It’s here! The hardcover special edition of The Watermight Thief launches today, the sixth anniversary of the book’s original publication. This stunning hardcover features artwork by Wojtek Depczyński and bonus content written specially for this book. It’ll make a fantastic addition to your fantasy shelves!
The book includes:
- a new, exclusive bonus story featuring Heath the dragon rider’s POV (sneak peek below!)
- an epic custom-illustrated dust jacket by Wojtek Depczyński
- a simplified version of the original Deranged Doctor Design cover under the jacket
- character art by Wojtek and new maps by yours truly
- 344 pages of YA fantasy adventure!
Get your Watermight Thief special edition here!
You can also find it on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
I can’t offer signed copies due to the cost of shipping books to and from Hong Kong, so I’ve made some full-color signed bookplates for everyone who orders the hardcover. To receive your free bookplate, please email jordan@jordanrivet.com with your mailing address!
To celebrate the launch, you can get the ebook edition of The Watermight Thief for 0.99 this week, and you can always read it for free with Kindle Unlimited.
The special editions of the second and third books in the Fire Queen’s Apprentice trilogy will launch on March 15 and April 15. Stay tuned to learn more about the bonus features!
Here’s a peek at the bonus story from Heath’s POV (contains mild spoilers):
Heath worked his fingers through Boru’s feathers, removing the burrs stuck in the dragon’s wings. A cool wind whipped through the Roost, carrying the aromas of home—apple trees, dragon musk, and the hot-metal scent of the Fireshops.
The journey to Pendark had been long and fraught. The return to Vertigon had been complicated, too, thanks to the unexpected visitor they’d brought back. Tamri was turning out to be a serious problem.
The girl had nearly killed King Siv.
Heath shoved down the memory, trying to forget he’d ever taken her to the castle. All he wanted was to collapse by his Heatstone with a mug of hot cider and shut out the world for a while. But he’d never ended a journey without tending properly to his mount.
Boru heaved a contented sigh, relaxing his giant body under Heath’s care. He was a magnificent creature, with jewel-blue scales and majestic white plumage. The Cindral Forest breed of dragons all had elegant feathered wings, like birds of prey, and strong, scaled bodies. Lizards with mythic proportions. They were intelligent and sensitive, capable of communicating and forming bonds with humans. Heath liked spending time with them better than any person he’d ever met.
“Happy to be home, my friend?” he murmured as Boru stretched his wings, scales creaking like leather. “Is that wing joint still giving you trouble?”
Boru huffed, and Heath knew what he needed even though he couldn’t understand dragons in words, as some Wielders did. He kneaded the muscles where feathered wing met scaled body, his large blunt fingers finding the softer places between the scales. Boru hummed in appreciation. The dragon was Heath’s closest friend, almost an extension of himself.
Jordan Rivet 