I think it’ll look pretty next to Rose in Chains! The first book was so bad it was fun, so I kept my copy and will probably grab this one too since the sale isn’t until October. What do we think?
Mine would be The Winternight Trilogy, Angelfall and Graceling!
Is it just me?? I cannot with the art. It looks wonky. Right? Anyone agree? The necks look huge and the way her neck is turned looks so...odd. I love why choose books so I don't want to cancel this sub, but I'm not a fan of their cover artist 🥲
Finally arrived! I’ve not seen any pictures yet so wanted to share.
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The sales start today.
I don't have First Access, but I am an active subscriber.
Hopefully there will be signed stock left for the subscribers and general sale tomorrow. 🤞🏼If not, unsigned stock like with Exquisite Torment.
May the odds be in your favor! May L. K. Steven's' signing hand be strong. 💪🏽
What are some special edition book designs where you ask yourself, what the hell design team were thinking when designing it?
Especially if it was a design you were really excited to see but upon reveal you hated it.
I’m not sure if these are English or Italian. Hopefully more of English. Cant justify my shelf space going to books I can’t read. 🤣
I've been reorganising my shelves, and I noticed that some of my favourite covers are actually the trade covers over special editions (even though I almost always prefer SE edges than first print run edges).
So I was curious as to what people's favourite trade covers that feel like a SE are? And endpages and edges too but I know they're less commonly given the same attention!
Ones that inspired this post were the Legacy series indie covers (Rain of Shadows and Endings series - I hated the Arcane character art covers in comparison) and I also love the look of The Sweetest Fiend, Under the Iron Sky and Defy the Dusk trade editions. WTMH Alice Cao edition is to die for (I have the DJ on my Fairyloot copy). I'm obsessed with The Book of Azrael kensington edges and endpages (however I do not like the trade covers), I love the Half City trade cover as much as FL, and for romance/non-fantasy, I love the chestnut springs mirror covers and I like a lot of weird litfic covers because they're at least interesting (whereas I love dark romance but I read them on my kindle because a LOT of covers look nearly identical before actually reading them and I don't have the shelf space for covers I can't differentiate even if the story is great).
I don't know how to find out who designs covers if they aren't in the trad acknowledgements or copyright page, otherwise I would probably have a favourite designer/artist who doesn't do SEs! If there are any artists that are insta buys (Alice Cao obviously) I would love to know because I'm at the point where I don't have the room to keep covers I don't love physically instead of on kindle, but I also really like going to the bookstore...
If anyone missed out on this book and doesn't want to pay the ridiculous scalper prices. Just got an email this morning about them having a leftover sale coming up on the book. It's a beautiful book.
We are delighted to announce, in collaboration with V.L. Bovalino (u/toribovalino) and Orbit Books (u/orbitbooks_uk), our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of The Thief and the Traitor Bride!
Set in the world of The Second Death of Locke, this new instalment follows a cunning spy and her estranged husband who are forced to join forces in order to survive the deadliest of missions.
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
✨ Exclusive redesigned cover (art by u/morganemgl; design by u/chattynora)
✨ Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by u/pgm.99; design by u/chattynora)
✨ Digitally printed edges on all three sides (by u/chattynora)
✨ Illustrated endpapers (by u/emmagilletteart); different front and back
✨ Digitally signed by the author
Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.
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Pricing:
UK: This edition is priced at £26 + shipping (and VAT if applicable).
US: This edition is priced at $36 + shipping (and tax if applicable).
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Shipping:
This edition comes under our ‘Book only’ shipping category. Our shipping rates can be found on our website. It is expected to ship in January/February 2027.
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Sale Information:
UK: General Sale begins 15 October at 3pm BST.
US: General Sale begins 15 October at 10am ET.
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We will be holding a presale on 13 October. Presale access will include:
✨ Previous purchasers of Illumicrate September 2025 book/box (2pm BST | 9am ET)
✨ Active Illumicrate fantasy (box/book-only) subscribers (3pm BST | 10am ET)
✨ Silver/Gold Illumicrate Reward holders (4pm BST | 11am ET)
An email with presale details will be sent out on 7 October.
I was originally nervous but I think the artists have done a great job with it so far 😍
Looks like Bookish may be changing their packaging from bubble mailers inside their boxes to foam cushioning.
Although this means books will be more protected, I will miss the free bubble mailers I use for other things 😅
This set came in just now!! Theyre so pretty! everything i liked about the pjo set is included in this one and imo even better!
Wasnt sure when my P&W sword of kaigen would arrive but came home to it on my doorstep! EU based as well 💙
Justine posted this to her IG stories.
I received an email from Owlcrate, that OC August Adult will be delayed as the books were damaged and will need to reprinted. I was looking forward to receiving it soon but I am glad they’re reprinting it!
renegade romance is doing a reprint of the first five books, and they are also doing a run for the last 3 (seraph, moth and lor). both runs are open pre orders!
Here is your weekly digest of just released, restocked, and upcoming collector's editions across the publishers and producers I track.
