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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hi all! It’s another time where we want to share love for the crafters who work on our beautiful books. This time it’s another marbler, the wonderful Rachel Maiden who is also known as @/maidenmarbling on Instagram

Assassin's Apprentice Lettered Marbling by Rachel Maiden (Maiden Marbling) with the title 'Rachel Maiden' Maiden Marbling on top.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shipping has officially begun on Last Argument of Kings! As of today, those that opted for Expedited Shipping from the Bindery, have started to be sent out and you should have an email letting you know in your inbox!

This is the full First Law Trilogy which will soon be at peoples doors.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Monday Gang! As we recently got to share with @lit-escalates.bsky.social some of the Letterpress printing going on BTS for our Red Rising Limited tiers, today felt like a good day to share the RR Artist Edition - as at the end of last week we received this the shiny advance copy!

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Whoops, August got a little away from us - and so did September honestly, but happy to report that the August/September blog update is now live on our blog.

A picture of Nomad Letterpress's Letterpress printer with the words Production Update - August/September 2026

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good day to all of you fine, fine people. As we are literally on the cusp of shipping our Last Argument of Kings by the ineffable @joeabercrombie.com Abercrombie we thought it would be a good idea to share some more incredible artwork from our release of the last book in the First Law Trilogy

A painting of The Shanka - a piece of art from our fine press release of Last Argument of Kings

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tonight’s the night! Our Assassin’s Apprentice Worldcon exclusive signed by Robin Hobb will be available to purchase tonight Thursday 17th September 2026 at 20:00BST

A picture of the AA Worldcon Exclusive Print with the words Assassin's Apprentice Worldcon Print Tonight 20:00BST

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happy Monday! What better way to start the week than with an Art Reveal for A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. We’re featuring today our protagonist Ged finally standing up to his Shadow; a beautiful piece by Tom Kidd.

An illustration of our upcoming release A Wizard of Earthsea of Ged confronting his Shadow illustrated by Tom Kidd.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As mentioned after our LA trip, we're selling our Exclusive and signed by Robin Hobb and 35 copies remain of Fitz arriving at Buckkeep Castle. The remaining prints will be up for sale on our website on: Thursday 17th September 2026 at 20:00BST

A picture of the print we're selling with the words 'worldcon print date reveal' over the top

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s time we show some love for maps, because lets face it, we love a fantasy map! We’ve utilised the skills of the incredible @tallshepherd.com to create maps for us in the past, and this one on display is for our Earthsea release showing the vibrant world of the Archipelago.

A rendition of the Wizard of Earthsea Map we have had commissioned showing the world of The Archipelago.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hello CK Gang! It’s Monday, and we’re happy to let you know that Last Argument of Kings is getting prepped to ship. The Standard editions as of today are starting to be palleted and getting ready to send to our distributors.

Last Argument of Kings books being packed at Ludlow

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

After quite a long time away from the desk in the US of A, Anthony is back and trying to remember how to be a publisher again. Some of you will quite rightly be wondering, what’s going on with our Worldcon exclusive print?!

Our exclusive Worldcon Assassin's Apprentice print

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hi all! A cool announcement from us! Curious King are going to be attending the Ludlow Fine Bookfair! It is an event that celebrates books – covering bookbinders, presses, dealers, suppliers, and related organisations!

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s Friday (and a bank holiday weekend here in the UK!) so it’s time for another Throwback. As it’s getting close now, lets share the love for our Standard edition of The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie.

A display image of our Last Argument of Kings standard edition in its dustjacket.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

With Last Argument of Kings by @joeabercrombie.com currently binding we thought you’d like to see a small tease before the book arrives in people’s hands This is the book's frontispiece featuring The Seed, which is a stone, a relic of the Old Time and cannot be touched without Demons Blood

This is the book’s frontispiece featuring The Seed, which is a stone, a relic of the Old Time and cannot be touched without Demons Blood.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi all! It’s about time we used our platform to share the wonderful work of our artists, not just our illustrators, but those behind the scenes who use their talents to create our beautiful books & Renato Crepaldi is one such man!

