u/wraithmarked

NOTE: If you've already participated, no you don't need to comment again! This is just a reminder for those who missed it and might want to participate 😁

To qualify:

1. Join the sub!
2. Comment below what your favorite special edition you own is! Bonus points if you upload a picture!

We will also have an identical (but separate, so two chances!) giveaway happening on r/Wraithmarked, so make sure to check out that one as well if you're a Wraithmarked fan! We sometimes have exclusive items and discounts hosted over there!

Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

(Just a note: This proof will be shipped AFTER fulfillment of this edition is completed for existing buyers!)

NOTE: If you've already participated, no you don't need to comment again! This is just a reminder for those who missed it and might want to participate 😁

To qualify:

1. Join the sub!
2. Comment below what your favorite special edition you own is!

We also have an identical (but separate, so two chances!) giveaway happening on r/special_edition_books, so make sure to check out that one as well if you're a special edition fan!

Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

(Just a note: This proof will be shipped AFTER fulfillment of this edition is completed for existing buyers!)

In case it's not clear which project we're talking about NOT backing, it's this one:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/author-will-wight/cradle-books-10-12-by-will-wight-special-editions

Again, NO BACKING! Remember that, yall. This is war

To qualify:

1. Join the sub!
2. Comment below what your favorite special edition you own is! Bonus points if you upload a picture!

We will also have an identical (but separate, so two chances!) giveaway happening on r/Wraithmarked , so make sure to check out that one as well if you're a Wraithmarked fan! We sometimes have exclusive items and discounts hosted over there!

Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

(Just a note: This proof will be shipped AFTER fulfillment of this edition is completed for existing buyers!)

To qualify:

1. Join the sub!
2. Comment below what your favorite special edition you own is!

We also have an identical (but separate, so two chances!) giveaway happening on r/special_edition_books, so make sure to check out that one as well if you're a special edition fan!

Winner announced next Friday! We ship internationally!

(Just a note: This proof will be shipped AFTER fulfillment of this edition is completed for existing buyers!)

... This is easily among the most stunning books to hold in hand that we've done so far.

Pre-orders still available!

https://brighthaven.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Interior art by u/vvilczy
All other art by Syd Mills
Design by STK Kreations

Featured books:

Illumicrate's 'Katabasis' by RF Kuang

The Broken Binding's 'Blood Over Bright Haven' by ML Wang

We wanted to make an affordable, high-spec edition, so while there's no interior illustrations in this book, it's going to be $50 on the campaign and feature:

1. acid-free paper
2. Smyth-sewn binding
3. gilded page edges
4. UK printing for quality assurance
5. custom design and layout
6. custom color cover
7. custom color reverse jacket
8. custom color end sheets
9. campaign-exclusive dust jacket add-ons

More to be revealed soon, but like we said you guys beat us to this announcement, so this is just a small sneak peek as a funny "Fine, you got us" haha

LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/odyssey-1

All art by Eleonor Piteira

🤣🤣🤣

/s, just in case it wasn't obvious. This has been awesome to watch! AND it means we got to fill out our office collection that was missing these three books!

Great work, Hidden Gnome Team (cause we all know Will didn't actually do any of the work, come on).

- The Wraithmarked Team

PS: It's nuts that this campaign is gonna break 1.5mil ON A SUNDAY.

We're still a ways from consistently being there, but we spent much of last year working on getting "ahead" of existing projects over adding new ones. 'Dracula' is the first of the books we tried hard to have almost entirely done before the campaign, and so far the timeline looks like it's working out! We're hoping to have these out to you before our October project, which is a fun one ;)

If you missed this book, and would like to grab a copy, it's still available for pre-order!

More information coming soon, but some basics:

1. All-new art everywhere. Covers, reverse jackets, end sheets, etc!
2. Deluxe binding. Gilded edges, Smyth-sewn, acid-free paper, etc!
3. Interior illustrations. At least 10 of them!
4. Single-printing. Once this First Print is printed and sells out, it will never be available again. Any further prints may be missing things like signatures, some art, etc.
5. Kickstarter-exclusive! Discounts, free bookmark with book, and Kickstarter-exclusive dust jackets that you will never be able to get anywhere else!

More art reveals on the pre-launch page! Coming in July!

LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/mol1dlx

PS: They are likely also going to all be signed, but I just realized posting this that I never confirmed that with Domagoj, so gonna do that now and will confirm in a future post! Sorry about that! - Bryce

ML is known for Blood Over Bright Haven and The Sword of Kaigen, Ed wrote Mickey7, which was turned into the movie 'Mickey 17', and Nick Martell is best known for The Kingdom of Liars!

Post says you can "Drop in any time 5-8pm! Bring your books to be signed, or buy them from us before or during the event!"

