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Illumicrate

Rising Thunder

by Neal Shusterman

Preorder dateNovember 17, 2026
Original time zoneUK (GMT/BST)

Early Access

Previous purchasers of our Illumicrate Exclusive: Arc of a Scythe setTuesday, November 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
Active Illumicrate Fantasy (box/book-only) subscribersTuesday, November 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT
Silver/Gold Illumicrate Reward holdersTuesday, November 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM GMT

General Access

General saleThursday, November 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT

We are pleased to announce, in collaboration with Neal Shusterman (@nealshusterman) and Walker Books (@WalkerBooksYA), our Illumicrate Exclusive: Rising Thunder! If you thought you'd learnt everything there was to know about the complex world of Scythe, think again. It's time to go back and dive into the origins of the Thunderhead in this highly anticipated prequel, with our edition designed to match our Illumicrate Exclusive: Arc of Scythe set! Missed the original print of our Illumicrate Exclusive: Arc of Scythe set? Fear not, we have something coming for you soon. Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Rising Thunder is a Royal hardback and features: # Exclusive redesigned cover (by @tomrobertsillustration; design by @stephcuff_creative) * Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by @c.e.illo) * Digitally printed fore-edge (by @tomrobertsillustration); block-sprayed top & bottom edges # Illustrated endpapers (by @tonyfotiart); different front and back * Digitally signed by the author Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly. - 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). Shipping: This comes under our 'Book only' shipping category. Our shipping rates can be found on our website. It is expected to ship in February. Sale Information: UK: General Sale begins 19 November at 3pm GMT. US: General Sale begins 19 November at 10am ET. We will be holding a presale on 17 November. Presale access will include: * Previous purchasers of our Illumicrate Exclusive: Arc of a Scythe set (2pm GMT | 9am ET) * Active Illumicrate Fantasy (box/book-only) subscribers (3pm GMT | 10am ET) * Silver/Gold Illumicrate Reward holders (4pm GMT | 11am ET) An email with presale details will be sent on 11 November.