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# Orbital editions
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/ancillary-justice-expanse-leckie-corey-special-editions/
- Published: 2023-10-19T14:42:13.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-19T14:44:02.000Z
- Description: Orbit is releasing new, special editions of Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice and James S.A. Corey's Caliban's War and Abbadon's Gate
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: Books, The Expanse

Last week, [I noted that Orbit will be re-releasing](https://www.andrewliptak.com/iain-m-banks-culture-series-new-cover-art-minimalism/) all of Iain M. Banks' novels with a unified, minimalist series of covers, and mused a bit on the nature of this trend in cover design. 

As it turns out, Orbit wasn't done: it [announced](https://twitter.com/orbitbooks/status/1714680242894455210/photo/1?ref=andrewliptak.com) that it'll be releasing a special edition of Ann Leckie's [*Ancillary Justice*](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780316574266?ref=andrewliptak.com), which turns 10 years old this month. Also in the pipeline? A special edition of [*Caliban's War*](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780316573337?ref=andrewliptak.com) *and [Abaddon's Gate](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780316573528?ref=andrewliptak.com)* by James S.A. Corey, the second and third installments of *The Expanse* series. 

I'll have a bit more to say about that milestone for *Ancillary Justice* (and Leckie's latest novel, [*Translation State*](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780316289719?ref=andrewliptak.com)), but it's cool to see Orbit honoring the book with a nice edition for the occasion, and it should make for a good opportunity to pick up the book if you haven't yet. 

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According to Orbit, the book will feature a new cover (from the excellent John Harris), illustrated end-papers, a foil-stamped case, and a new introduction from Leckie. The edition will be released on November 28th, just in time for the holiday shopping season. It'll retail for $40\. The [product page](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-leckie/ancillary-justice-10th-anniversary-edition/9780316574266/?ref=andrewliptak.com) has some additional images as well. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2c/d7/2cd7d323-e6ed-4666-8092-07e380dbdf2a/content/images/2023/10/Copy-of-Winter-Speaker-Series-Thumbnail--4-.png)

Image: Orbit Books

Orbit did something similar a couple of years ago with James S.A. Corey's [*Leviathan Wakes*](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780316333429?ref=andrewliptak.com): a new edition with an updated cover, introduction and endpapers. I'd been wondering if they'd continue with additional editions of the series, given that *Caliban's War* came out in 2012 and *Abbadon's Gate* arrived in 2013\. 

Come December, it looks like we'll be getting new editions of each: Orbit is giving them special collector's edition treatment, both of which will hit stores on December 12th. Like *Leviathan Wakes*, they'll get new covers, introductions, endpapers and stained edges. Both will also retail for $40\. You can see some additional images for [](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-s-a-corey/abaddons-gate/9780316573528/?ref=andrewliptak.com)[both](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-s-a-corey/calibans-war/9780316573337/?ref=andrewliptak.com) [books](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-s-a-corey/abaddons-gate/9780316573528/?ref=andrewliptak.com) over on Orbit's website.

I really dug the look for *Leviathan Wakes* and for *Ancillary Justice*: while I'm partial to the original covers by Daniel Dociu and John Harris – they played no small part in my picking up the book in the first place – I think this is a good look for the *Expanse* series, and this new edition of *Ancillary Justice* retains that evocative look and feel that the original had. I'll have to make room on my bookshelf for all of them.