Just sharing some of the Waterstones Exclusive editions being talked about this week!

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

• Release date: 1st September 2026
• Price: 25 GBP

Tempest - Victoria Aveyard

• Release date: 8th September 2026
• Price: 25 GBP

The Wicked Powers: The Last King of Faerie - Cassandra Clare

• Release date: 3rd November 2026
• Price: 20 GBP

The Wolf Queen - Lauren Palphreyman

• Release date: 17th November 2026
• Price: 22 GBP

Merciful is the Dark - Sophie Clark

• Release date: 28th January 2027
• Price: 16.99 GBP

Which ones are you pre-ordering??

Illumicrate Post

We're thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Alix E. Harrow (@alix.e.harrow) and Pan Macmillan (@panmacmillan), our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of The Everlasting!

Rich and lyrical, The Everlasting follows a historian investigating the legendary tale of a lady-knight. We're massive fans of Alix's works and are delighted to share this edition!

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
• An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @r.a_marsh; design by @chattynora)
• Full colour artwork on the hardback with foil details (art by @svetlana.molodchenko)
• Digitally printed fore-edge (by @r.a_marsh); block-sprayed top & bottom
• Endpaper artwork; different front and back (by @emiscape)
• Bonus content
• Hand signed by the author

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

Pricing:
UK: It is priced at £25 + shipping (and VAT if applicable).
US: It is priced at $35 + shipping (and tax if applicable).

Shipping:
This comes under our 'Book only' shipping category. Our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/pages/ shipping-rates (UK/INT) + us.illumicrate.com/pages/shipping-rates (US/CAN).
It is expected to ship in September/October.

Sale Information:
UK: General Sale begins 2 July at 3pm BST
US: General Sale begins 2 July at 10am ET

We will be holding a presale on 30 June for active Illumicrate fantasy (box/book-only) subscribers, as well as Silver/Gold Illumicrate Reward holders. An email with presale details will be sent out on 24 June.

This edition will be for sale on our UK/INT and US/CAN websites, and will ship internationally from the UK and the US.

Waterstones have finally shared their exclusive edition for Tempest by Victoria Aveyard and I’M IN LOVE 😍

What do you all think? Are you ordering it??

Here’s the link if you need it ❤️ - make sure it says Exclusive Edition when you click as they haven’t put the picture up on the site yet!

Did you see this teaser that The Broken Binding shared for the July Sci-Fi & Fantasy sub?

Let us know what book you think it could be in the comments! (Don’t forget to use spoiler tags!)

What do you think of this design? 👀

Steelborn by Taylor J. LaRue
Release date: 30th July 2026
Price: 20GBP

Here are some of the Waterstones exclusive editions people are talking about this week! Have you ordered any of these?

Fury Bound - Sable Sorensen

• New release: 5th May 2026
• Price: 22GBP

The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones - Lex Croucher

• Release date: 9th June 2026
• Price: 22GBP

Songs of the Dead - Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian

• Release date: 16th June 2026
• Price: 20GBP

Blightfall - Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

• Release date: 1st September 2026
• Price: 25GBP

Taipei Story - R. F. Kuang

• Release date: 8th September 2026
• Price: 22GBP

The Sweetest Fiend - Raven Kennedy

• Release date: 22nd September 2026
• Price: 22GBP

The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber

• Release date: 22nd September 2026
• Price: 22GBP

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

• Release date: 8th October 2026
• Price: 18.99GBP

Alchemised Slip Case Edition - SenLinYu

• Release date: 13th October 2026
• Price: 75GBP

With Hearts of Flame - Briar Boleyn

• Release date: 20th October 2026
• Price: 22GBP

Also, a little birdie told us that there are some exclusive copies out in the wild, so if you missed your chance to order them on the website, you might still find them in store!

Let us know what else you're preordering from Waterstones this week in the comments!

EDIT: The sale dates have now updated to include a pre-sale for anyone who filled in the interest form. So the dates below are the new correct dates.