All dates listed are general sale dates. Where a book has its own page on the publisher's site, I link to that. Otherwise the link goes to the book's page on Lazy Book Collector (which I run), where you can see its specs, compare it with other editions, set alerts, and more.
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Once Upon A Broken Heart
by Stephanie Garber · FAIRYLOOT · Fantasy, Romance
£108 · General Sale Aug 18, 9:00 AM UTC
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
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Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™
by Rebecca Roanhorse · CONVERSATION TREE PRESS · Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
$110 · General Sale Aug 19, 2:00 PM UTC
✦ Signed by the author and illustrator
✦ Illustrated by Winona Nelson
✦ Limited to 500 copies
✦ Artisan/bespoke cover
✦ Textured Endpapers
✦ Letterpress printed
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Turncloak
by L. K. Steven · FAIRYLOOT · Fantasy, Adventure
£25 · General Sale Aug 20, 9:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
Compare 2 editions of Turncloak
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Earthbound
by Saara El-Arifi · FAIRYLOOT · Fantasy, Romance
£25 · General Sale Aug 21, 1:00 PM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
Compare 2 editions of Earthbound
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Suntup's August Title
SUNTUP EDITIONS
General Sale Aug 22, 4:00 PM UTC
✦ Illustrated
✦ Limited edition
✦ Artisan/bespoke cover
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
✦ Full details to be revealed
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Blacktail
by Scott Hawkins · THE BROKEN BINDING · Fantasy, Horror
£25 · General Sale Aug 23, 11:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
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Discount Dan, Mythic-Grade Hardcover
by James Hunter · SHADOW ALLEY PRESS · Fantasy, Horror, Humour, Adventure
$85 · Campaign ends Aug 21, 3:59 PM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Illustrated by Ameilee (A.M.) Sullivan, David Stonebraker, Levi Cleeman, Odysseas Theodoratos, Robert Stoica
✦ Hidden fore-edge
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Slipcase
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The Odyssey, Special Edition
by Homer · WRAITHMARKED · Literary Fiction, World Mythology
$65 · Campaign ends Aug 21, 10:00 PM UTC
✦ Clothbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
Compare 3 editions of The Odyssey
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The Dark Heart of Fairy Tales
by Abigail Heiniger, Intisar Sabah Alshammari, Kristiana Willsey, Lisa Schneidau, Martha Bayless, Paul Quinn · Crowdfunding · Literary Fiction, Essays & Criticism, Folklore & Legend
Campaign ends Aug 21, 11:00 PM UTC
✦ Illustrated by Abigail Cossington, Carl Offterdinger, D. J. Munro, Fenghua Zhong, Fen Wen, Gustave Doré, Walter Crane, Zefiro Batista
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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The Emperor's Enemy, Deluxe Edition
by Jasmine Mas · LITJOY · Fantasy, Romance
$29.99 · Available now
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
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Shutter Island, Signed Edition
by Dennis Lehane · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror
$159 · Available now
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
by Christopher Kelly · EASTON PRESS · History, Politics & Social Sciences
$103 · Available now
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Rembrandt: The Complete Paintings, Collector's Edition
by Marieke de Winkel, Rudie van Leeuwen, Volker Manuth · EASTON PRESS · Biography & Memoir, Arts & Photography
$199 · Available now
✦ Illustrated
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Coloured edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime
$420 · Available now
✦ Illustrated by Frank Wiles, Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget
✦ With an introduction by Vincent Starrett
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Lost Tales of Middle-Earth
by J.R.R. Tolkien · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Fantasy
$344 · Available now
✦ Illustrated
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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A Christmas Carol, Deluxe Edition
by Charles Dickens · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
$250 · Available now
✦ Signed by the illustrator
✦ Illustrated by Mark Summers
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
Compare 2 editions of A Christmas Carol
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Essay on the Principle of Population, Deluxe Edition
by Robert Malthus · EASTON PRESS · Essays & Criticism, Politics & Social Sciences
$400 · Available now
✦ Limited edition
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding
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Last and First Men
by W. Olaf Stapledon · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
$103 · Available now
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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From the Earth to the Moon, Deluxe Edition
by Jules Verne · EASTON PRESS · Science Fiction, Adventure
$276 · Available now
✦ Illustrated
✦ Limited to 800 numbered copies
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson · EASTON PRESS · Literary Fiction, Horror, Gothic
$89.9 · Available now
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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The Poems of W.B. Yeats
by W. B. Yeats · EASTON PRESS · Poetry, Folklore & Legend
$89.9 · Available now
✦ Leatherbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Flesh and Fire series, Unsigned Edition
by Jennifer L. Armentrout · THE ARCANE SOCIETY · Fantasy, Romance
$160
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
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The Odyssey
by Homer · FOLIO SOCIETY · Literary Fiction, World Mythology, Folklore & Legend, Adventure
£115
✦ Introduction by Emily Wilson
✦ Clothbound
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Slipcase
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
Compare 3 editions of The Odyssey
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Dracula: The Evidence, Immortal Edition
by Bram Stoker · BEEHIVE BOOKS
$800
✦ Signed by Dacre Stoker and Josh O'Neill and Paul Kepple
✦ Illustrated
✦ Limited to 250 numbered copies
✦ Acid-free paper
Compare 7 editions of Dracula: The Evidence
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War Master's Gate
by Adrian Tchaikovsky · THE BROKEN BINDING · Fantasy, Adventure
