Legacy of Sorrow Special Editions

The Legacy of Sorrow: Special Editions are a set of two collector's hardcover prints, each book binding together two of the series' novels. Featured within the interior are all-new black and white character portrait sketches to accompany each work, creating a "bookend" effect in each Volume with relevant characters. The Special Editions will be released Holiday 2024, with the first entry entitled Rise and the second entitled Fall. Each book will be a larger format than the paperbacks, at a hefty 7" x 10" interior scale to showcase the artwork and create a memento piece for those valuing these special prints of the original story. Although the Special Editions were initially planned as a limited release, demand for the series warranted an extended print, and signature copies will be available instead on a limited basis.
Rise will contain both Sorrow and Affliction in an unabridged format, with portraits of Jalix, Karalynn, Sonya, Schillinger, and Valterius printed with the signature of the series' portraitist, WhySwan. Fall bears a similar design, encasing Desolation and Despair within a single book and showcasing Alice, Krystal, Legacy, Amelia, and Violet in delicate sketches. 
==Synopsis==
Rise contains the full content of Volumes I and II, Sorrow and Affliction, embracing the worldbuilding contained within the first two volumes and the tremendous effort made to overthrow the initial threats facing Kara, her Counsel, and the city of Aerael. Kara's humanity and Sonya's recovery take precedence as matters of importance, forging the beginnings of a new future. Rise can be read in a cyclical manner, with the ending of Affliction coinciding perfectly with the beginning of Sorrow as the story loops back to its beginning. 
Fall contains the full content of Volumes III and IV, Desolation and Despair, marking the end of a former era under Aerael's safety and the wisdom of Kara's Counsel as both are supplanted by the devious mechanisms of the Outbreak and its machinations. While the final two Volumes of the series ultimately build toward the ending of the series' plot development, the consistent and often devastating setbacks, destruction, and chaos inflicted on the characters lends credence to the building of the Unbroken: the army of Vampyres set out to defeat Legacy and his army of Tortured. While the title infers the fall of antagonist characters, equally as abundant are the losses suffered by the protagonists on their journey to finish a centuries-long war.