There’s nothing we love more than our favorite books in stunning covers! the brighter the better, in our opinion. Fortunately, many of our favorites contain not only beautiful original covers, but also glorious collector’s editions.
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We know you love making your bookshelves shimmer, shimmer, shimmer. These standouts are ready to make your shelves as bright as you are. And just for fun, we threw in a couple of boxes that we know you’ll love. get one for you and a friend!
Enjoy your favorites in new jackets, with added fun like books like bonus chapters, exclusive Q&As from the author, illustrations, and more. you’re welcome.
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15 collector’s edition books
need on our shelves right away
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1. victoria aveyard red queen
The classic is back with a cover as red as mare’s blood. With a sparkly silver crown and black blood, this cover is a total knockout. perfect for your ever growing bookshelf!
Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood: those with common red blood serve the silver blood elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. the mare is a red mare who gets by as a thief in a poor country town, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the silver court. Before the king, the princes and all the nobles, she discovers that she has an ability of her own.
To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As the mare ventures deeper into the silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to aid the scarlet guard, a growing red rebellion, even as her heart pulls her in an impossible direction.
one false move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.
- buy the red queen collector’s edition now!
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2. the hate you give for angie thomas
this cover is as golden as starr’s heart and comes with a bonus poster showing a map of garden heights. show it in public and see how many friends you make.
“What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?”
Sixteen-year-old starr carter is torn between two worlds: the slum where she lives and the posh suburban high school she attends. The unsettling balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of his childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Shortly after, his death is a national headline. some call him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and gang member. Protesters are taking to the streets in the name of Khalil. some cops and the local drug dealer try to intimidate starr and his family. what everyone wants to know is: what really happened that night? and the only person alive who can answer that is starr.
- buy the collector’s edition of the hate you give now!
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3. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. mass
This edition is not only beautifully illustrated, but also gilded. if your library doesn’t have it, we may have kept them all to ourselves…no sorry.
Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price …
Dragged into a magical realm by the murder of a fairy, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jeweled mask, hides much more than his piercing green eyes suggest. Feyre’s presence at court is heavily guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion, and the faery lands become an even more dangerous place. Ella Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse or she will lose him forever.
- buy a collector’s edition of the court of thorns and roses now!
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4. the sun is also a star by nicola yoon
This special edition of Yoon’s beloved book includes an annotated chapter and an illustrated map of New York City (we love maps!) by David Yoon. yes please.
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
daniel: I have always been the good son, the good student, fulfilling the high expectations of my parents. never the poet. or the dreamer. but when I see her, I forget all that. something about natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store for both of us.
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the universe: every moment of our lives has brought us to this one moment. a million futures lie before us. which one will come true?
- buying the sun is also a star collector’s edition now!
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5. children of blood and bone by tomi adeyemi
This Barnes and Noble edition of Adeyemi’s debut is now available in five (5) different editions representing the Maji clans: Reaper, Burner, Igniter, Connector, and Seer. each features the respective clan symbol plus some fan art inside. be still, our fangirl hearts.
zélie adebola remembers when the land of orïsha buzzed with magic. burners lit flames, tides drew waves, and zélie’s reaper mother summoned souls.
but everything changed the night the magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, the maji were slaughtered, leaving zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now, zélie has a chance to recover the magic and attack the monarchy. With the help of a rebellious princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic forever.
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leopards roam and vengeful spirits lurk in the waters. however, the greatest danger may be zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.
- buy the children of blood and bone collector’s edition now!
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6. the cruel prince by holly black
This special edition of Black’s first book in the Folk of the Air trilogy is adorned in black and gold. gold seems to be the color, and we’re not complaining. This edition contains not only a limited cover but also cardan lyrics. obviously, it will shine like a fairy fruit on your shelf.
Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place in court, you must defy him and face the consequences.
As Jude becomes more deeply involved in the intrigues and deceptions of the palace, he discovers his own capacity for deception and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the faerie courts in violence, Jude will have to risk his life in a dangerous alliance to save his sisters and the faerie herself.
- buy cruel prince b&w exclusive edition now!
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7. divergent by veronica roth
This collector’s edition may look like your beloved original but shinier, but it packs a lot to explore inside. Excerpts from the original draft are included, along with exclusive essays by Roth, artistic renderings of the bowl from the choosing ceremony, and a map of the intrepid complex.
One choice can transform you. Beatrice Prior’s society is divided into five factions—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice must choose between staying with her Abnegation family and transferring factions. Her choice will shock her community and herself. But the newly christened Tris also has a secret, one she’s determined to keep hidden, because in this world, what makes you different makes you dangerous.
