Photos by @becbetweenbooks
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2025
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Rose in Chains edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @elitihienart; design by @chattynora)
- Art and foil on the hardback (by @nikitajobson; design by @chattynora)
- Digitally printed fore-edge (by @elitihienart); block-sprayed top and bottom
- Illustrated endpapers (by @giannyfili); different front and back
- Hand signed by the author
Photos by Illumicrate
The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2024
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Prisoner’s Throne edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- A redesigned cover on a naked hardback (from the publisher)
- Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
- An illustrated dust jacket (by @rosiethorns88)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @rosiethorns88)
- Bound-in author letter with digital signature
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (Illumicrate Exclusive)
November 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: A Restless Truth edition features:
- An exclusive colourway with a transparent overlay dust jacket
- Digitally printed edges
- Signed by the author
Photo: @bookwormgram
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black (Illumicrate Exclusive)
February 2023
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Stolen Heir edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover on a naked hardback
- Digitally printed edges
- Dustjacket and endpapers with art by Rosie Thorns
Photo: @tranquilreads
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Afterlight Love Letters Exclusive)
November 2023
Our Afterlight Love Letters Exclusive: Check & Mate edition is a B-format hardback and features:
- An exclusive cover
- Reverse dust jacket artwork (by @polarts_)
- Foil embossing on the hardback
- Stencilled edges on all three sides
Photo: @readwithacapricorn
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast (Illumicrate Exclusive)
October 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Demon in the Wood features all exclusive:
- Cover variant
- Sprayed edges
- Designed endpapers
- Foiling on the hardback
Photos by @bookwormgram
Afterlight Exclusive: Happy Place by Emily Henry
May 2023
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Happy Place is an exclusive B-format hardback featuring:
- Digitally printed edge designed by @chattynora (on all three edges)
- Full colour printing on the hardback by @polarts_
- Signed by the author Emily Henry
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake (Illumicrate Exclusive)
January 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake is a naked hardback and features:
- A redesigned cover featuring a die-cut (cut out on front cover)
- Digitally printed edges
- Foiled endpapers
- Digitally signed by the author
Photo: @the.wyvern.witch
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin (Afterlight Exclusive)
May 2022
Our Afterlight Exclusive: A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting edition features:
- Exclusive naked hardback, redesigned cover with foil details
- Diecut (cut out) to the front cover
- Digitally printed edges
- Foiled endpapers
- Signed by the author
Photo: @rebireads
Arc of a Scythe Set by Neal Shusterman (Illumicrate Exclusive)
March 2025
Our Illumicrate 10th Anniversary set of Arc of a Scythe Set by Neal Shusterman are Royal hardbacks and feature:
- Exclusive redesigned covers by @tomrobertsillustration; design by @chattynora
- Full colour and foil on the hardback by @c.e.illo
- Digitally printed fore-edges by @tomrobertsillustration; block-sprayed top & bottom edges
- Illustrated endpapers by @tonyfotiart; different front and back
- Digitally signed by the author
Photos by @bookwormgram
Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe (Illumicrate Exclusive)
July 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe is a hardback and features:
- Foiled title on the cover
- Ombre sprayed edges
- Digital signature from Rachel Smythe
Photos by @bookwormgram
Afterlight Exclusive: Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
January 2023
Our Afterlight Exclusive: Loathe to Love You is an exclusive B-format hardback, novella bind-up and features:
- A redesigned cover
- Sprayed edges
- Foil on the hardback
- Signed by the author
Photo: @becbetweenbooks
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Illumicrate Exclusive)
August 2022
Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Oleander Sword edition features:
- Digitally printed edges (on all three edges)
- Embossing on the hardback
- Signed bookplate
Photo by @bookwormgram