Collector’s Release Calendar

Minos Books · The collector’s desk

Plan your next edition. Follow preorder windows, forthcoming titles and production estimates from eight specialist publishers and book sources.

Source check: · 22 entries · 8 sources

A preorder opening is not a shipping date. Estimates can change, and a scheduled public window does not guarantee stock. Use each official source for current availability and purchase requirements.

October–December 2026

Dates for your diary

Confirmed announcement and ordering windows. ET and PT follow the local daylight-saving rules for each date; UK time is shown where announced by the publisher.

  1. 2026
    Elric of Melniboné

    Conversation Tree Press · noon ET

    Deluxe public preorder; unclaimed Lettered lottery

  2. 2026
    Blood Bound

    Grim Oak Press · 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

    Public preorder

  3. 2026
    Dune: House Harkonnen

    Grim Oak Press · 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

    Qualifying House Atreides owners

  4. 2026
    The Handmaid’s Tale & The Testaments

    The Folio Society · 4 p.m. UK / 11 a.m. ET

    Public launch

  5. 2026
    Dune: House Harkonnen

    Grim Oak Press · 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

    Public preorder

  6. 2026
    Kushiel’s Dart

    Grim Oak Press · 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

    Qualifying Elegy for Darkness owners

  7. 2026
    Suntup November announcement

    Suntup Editions · 9 a.m. PT / noon ET

    Artist preorder; eligible matching

  8. 2026
    Suntup November limited editions

    Suntup Editions · 9 a.m. PT / noon ET

    Public sale or lottery only if copies remain

  9. 2026
    Kushiel’s Dart

    Grim Oak Press · 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

    Public preorder

  10. 2026
    Suntup December announcement

    Suntup Editions · 9 a.m. PT / noon ET

    Artist preorder; eligible matching

  11. 2026
    Suntup December limited editions

    Suntup Editions · 9 a.m. PT / noon ET

    Public sale or lottery only if copies remain

Centipede Press

Official updates
Forthcoming

The Autopsy and Others

Michael Shea

Preorder / access
Not announced
Estimated shipping
November 2026

The publisher lists a shipping month; an ordering window and edition specifications are not yet provided.

Publisher details
Forthcoming

The Dragon Waiting

John M. Ford

Preorder / access
Not announced
Estimated shipping
November 2026

A forthcoming edition. The listed month is a shipping estimate, not a confirmed preorder opening.

Publisher details
Forthcoming

Masters of Science Fiction

Alfred Bester

Preorder / access
Not announced
Estimated shipping
December 2026

A new volume in the publisher’s science-fiction collection. Edition details remain to be announced.

Publisher details
Explore Centipede editions at Minos →

Conversation Tree Press

Official updates
Preorder windows

Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock

Preorder / access
Collector’s: October 14, 2026, 10 a.m. ET. Deluxe public sale and unclaimed Lettered lottery: October 21, 2026, noon ET.
Estimated shipping
Q3 2027

Deluxe rights-holder access began October 14. The October 21 opening was revised to noon ET. Availability varies by binding.

Publisher details Date / project update
Scheduled title

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Preorder / access
Exact ordering date not announced
Publisher’s schedule
November 2026; shipping not announced

The third Foundation volume appears in the publishing schedule. The scheduled month is not a confirmed dispatch date.

Publisher details
Scheduled title

The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Lord Dunsany

Preorder / access
Exact ordering date not announced
Publisher’s schedule
February 2027; shipping not announced

Collector’s, Deluxe and Lettered editions are planned, with art by Annie Stegg Gerard and an introduction by Katherine Arden.

Publisher details Date / project update

Dragonsteel

Official updates
Preorder listed

The Fires of December

Brandon Sanderson

Preorder / access
Preorder available at source when checked
Publication window
December 2026; exact dispatch date not stated

Signed and numbered Tor hardcover bundle, offered through Dragonsteel. Includes a figurine and character pin.

Publisher details Date / project update
Announced project

Skyward

Brandon Sanderson

Preorder / access
Sale date to be confirmed
Earlier announced target
Q4 2026; current sale and shipping dates unconfirmed

Leatherbound edition. The target comes from the December 2025 State of the Sanderson update; it is not a newly confirmed launch date.

Publisher details
Announced project

The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan

Preorder / access
Not announced
Shipping
Not announced

The second Wheel of Time leatherbound was reported in development in December 2025. No purchase window is confirmed here.

Publisher details
Explore Dawnshard at Minos →

The Folio Society

Official updates
Upcoming launch

The Handmaid’s Tale & The Testaments

Margaret Atwood

Preorder / access
November 3, 2026, 4 p.m. UK / 11 a.m. ET
Shipping
Not announced

A two-volume limited edition with illustrations by the Balbusso Twins and a new foreword by Naomi Alderman.