- buy the divergent collector’s edition now!
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8. simon vs. the agenda of homo sapiens by becky albertalli
Your favorite boi and the whole creekwood gang are back with a special edition! This copy contains additional emails from Simon and Blue, a behind-the-scenes scrapbook from the film set, and a conversation between Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, and Angie Thomas, three superstar authors if we ever hear them!
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy dynamics cropping up in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue becoming more flirtatious, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now Simon, reluctant to change, has to find a way to get out of his comfort zone before he gets kicked out, without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling for happiness with the most confused and lovable boy around. have ever met.
- buy the special edition of simon vs. the homo sapiens schedule now!
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9. lauren oliver delusion
The first in an addictive dystopian trilogy has a special edition! Bonus content includes a Q&A with mastermind Lauren Oliver and a sneak peek of its exciting sequel, Pandemonium!
In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn’t about to make the same mistakes.
But with ninety-five days to go until her treatment, Lena meets the enigmatic Alex, a wild boy living under the government’s radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?
- buy the special edition of delirium now!
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10. six of crows by leigh bardugo
Complete with red-sprayed borders and full-color art, this glorious edition of Six of Ravens is screaming. what else do we need to prepare for the netflix premiere?
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager A runaway with a privileged past A spy known as the Wraith A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.
- Buy six of the Ravens Collector’s Edition now!
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11. tear me apart for tahereh mafi
mafi fans, rejoice! The first book in the Wreck Me series includes a new cover to match the other books in the series and a special novel from Warner’s point of view! we’ve been waiting for this one.
one touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can take a grown man’s breath away. one touch, and she can kill.
no one knows why juliette has such incredible power. it feels like a curse, a burden that one person could never bear. but he sees the reset as a gift, he sees it as an opportunity. a shot at a deadly weapon.
juliette had never fought for herself before. But when she is reunited with the only person who ever cared for her, she finds a strength she never knew she had.
- buy wreck me now!
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12. about the appearance of angie thomas
- on sale 7/4/2020!
Be thrilled with the collector’s edition of the critically acclaimed bestselling novel featuring gems like a letter from the author, deleted scenes, and even a photo of Angie as a teen rapper! But there’s more: there’s an annotated playlist, Angie’s Top 5 MCs, an annotated rap, illustrated quotes from the book, and an excerpt from Angie’s upcoming novel. yes, we know, you are already booking.
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest female rappers of all time. or at least win the first battle of it. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died just before he made it big, Bri has some huge shoes to fill.
but it’s hard to get up when you’re labeled a bully at school and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. so bri pours out her anger and frustration in her first song, which goes viral. . . for all the wrong reasons.
bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more of a threat than mc. But with an eviction notice facing her family, Bri doesn’t just want to survive, she has to. even if it means becoming what the public has said she is.
- Buy the pop-up collector’s edition now!
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13. city of bones by cassandra clare
has it really been more than ten years since cassandra clare changed our lives? celebrate with this beautiful edition, complete with special content, over thirty interior illustrations, gilt borders, and more. much. more.
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This is Clary’s first encounter with Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the land of demons. It’s also his first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a bit like an angel and acts like an idiot. Within twenty-four hours, Clary is drawn into Jace’s world with a vengeance when her mother goes missing and Clary is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get her sight? Shadowhunters would like to know…
- buy the city of bones 10th anniversary edition now!
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14. cassandra clare clockwork angel
Speaking of Cassandra Clare’s ten year anniversaries…
The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother.
She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters, including will and jem, the mysterious boys she is drawn to. She will soon find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans.
Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable mechanical creatures, the club is set to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them…
- buy the clockwork angel 10th anniversary edition now!
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15. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. mass
we’ve been through a lot with aelin, dorian, manon, okay, you get the point. Super fans of the epic saga can now celebrate the tournament that started it all with this beautiful edition! It comes inside this wonderful deluxe package and it also features new interior designs. oh, and did we mention? there’s a new map…
This lush, one-of-a-kind edition of the book that started a world-wide phenomenon tells the sweeping saga of Celaena Sardothien who lives in a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand. Celaena is summoned to the castle-not to assassinate the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the king’s champion.
The crown prince will befriend her. the captain of the guard will protect her from it. But something evil dwells in the glass castle, and it’s there to kill. As her competitors begin to die one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival and a desperate quest to eradicate evil before it destroys her world.
- buy the throne of glass collector’s edition now!
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what is your favorite collector’s edition? tell us in the comments!
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