Sale Dates:
- Tier 1 Fantasy sub pre-sale - Friday 29th May - 12pm BST
- Tier 2 Fantasy and SF&F sub pre-sale - Saturday 30th May - 12pm BST
- Interest form pre-sale - Sunday 31st May - 12pm BST
- General sale - Monday 1st June - 12pm BST

Cost: 35GBP

Shipping:
- Aim to ship copies out in August 2026

Announcement from The Broken Binding’s Instagram post:
We are so excited to finally announce the full sale details for our edition of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

It has been such an honour to work on this beloved story and we have been blown away by the response to the artwork we've shared!

Specs:
New Cover Art by @jadillustrated
Typography by @claymorecovers
PLC Boards by @kkeeleart
Illustrated Endpapers by @kkeeleart
4 Black & White Interior Illustrations by @kkeeleart
Art Direction by @petrikleo
Introduction by Brian Lee Durfee
Gilded Edges
Sewn Binding
Acid-Free Paper
Head & Tail Bands
Ribbon Bookmark
Royal Hardback

It’s Shelfie Saturday!

I recently rearranged my bookshelves and I used to have all these books along one line across all my shelves.

But I decided to contain them on one bookcase and I’ve tried to do a colour gradient thing.

I’ve taken out a lot of books that I’m going to be selling so now I don’t know if it just looks weird because I don’t have so many anymore?

Please share pictures of your bookshelves for me so I can get some ideas! 😩🙏🏼

https://www.waterstones.com/book/as-you-wake-break-the-shell/becky-chambers/9781399763905

As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers

Price: £22

Release Date: 22/10/26

From the bestselling author of A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet comes a humane and heartfelt slice of sci-fi revolving around a pilot with a dangerous condition and the reclusive botanist whose bio-printed medicine might be able to save her.

"The stars are waiting for you. We hope you will come find us there."

Told in alternating timelines, As You Wake, Break the Shell is heartfelt and hopeful story from the award-winning writer of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, exploring what it means to be human and what it means to come together.

Life on Fortune is hard. The atmosphere is poisonous, the planet hardly fit for life. But for its inhabitants, it's home.

Pilot Cora suffers from a rare and dangerous condition, brought about by her bond with Colibri, the alien animal she pilots to quarry vital water for the colony. If Cora seeks treatment, she risks losing her license - and her connection to Colibri forever.

Then she meets Signy, a brilliant but reclusive botanist, whose bio-printed medicine is the only thing that can save her. But to do so, Signy must break the rules that govern their lives, risking her livelihood and the other colonists who rely on her for survival.

As Cora and Signy navigate their balance of risk and trust, they are forced to confront what they owe to each other and to their community - and begin to question whether survival is enough . . .

My friend and I started r/special_edition_books a week ago, and considering none of us have really used Reddit before I feel like we’ve got some good traction already with new members. So excited to see what results we will have in another week!

We are so thrilled to present to you… the ‘This Blade of Ours’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with u/shalini.writes and u/hodderscape!

Sarai thought the worst was behind her, but now she faces scorn from citizens who don’t believe in her victory. Accused of angering the gods, Sarai and Kadra must brace Ur Dinyé’s frozen north and face secrets that could shatter them both.

What makes this Exclusive Edition special?
📜 Exclusive redesigned cover with foil by u/imogen.oh and design by u/amysharpillustration
🏛️ Reversible dust jacket with a colourway variation of the trade cover
🥀 Full colour artwork on the hardcover with foil by u/ophelie_mahl and design by u/amysharpillustration
🖤 Character artwork on the endpapers with foil by u/ophelie_mahl (different front and back)
🗡️ Digitally sprayed edges on all three edges by u/imogen.oh
💫 Signed by the author, Shalini Abeysekara ✒️

This Blade of Ours is the sequel to This Monster of Mine.

This book is categorised as Adult and is suitable for readers aged 18+.

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions, and if you wish to order a copy, it will be available on our website (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘This Blade of Ours’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £25 GBP / $34 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around August/September.

Early Access will take place as follows on May 21st:
📜 10am BST: UK/INT customers who received our edition of ‘This Monster of Mine’
📜 12pm BST: US/Canada customers who received our edition of ‘This Monster of Mine’
📜 2pm BST: UK/INT active subscribers
📜 4pm BST: US/Canada active subscribers
If we have any copies remaining, these will be available to the public on May 22nd at 10am BST for UK/INT customers and 4pm BST for US/Canada customers from the online shop.

We hope you adore this stunning edition! 🤩