Publisher details
Explore our Folio Society edition →

Grim Oak Press

Official updates
Public preorder scheduled

Blood Bound

Patricia Briggs

Preorder / access
Public: October 28, 2026, 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. Moon Called owners: October 14.
Shipping
Not announced

Mercy Thompson volume two. The earlier window is for owners of the qualifying previous edition.

Publisher details Date / project update
Preorder windows scheduled

Dune: House Harkonnen

Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

Preorder / access
House Atreides owners: October 28, 2026. Public: November 11, 2026. Both 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.
Shipping
Not announced

The second Dune House volume has separate matching-owner and public purchase windows.

Publisher details
Preorder windows scheduled

Kushiel’s Dart

Jacqueline Carey

Preorder / access
Elegy for Darkness owners: November 18, 2026. Public: December 2, 2026. Both 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.
Shipping
Not announced

The opening Kushiel’s Legacy volume. Early access is tied to the publisher’s stated qualifying edition.

Publisher details
Explore Grim Oak editions at Minos →

Subterranean Press

Official updates
Preorder / at printer

Only Here Only Now

M. R. Carey

Preorder / access
Preorder available at source when checked
Estimated publication
January 2027; dispatch date not stated

A signed, numbered hardcover edition of 1,000 copies.

Publisher details
Preorder / at printer

Red Seas Under Red Skies

Scott Lynch

Preorder / access
Preorder available at source when checked
Publisher’s estimate
Fall/winter 2026; exact dispatch date not stated

Signed second printing, limited to 1,000 copies. The publisher restricts this title to US shipping addresses.

Publisher details
Preorder / at printer

Of the Apes

Steven Erikson

Preorder / access
Numbered edition preorder listed; Lettered is out of print
Estimated publication
November–December 2026; dispatch date not stated

600 signed numbered hardcovers with Bob Eggleton illustrations. The publisher states that no rights are attached.

Publisher details
Explore Subterranean editions at Minos →

Suntup Editions

Official updates
Announcement scheduled

November announcement

Title and author unrevealed

Preorder / access
Artist public preorder and eligible matching: November 19, 2026, 9 a.m. PT / noon ET.
Shipping
Not announced

Any remaining limited editions may be offered publicly or by lottery on November 21 at 9 a.m. PT, subject to availability.

Publisher details
Announcement scheduled

December announcement

Title and author unrevealed

Preorder / access
Artist public preorder and eligible matching: December 17, 2026, 9 a.m. PT / noon ET.
Shipping
Not announced

Remaining Lettered or Numbered copies may be offered publicly or by lottery on December 19 at 9 a.m. PT, subject to availability.

Publisher details
Sold out / in production

The Great God Pan & The White People

Arthur Machen

Preorder / access
Preorder allocation sold out when checked
Estimated publication
Fall 2027

Numbered and Lettered editions are listed as out of print. This entry tracks production, not an available preorder.

Publisher details Date / project update
Explore Suntup editions at Minos →

Lit Escalates

Official updates
Trade hardcover preorder

The Heretics

Joe Abercrombie

Preorder / access
Preorder available at source when checked
Publication date
May 11, 2027; dispatch date not stated

A Tor Books hardcover offered by Lit Escalates. The listing does not identify it as signed, limited or exclusive.

Publisher details
Presale closed

Red Rising — special editions

Pierce Brown

Preorder / access
Presale closed; future ordering window not announced
Estimated shipping
Artist: fall 2026. Numbered, Lettered and Roman Numeral: December 2026.

A collaboration with Curious King. Timing varies by edition; these are publisher shipping estimates.

Publisher details
Planned titles

Dungeon Crawler Carl — books 3 & 4

Matt Dinniman

Preorder / access
Not announced
Release / shipping
Not announced

Lit Escalates identifies books three and four as next. Edition specifications and signing options are still to be confirmed.

Publisher details
Explore The First Law set at Minos →
What do the dates mean?

Preorder / access is when an order or lottery entry may be placed. Publication is the publisher’s release window. Shipping is an estimated dispatch window. A publishing-schedule month is kept separate when the publisher has not identified it as an ordering or shipping date.

What are matching rights?

Some presses give owners of a qualifying edition an early purchase opportunity or a chance to match their number or letter. The qualifying title, transfer rules and deadlines vary. Check the linked publisher announcement before relying on eligibility.

Are these books sold by Minos Books?

Publisher links lead to the original source’s store or announcement. Separate Minos links lead to our own editions. A calendar entry does not mean that Minos has a copy available or is accepting preorders.

Independently curated by Minos Books from the official sources linked above. This is a dated editorial snapshot, not a live stock feed. Unannounced details stay unconfirmed; publisher availability and terms take precedence.

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