The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson full box (Illumicrate 'Rival Realms' Exclusive)

The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to uncover the truth. . .

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best.

Then one of them is murdered.

It falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer before the trials end. To do so, she must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generations, all while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, she will win the throne. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

• An exclusive redesigned cover (by @tomrobertsillustration)
• Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by @c.e.illo)
• Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
• Illustrated endpapers (by @zookie_art); different front and back
• Adult fantasy; first in a trilogy
  
• M/F romance (main); POC main character; POC side characters

Items included in the full box option:

• City of Starlight landscape puzzle, inspired by A Court of Thorns and Roses, featuring artwork by Harkalé Linaï
• The Dragon's Dawn tote bag, inspired by Voyage of the Damned, featuring artwork by Niall Grant
• The Aurora and Aphelion postcard set, inspired by Trial of the Sun Queen, featuring artwork by Corinne Reid
• Cosmic Fray sun stickers, inspired by Faebound, designed by Steph Perry-Cuff

Photos by @bookwormgram