Waterstones Book of the Year 2023 Exclusive Edition
This is the UK first edition, first printing hardback of Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, issued as the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023 exclusive.
This edition is identifiable by the gold flecks on the dragon’s neck and wings, a detail unique to this hardback and absent from all other editions.
Complete number line:
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Hand-signed by Katherine Rundell to the title page at Waterstones Piccadilly, London, during a Christmas signing event.
Waterstones Book of the Year 2023 winner
True first edition / first printing (1/1)
Hand-signed at Waterstones Piccadilly (verified signing venue)
Exclusive hardback with sprayed edges
Original double-sided Impossible Creatures bookmark from the 2023 first print run included
Disney five-film deal announced October 2025, significantly increasing long-term demand
Sold out at Waterstones; no further first-print stock issued
Early signed copies now increasingly scarce
Hardback with dust jacket
Bloomsbury, 2023
ISBN: 9781526677006
“There was Tolkien, there is Pullman, and now there is Katherine Rundell.”
— Michael Morpurgo
An award-winning modern fantasy widely regarded as Katherine Rundell’s defining work. A landmark release combining classic fantasy tradition with contemporary storytelling, already positioned as a major long-term collectible following its adaptation announcement.
Professionally packed in a rigid book box.
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