Preorder Cassandra Clare’s ‘Lord of Shadows’ (links and more)

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Cathrin in Book News, Cassandra Clare, The Dark Artifices // 17 Comments

Greetings, fellow Shadowhunters! Cassandra Clare’s Lord of Shadows hit shelves on May 23 – that’s in exactly one month – so we’ve made a “masterlist” with all the information you need to know and where you can preorder the book.

USA

Simon & Schuster: regular hardcover (ISBN: 9781442468405)
Barnes & Noble: bonus story featuring Julian and Emma (ISBN: 9781534406162)
Costco: Julian’s portrait of Emma (art by Cassandra Jean. ISBN: 9781534406346)
Target: Map of Alicante (ISBN: 9781534406179)

Easons and WHSmith: paperback including interior cover printing of Shadowhunter runes (ISBN: 9781471116650)
Waterstones: paperback with extra scene and blue page edges (ISBN 9781471116650)
Waterstones: limited edition hardback with bonus story (Julian & Emma) and map of Alicante (ISBN: 9781471165269)

If you want to see sneak peeks of the bonus content, skip the additional links part.

Additional links:

Amazon USA: hardcover / Amazon Canada: hardcover / paperback
Amazon Mexico: hardcover / Amazon Brasil: hardcover / paperback
Amazon UK: Waterstones limited edition hardback / paperback / Amazon Germany: hardcover / paperback / Amazon France: hardcover / paperback / Amazon Spain: hardcover / paperback / Amazon Italy: hardcover / paperback
Amazon China: hardcover / paperback / Amazon Japan: hardcover / paperback
Books-A-Million: hardcover / BAM edition with exclusive poster
BookDepository (free delivery nearly everywhere): hardcover / paperback / Costco edition
Dymocks
IndieBound
Indigo

You can also go to your local bookshop and preorder your copy there to save shipping costs.

Links to ebooks not included but try the ISBNs.

What is the bonus content?

More than thirty new runes by Val Freire in the first editions (that includes the Waterstones limited edition hardback):

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"Clary woke to the fading image of a rune against her closed eyelids, a rune like two wings connected by a single bar." — City of Heavenly Fire People have asked to see the Heavenly Fire rune for years, and now for the first time in a decade rune artist Val Freire has returned to design 30 new Shadowhunter runes, including the Mark of Cain and many others! They will be printed on the back of the jackets of all English language FIRST EDITIONS of Lord of Shadows. To grab a first edition all you have to do is pre order the book at any online store or in any bookstore. Have fun! #thedarkartifices #tda #shadowhunters

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Art by Cassandra Jean (Costco edition):

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"It was half-finished, an image of Emma striding out of the ocean, Cortana strapped to her hip. Her hair was down, as it was in most of the pictures, and he had made it look like the spray of the ocean at sunset, when the last rays of daylight turned the water to a brutal gold. She looked beautiful, fierce, as terrible as a goddess." Cassandra Jean's interpretation of Julian's portrait of Emma from Lady Midnight. It will appear in the back of Costco editions of Lord of Shadows in the U.S!

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Map of Alicante (Target edition and Waterstones limited edition hardback):

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Detail from the map of Alicante in the back of Target editions of Lord of Shadows — I love seeing the Gard and even the alley where Jace burned his handprints! For a full rundown of special editions of LoS, stay tuned. #tda, #shadowhunters, #tsc

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What is a first edition?

Publishers print books in batches called print runs. Every book printed in the first batch of books printed is a first edition. “A first edition book is a copy that was printed in the first print run, when the book was originally published. If the books sell out, the publisher will authorize the printing of a new batch, called the second edition. When that stock is depleted, the next print run is called the third edition, and so on.“ […]

The best way to make sure you get a first edition is to pre order.

Let us know if you have any more questions.

Are you going to get a special edition or have you preordered one yet? Let us know in the comments!

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16 Comments on Preorder Cassandra Clare’s ‘Lord of Shadows’ (links and more)

Sia // April 23, 2017 at 10:47 AM // Reply

Anybody know if the Waterstones special hardcover will have the new runes?
- Cathrin // April 23, 2017 at 10:54 AM // Reply
  
  We were told that it should have them.
  - Sia // April 23, 2017 at 10:58 AM //
    
    Very glad to hear it, since I already pre-ordered XD Thank you!
- Sia // May 28, 2017 at 12:36 PM // Reply
  
  It didn’t have them after all. (I live in Finland, so mine just got to me). Really disappointed and upset – I know it’s not your guys’ fault, but I wish whoever had told you the Waterstones special edition would include the extra runes had double-checked.
denis // April 23, 2017 at 4:36 PM // Reply

Where can I find the link to the Costco edition?
- Cathrin // April 23, 2017 at 4:38 PM // Reply
  
  I couldn’t find the book on their website.
izzy // April 23, 2017 at 9:19 PM // Reply

I already pre-ordered (yay!) get it 1 week after its out.
Victoria // April 25, 2017 at 6:21 PM // Reply

Will I still get bonus content if I pre-ordered on Amazon or no?
- Cathrin // April 25, 2017 at 11:45 PM // Reply
  
  You will get the runes.
Constanza Rama // April 27, 2017 at 12:42 PM // Reply

What would be the date of publication of the book in Spanish?
- Cathrin // April 27, 2017 at 1:16 PM // Reply
  
  Sorry, Constanza. We only know the English release date and the German one. Have you asked Cassie’s Spanish publisher?
Gizem // May 18, 2017 at 8:47 AM // Reply

Is the special poster in the BAM edition the same as in the Costco one? Do you or Cassie know that? 🙂
- Cathrin // May 18, 2017 at 9:27 AM // Reply
  
  I asked BAM a while ago but never heard from them so I don’t know 😦
  - Gizem // May 18, 2017 at 10:58 AM //
    
    Okay, thank you! 🙂 Then we’ll just have to wait until the release day. Maybe someone got this one and can share pictures. 🙂
  - Cathrin // May 18, 2017 at 12:33 PM //
    
    Hi Gizem, it’s the same poster 😊
  - Gizem // May 23, 2017 at 11:52 AM //
    
    Ahh, that’s great, thanks so much Cathrin!! 🙂