Rebecca Yarros reignited the romantasy genre with the release of Fourth Wing (2023), the first book in her Empyrean series. Centered around 20-year-old dragon-rider recruit Violet Sorrengail, the series defies traditional fantasy tropes by offering readers a female hero who is both formidable and deeply human.

Paperblanks have collaborated with Rebecca Yarros to bring the magic of Violet’s world to the Empyrean hardback collection. This design encapsulates all the seduction and mystery of the book series, and they both hope it will, in some way, inspire your own magical romance.

The design reproduced here is taken from a panelled skirt known as a mamianqun, a garment worn by Han Chinese women in the traditional Hanfu dress style. Hanfu dates back more than three millennia to the Song and Liao dynasties, when it became popular due to both its functionality and its aesthetic style.

• 100% recycled binder boards

• FSC-certified text paper

• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed

• Acid-free sustainable forest paper

William Morris, a celebrated practitioner of the Arts and Crafts movement, believed that any decoration is futile when it does not remind you of something beyond itself. He was keen to use natural dyes in his textile production, as can be seen in this pink and pastel version of his Honeysuckle printed cotton design.

• 100% recycled binder boards

• FSC-certified text paper

• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed

• Acid-free sustainable forest paper