A title of 'Renato Crepaldi Marbling' over an image of The Lettered Edition's marbling work.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy Wednesday you lovely lot! Whilst Anthony’s at WorldCon we’ll be taking orders for a brand new EXCLUSIVE print and we promised we’d share it for you all to see.

Our AA print featuring Fitz arriving at the gate in the opening of Assassin's Apprentice

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Happy Monday Gang! Thought it was time to give an update on the Martian. We're currently waiting patiently for the handmade Martian paper to be made for the Lettered Edition, which is the last piece of the puzzle for this. Here’s the prototype that’s been made for us by Zoë Goehring at CAVEPAPER

Our Prototype of the Martian Paper from Zoe at CAVEPAPER

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So we mentioned this on our Production Update we will be attending LAcon V! @laworldcon is The World Science Fiction Convention (also known as Worldcon) is an annual international gathering of science fiction fans, writers, artists, musicians and creators!

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hi everyone! As per usual we’re a little behind schedule, but yesterday, Sunday 9th August, was National Book Lovers Day, and we figured that it’s worth celebrating because the small team here at Curious King are Book Lovers indeed!

A selection of CK book titles (left to right: The Fall of Hyperion, Legend, The Martian, Before They Are Hanged, Assassin's Apprentice and Red Rising)

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It’s Friday so it’s time for another Throwback! Now it’s out in the world, let's share the love for The Hitchhiker’s Guide of the Galaxy. Today we’re showcasing the Lettered Edition.

A photo of the cover and book of the CK release of The Hitchhiker's Guide of the Galaxy Lettered edition.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happy Thursday everyone! We’ve been informed by the wonderful people at Ludlow that our CK release Last Argument of Kings, the third in the First Law Series by @joeabercrombie.com, is well on the way in the binding process!

A tease of the work in progress working on our Last Argument of Kings Fine Press edition.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Better late than never but you can find our July Production Update now live on our blog! July was a really big month! The Hitchhiker’s Guide of the Galaxy shipped out with the new packaging, & the presale has now been and gone for A Wizard of Earthsea with all tiers being sold out within 15 mins!

A picture of our three tiers of A Wizard of Earthsea with the words Production Update July 2026 underneath

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy Monday everyone, but also a belated birthday cheer for the incredible David Gemmell, the author of Legend. David Gemmell would have turned 76 on the 1st of August and so we wanted to share one of the editions of Legend’s CK release to celebrate.

A look at the Deluxe book boards from our edition of David Gemmell's Legend, with the words 'Happy Belated Birthday David Gemmell'

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It’s almost here! Our CK Release of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by Tom Kidd is due to go live in just 2 hours time (20:00BST).

An image of all 3 tiers of our CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea with the name and title of the book and the note 'Public Sale 20:00 BST'

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hello book lovers and collectors alike! We’ve been teasing you now for the last two weeks and we’re finally able to share the FULL details of our latest release. Presenting, one of the finest and most important fantasy books ever written: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

The three tiers of CK's release of A Wizard of Earthsea with the words 'Info Reveal is Now Life' underneath.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Introducing the Standard Edition of our fine-press release of “A Wizard of Earthsea” by the incredible Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by the legendary Tom Kidd!

The first of four images of the Standard Edition of our CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea

The second of four images of the Standard Edition of our CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea

The third of four images of the Standard Edition of our CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea

The last of four images of the Standard Edition of our CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Happy Monday all Today is our last Earthsea tease! This is our sneak peak for the Standard edition release of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by Tom Kidd.

A tease of our Standard Edition of the Wizard of Earthsea

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness.” We’re pleased to reveal the wraparound dustjacket art (exclusive to the Standard Edition) of A Wizard of Earthsea, illustrated by the incredible Tom Kidd.