BRYCE ISN'T ON SOCIALS RIGHT NOW SO HE CAN'T STOP US FROM USING A BAD SCREENSHOT OF HIM TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS! HA!

We did make a comment here last week, but this is the public announcement!

Congrats to:

u/sleepysereiaaa for winning the 2024 SPFBO edition!

and... drumroll...

u/Pbmcsteve for winning our super rare promo copy of the 2022 special edition!

Hit us up via Chat with your names and shipping addresses, and we'll get these to you asap!

Unfortunately a young woman recently lost their house in a fire, as well as her incredible collection of books, including many signed, special, and deluxe editions.

We'll be sending her a care package to help get her started again, but if you have a chance to take a peek at the wishlist she will hopefully be posting soon and can help out, that would be awesome!

Much love to all, her TikTok and Insta are below if you'd like to keep an eye out for her wishlist.

https://www.instagram.com/sapphicpages/

https://www.tiktok.com/@sapphicpages

Giveaway ends Friday at 8am ET! We'll announce the winners later that day!

And yes, all our giveaways are international!

Just comment if you want to take part!

If you want support us and help us do more giveaways in the future, check out our The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy Kickstarter campaign we have happening right now! It's in full color!

Also, you can join r/Wraithmarked to stay up to date on our own community posts!

Cheeeers!

- The Wraithmarked Team

It's still available for pre-order, for those who don't want to miss it!

https://brighthaven.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Wraithmarked is hiring! We’re looking for our first full-time Customer Service Specialist!

(For those who don't know who we are, we're a Rochester-based specialty edition book press, best known for deluxe editions of books for authors like Christopher Paolini, Travis Baldree, VE Schwab, and many more!)

ROLE: Customer Service Specialist
PAY: $45,000 USD yearly starting
LOCATION: Remote, but must be in NYS or willing to relocate to NYS (assistance provided).

BENEFITS:

• health, vision, and dental insurance benefits ($600 a month towards health, $50 a month towards vision, $125 towards dental)
• a 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match
• a small profit share (0.1% of yearly net profits according to US tax reporting, paid out in May of every year)
• incentivized PTO ($25 per day for up to 20 days, building up to a max of a $500 bonus paid out to the employee in December of each calendar year, with unlimited PTO available after those 20 days as needed)
• employee loan programs to assist with safe vehicle ownership ($15,000 USD loan accessible every 10 years, forgiven over 2 years of employment)
• reasonable flexibility in working hours
• relocation assistance
• lunches provided once a week for on-site employees (Customer Service Specialist roll is welcome to attend if they end up local in Rochester, NY)

DUTIES:

Available to review on our job listing: https://www.indeed.com/job/customer-service-specialist-7ef261c09a9c72bf

IMPORTANT NOTE:

To ensure a proper fit for all parties, please note that this job will start as a freelance 12-week probationary period, paid at $25/hr USD for 40hrs a week. After those 12 weeks, should both parties desire it, it will shift into a salaried position, complete with the benefits listed below. *This probationary period can be worked from anywhere within the USA, so long as the candidate is willing to relocate to NYS at the end of the period.*

APPLY ON INDEED VIA THE LINK ABOVE!

So ONCE AGAIN for those in the back:

Wraithmarked Creative does not (and will never) knowingly commission any artist, writer, or creator of any kind who has, is, or is intending to use AI generative elements in the final iteration of their art, creations, or content.

If you use AI in your final works, do not bother contacting us for potential commission, employment, or cross-promotion. We will respond very rudely.

Background art by Chee Fong, an *actual* artist

(PS: We know some people get frustrated that we say “final works”. That’s because we want to give grace to situations where AI creep has become almost impossible to avoid, like finding AI-free references. trusting that colleagues providing feedback on a work aren’t using AI, etc.)

Hey all! For those who don't know us, we're Wraithmarked Creative, a Rochester-based sci-fi/fantasy publisher specializing in deluxe edition books! We're the second largest publisher on Kickstarter after Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel, and we just launched our illustrated edition of Douglas Adams' The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

All our US orders (which range from 60-80% of all orders) are packaged and shipped out of our warehouse right here in Rochester! We've been here since 2020 when we founded, and we're looking to grow our local community by letting people (finally) know that we're here!

While we aren't offering local pickup for this project, if we see a big enough interest, it's something we're going to be looking into in the future! We're also looking at partnering with local bookstores we want to support (like The Siren and the Sea) to produce special exclusive copies of some of our cooler editions just for you guys!

If any of that sounds cool to you guys, sound off in the comments for us! Oh, and backing the Hitchhiker's Kickstarter goes a long way too! We're trying to lock down the title of largest official Douglas Adams campaign!

Campaign Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/hitchhikers

Thanks all, and I'll be around to answer any questions yall may have!

- Bryce, CEO