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Book 1 Hardcover Pre-Order
🕑 Added 2025-10-23 22:35:22 +0000 UTCG'day all,
TL;DR:
Hardcovers of book 1 available for pre-order.
Release Date: July 7th, 2026
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/he-who-fights-with-monsters-vol-1-travis-deverell/1148560224
I know that a lot of people have been hoping for a hardcover release, but I'm going to be a little selfish and start by talking about what this means to me. By any reasonable metric, He Who Fights With Monsters has been a runaway success, but there has always been the one experience that I've never had as an author. As someone who has always sold through online platforms, I've never had that moment where I walk into a bookstore and see my book on the shelf. Now, that day is officially coming, and I'm having trouble wiping the big dumb grin off my face.
2026 is going to be a big year for the series. Alongside the hardcover releases, there will be some other things that I'm not quite ready to talk about yet, but am very excited over. There is also a very good chance that the series will come to a conclusion next year. I've had the end of the series dancing about in the back of my head since the very beginning, and I hope that that you all get a satisfaction from it that lives up to my anticipation.
Some of my fellow litRPG authors are currently running kickstarters for special edition hardcovers, namely the delightful Matt Dinniman of Dungeon Crawler Carl fame, and my good friend RinoZ with his series Chrysalis. I know many of you would like to see some extra-fancy special edition HWFWM hardcovers, separate from the hardcover retail release, but I guess we'll have to wait and see what next year brings. Anyway, here are some links if you want to check out the Chrysalis or DCC special editions.
Getting my books into stores like a big boy is going to be a massive milestone for me. My friends are going to find me insufferably smug for much longer than they'd like, but my mum will be very proud. They will be out in time for LitRPG Con next year, which I am very much looking forward to attending, so I should be good for signing books until my wrist drops off. I am so sorry to have missed it this year, with my friends who attended telling me how much fun it was. Hopefully, there will be no more life-threatening disasters.
-Shirt
Comments
habisky bombdigy
Dude fucking ordered. Man been waiting for this. No questions asked I got the book. And will be displayed properly
habisky bombdigy
Finish it befor you die or you soul will be torched for life. ( as some one that that writes about other worlds i very calmly tell you. Finish it or die and be put to pain for your existence after.) We dont like empty endings. FINISH IT.
habisky bombdigy
Done not question asked. Just finish the story. plz find and ending. You are clearly on on level of Tolkien you just need to finish it before it finishes you
Aizen Weeks
Same size books and art style really gives in library appeal in the house
Joe Rogers
When you release all of the books in hardcover would there be a discount to the whole series if I buy at at once? I would love the series but I want to buy all the books at once after it is completed
Matt Turner
Ordered. Thanks for the update and I hope you're recovery continues
Meeple University
Some great news! I tried to pre-order the hardcover on Amazon, but it's not available on Amazon Australia. Hopefully it'll be available soon! Backed the other Kickstarter, thank you!
Hunter
I guess the series is kinda pointless when Jason hits diamond and transcends but still sad
Hunter
Series ending next year? We have so much left to do. No!!!!
osullytony
Congrats man I'll be picking up one of these, and if you ever do a more fancy version I'd get that too.
Brian Layman
Congratulations!!!
Frog
As long as your mum is still genuinely proud, have NO shame in being insufferably smug. Any boy making his mama proud feels like he won the lottery, and that I feel is worth some smugness, even to the chagrin of friends
Braden Lambert
This is awesome can’t wait to add it to my collection
Jacob Harris
So cool man!
ShowBizGAL 1996
I can imagine how proud you are to reach your big boy goal at long last! (wild applause and dancing in the streets is hereby approved) :-D
JW Saxby
That’s bloody awesome mate 👍🏼😁👍🏼 Well done, can’t wait! 🍻
Skalias Pablo
When it's released, the first thing I plan to do is actually begin to loan it out to friends to make them read it
Vincent Ciavone
Bought my best friend a paperback so he could get into the series, cant wait to get a hard cover collection over the years