£30
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Coloured edges
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The Ruins, PREM1ER Edition
by Becky Docton · GOLDSBORO BOOKS · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
£34.99
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 1,200 numbered copies
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
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Split Second, Crime Collective Edition
by R. C. Bridgestock · GOLDSBORO BOOKS · Mystery & Crime
£34.99
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 750 numbered copies
✦ Patterned edges
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The Castle and the Cloister, Fellowship Edition
by Laura E. Weymouth · GOLDSBORO BOOKS · Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
£34.99
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 2,000 numbered copies
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
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Venus, Vanishing, Fresh Ink Edition
by Rebecca Birrell · GOLDSBORO BOOKS · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
£34.99
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 500 numbered copies
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The Echoes Saga 1-3, Indie Endless Edition
by Philip C. Quaintrell · THE BROKEN BINDING · Fantasy, Adventure
£75
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Head & tail bands
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Mistress of Bones
by Maria Z. Medina · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy, Romance, Adventure
£17.6
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in letter from the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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The Sacred Space Between
by Kalie Reid · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy
£19.8
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in letter from the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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Spellfire
by Agatha Willow · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy, Romance
£17.6
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in letter from the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire
by Anna Fiteni · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy, Adventure
£19.8
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in letter from the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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Our Vicious Oaths
by N.E. Davenport · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy, Romance
£19.8
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in letter from the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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The Everlasting, Signed Limited Edition
by Alix E. Harrow · SUBTERRANEAN PRESS · Fantasy, Adventure
On-sale date to be announced
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited edition
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Fever House
by Keith Rosson · MIDWORLD PRESS · Mystery & Crime, Horror
$150 · On-sale date to be announced
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Illustrated by Samuel Araya
✦ Limited to 350 numbered copies
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Head & tail bands
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Illustrated Deluxe Edition
by Victor Hugo · WRAITHMARKED · Literary Fiction, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Romance
Launch date to be announced
✦ Signed by Christopher Buehlman
✦ Illustrated by Luke Eidenschink, R.A. Marsh
✦ Foreword by Christopher Buehlman
✦ Gilded edges
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
✦ Full details to be revealed
Compare 2 editions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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The Bookshop Book
by Mark Lawrence · THE BROKEN BINDING · Science Fiction, Fantasy
£23 · On-sale date to be announced
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 750 numbered copies
✦ Coloured edges
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Shattered Sea
by Joe Abercrombie · THE BROKEN BINDING · Fantasy, Adventure
General Sale Aug 29, 11:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Head & tail bands
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by TJ Klune · GRIM OAK PRESS · Literary Fiction, Fantasy
General Sale Sep 2, 6:00 PM UTC
✦ Signed by the author and illustrator
✦ Illustrated by David Curtis
✦ Bonded leather
✦ Head & tail bands
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Sewn binding, acid-free paper
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The Only Way Out is Up
by Django Wexler · THE BROKEN BINDING · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
£27 · General Sale Sep 6, 11:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 750 numbered copies
✦ Patterned edges
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Big Bad Wolf
by Laurie Gilmore · THE LOCKED LIBRARY · Fantasy, Romance
£25 · General Sale Sep 10, 1:00 PM UTC
✦ Digitally signed by the author
✦ Bound-in author letter
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
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As We Fall Through Time
by Claire North · THE BROKEN BINDING · Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Romance
£25 · General Sale Sep 13, 11:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Limited to 750 numbered copies
✦ Patterned edges
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Falling Kingdoms
by Morgan Rhodes · FAIRYLOOT · Fantasy, Romance
£75 · General Sale Sep 14, 1:00 PM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Author letter bound into the book
✦ Patterned edges
✦ Illustrated endpapers
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Fat Vampire, "Lucky 13th" Anniversary Edition
by Johnny B. Truant · Crowdfunding · Fantasy, Horror, Humour
Campaign launches Oct 1, 12:00 AM UTC
✦ Signed by the author
✦ Illustrated by Austin Yohe
✦ Limited to 250 numbered copies
✦ Leatherette
✦ Deckled Edges
✦ Specialty endpapers
✦ Ribbon marker
✦ Slipcase
✦ Sewn binding
✦ Full details to be revealed
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For reference, the sources I currently track: Beehive Books, Conversation Tree Press, Curious King, Dragonsteel Entertainment, Easton Press, FairyLoot, Folio Society, Goldsboro Books, Grim Oak Press, Illumicrate, LitJoy, MidWorld Press, Millennia Books, OwlCrate, Subterranean Press, Suntup Editions, The Arcane Society, The Broken Binding, The Locked Library, The Signed Page, Wraithmarked.