The Dust jacket art for our upcoming A Wizard of Earthsea release.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Time to tease a little more art for A Wizard of Earthsea - a sneak peak of our wraparound dustjacket for the Standard Edition which has been illustrated by master illustrator Tom Kidd.

Our tease of the dustjacket of our Standard Edition of A Wizard of Earthsea

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“But need alone is not enough to set power free: there must be knowledge.” Here in all its glory is our Deluxe edition of our release of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by the powerhouse Tom Kidd.

The first of three pictures of the Deluxe Edition of Curious King's release of A Wizard of Earthsea

The second of three pictures of the Deluxe Edition of Curious King's release of A Wizard of Earthsea

The third of three pictures of the Deluxe Edition of Curious King's release of A Wizard of Earthsea

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Today (as we bake in our UK Heatwave) we’re teasing the Deluxe edition for you to speculate about! It is of course for our upcoming release of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, lovingly illustrated by Tom Kidd!

A teaser look at CK's Deluxe release of A Wizard of Earthsea

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.” - A Wizard of Earthsea As promised, here’s our first look at our Lettered Edition of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by Tom Kidd.

The first of three of our teases for the CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea Lettered Edition

The second of three of our teases for the CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea Lettered Edition

The last of three of our teases for the CK release of A Wizard of Earthsea Lettered Edition

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Behold! Our 1st of our many book teasers for A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Usually we tease our standards and work our way to the Lettered, but sometimes it’s good to shake things up a bit. So let's go backwards this time. Today we’re teasing our Lettered edition!

A teasingly close up look at our Lettered edition of A Wizard of Earthsea which is coming soon!

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Hi everyone! Another Friday, another Throwback. Today’s feature is The Fall of Hyperion written by the late Dan Simmons! Today we’re highlighting the Deluxe Edition which you can see below!

A picture of our CK release of The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons, the book standing on it's edge next to it's solander case.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our new fine press editions of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by Tom Kidd will be revealed on our website on: Wednesday 22nd July at 15:00 BST!

An image which reads 'A Wizard of Earthsea' Ursula K. Le Guin, Illustrated by Tom Kidd.

Book Reveal: 22nd July 15:00BST
Public Pre-Sale: 28th July 20:00BST

The text is overlaid over a painterly background with an island in the background, which is painted by Tom Kidd.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Fellow collectors! That’s right, another production update slipped in with hours to spare for the month. It's a big month for us and you might want to have a gander at our future titles....all now available on our blog! curiousking.co.uk/june-2026-pr...

The words Production Update June 2026 overlay the 3 sets of Deluxe editions of the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Happy Friday everyone! As we all try to deal with the heat in the UK, here’s our Friday Throwback for the incredible epic, Legend by David Gemmell illustrated by the incredible Justin Sweet.

A picture of the Curious King release of Legend by David Gemmell.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Get ready people, it’s coming! A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by Tom Kidd is officially our next CK release!

The words - upcoming release, A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin, above a painted image of the protagonist Ged summoning the dead.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

To all the hoopy froods out there, You’ve waited long enough, but we can now officially announce that the postal service is due to collect the Standard and Deluxe editions of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TODAY, and so customers should be receiving your tracking number!

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy Friday, we’re here looking back at the CK collection and today we’re looking at Before They Are Hanged, the second book in the First Law Trilogy by @joeabercrombie.com!

The Curious King Deluxe Edition of Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Happy Wednesday! Today we’re talking The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin - the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Fifth Season and the second volume in The Broken Earth Trilogy.

A stack of our books within the Curious King Obelisk Gate release, with our Lettered on the top, Deluxe in the Middle and Standard at the bottom.

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Happy Monday all! Today we’re sharing (re-sharing really because we love it so so much) our beautiful dustjacket cover of Fitz & Nosey for our standard release of Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb, masterfully put together by Lixin Yin Read more about our release & the production updates below!👇

This is the dustjacket art of Fitz and Nosey from our standard release of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

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Curious King @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Hi Bluesky, it's very nice to be here!

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