Illumicrate
Fantasy
The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino full box (Illumicrate 'Knightcore' Exclusive)
$38.00
About the product
Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.
Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.
She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.
When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.
For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.
The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of The Knight and the Moth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @teradiamart; design by @chattynora)
- Full colour art and foil on the hardback (art by @dominikmayerart; design by @chattynora)
- Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart); different front and back
- Bound-in author letter
- Bonus content
- Digitally signed by the author (on the author letter)
- Adult fantasy debut; first in a series of connected standalones
- M/F relationship; queer (bisexual) MC; queer love interest; queer secondary characters (trans character, nonbinary characters, ambiguously queer characters and relationships); queernorm world; characters with limb differences; diverse cast
Items included in the full box option:
- Excalibur Sword Replica, inspired by Legendborn, artwork by Stacey Mcevoy Caunt
- Lioness Rampant Cosmetics Bag, inspired by The Song of the Lioness, artwork by Vivian Friedel
- Nine For The Tomb Bookmark Set, inspired by Gideon the Ninth, artwork by C. J. Merwild
- The Sixth Omen Bookshelf Bunting, inspired by The Knight and the Moth, artwork by Kelly Louise Judd
Photos by @bookwormgram
'An epic tale that explores what it truly means to love' - Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
'This book has it all: Arthurian themes of devotion and betrayal, the carnage of courtly politics and combat, every manner of unadulterated yearning. Glorious' Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six
Tropes for The Second Death of Locke include: yearning, devoted knight/mage dynamic, forced proximity, friends to lovers
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