The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World [1st PRINT / SIGNED, DATED & LOCATED]

Dawson, J.R.

ISBN 10: 1250805589 / ISBN 13: 9781250805584

Published by Tor Books, 2025

About this Item

Tor; New York, 2025. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stated "First Edition 2025", first printing with a full number line starting with "1". 9-1/2" tall, 318 numbered pages followed by unnumbered pages of "This Book is in Memory of . . . ", "Acknowledgements" and "About the Author". One-piece smooth black binding, gilt lettering on spine only, front panel is plain; plain purple end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is brand new and is pristine: exterior is spotlessly clean, book is square, no edge dings or corner bumps; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges very tight and not damaged in any fashion. Interior is spotlessly clean and completely unmarked; pages are tight and clean with no stains; no page corners folded or damaged; hinges quite strong and tight; spine undamaged; no staining or discoloration; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library. Jacket is also brand new and is pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no corner bumps, no bumps on edges or on head and heel of spine; publisher's original price of "$28.99 / ($40.99 CAN)" listed on the upper edge of front flap; raised letters of the title and author's name on the front panel are evident (they have not been crushed). Jacket is now protected by mylar jacket cover. Signed (actually initialed ["JR / D"]) in medium thick black felt tip pen on the title page beneath her printed name; on the facing page (the back of the half title page) at the top near the spine she has added the date and the location ( "7/30/2025 St Louis"), all done in my presence at Left Bank Books in the central west end of Saint Louis, MO. This event, with 10 people in the audience, was held one day after the book was released.

Seller Inventory # BMR-2025-8-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World [1st PRINT / SIGNED, DATED & LOCATED]
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250805589
• ISBN 13: 9781250805584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a powerful and poignant contemporary Queer fantasy perfect for fans of Hadestown and Under the Whispering Door

At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, there is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly-departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives, before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.

Nera has spent decades watching her father--the ferryman of the dead--sail across the lake, each night just like the last.

But tonight, something is wrong.

The Station's lighthouse has started to flicker out. The terrifying, ghostly Haunts have multiplied in the city. And now a person--a living person--has found her way onto the boat.

Her name is Charlie. She followed a song. And she is searching for someone she lost.

"Gorgeous, lyrical, heartfelt, and true in all the ways that matter! This is an achingly beautiful book that is as much about life as it is about death."--Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

About the Author

J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing. Her shorter works can be found in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and Rich Horton's Year's Best. Dawson currently lives in Minnesota with her loving wife. She teaches at Drexel University's MFA program for Creative Writing, and fills her free time with keeping her three chaotic dogs out of trouble.