The news finally became public today: The Broken Binding, a UK-based special edition publisher, will be putting out an illustrated hardcover edition of the entire Rook and Rose trilogy! New cover art, colored endpaper art, and black-and-white images throughout, with foil on the hard case, the whole shebang. Alyc and I are incredibly excited, and also we signed our names 4,725 in the last month, on tip-in sheets to be bound with the books.

Now, if you’re not already a Broken Binding subscriber, it’s still possible to get a copy . . . but I have to warn you, it’ll be a little bit complicated. Numbers are capped, and according to what I’ve been told, becoming a Tier 2 subscriber (for non-signed books) has a waiting list months long — well after these will have come out, which will be in the first three months of the upcoming year. As for Tier 1 (signed books), the requirement for that is that you already be a Tier 2 subscriber.

But! First of all, The Broken Binding will be selling overstock at some point in the future, after the subscriptions have been fulfilled. According to their social media, that’s likely to be some time in the second half of 2025. Or if you don’t want to wait/don’t want to risk missing your chance, there are always subscribers who decide to resell their copies at or near cost. The Broken Binding’s Facebook group is the hub for arranging these deals . . . though apparently they had some big problems with scammers a while ago, so you have to be invited to join the group now. If you want to go that route, let me know, and I should be able to put you in touch with someone who can invite you.

So yes, that’s a bit of a hassle. But you can check out their Bluesky post to see a preview of the art — no Labyrinth’s Heart there only because that hasn’t yet been finished! The Broken Binding regularly produces lovely, durable books, so if you want a special copy, this is absolutely the time to do it.