Hi everyone! Petrik from Novel Notions here.

We have another incredibly exciting post today. Orbit Books has asked Novel Notions to host the cover reveal for one of my most anticipated releases of 2025. I know, right after the reveal of Grave Empire by Richard Swan, today I have the honor of revealing the cover art of The Radiant King by David Dalglish! This is the first book in a new trilogy named Astral Kingdoms that it slated to be released in March 2025. I have been a fan of David Dalglish’s fantasy books ever since I read The Keepers trilogy, and after reading a few chapters of The Radiant King, this is truly shaping up to be his best work. But anyway, you’re here for the beautiful cover art. And the cover art is handled by one of the most incredible artist in the industry, Magali Villeneuve! Without further ado, here’s the GORGEOUS cover reveal of The Radiant King by David Dalglish!

Cover art illustrated by Magali Villeneuve

Cover designed by Stephanie A. Hess

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Title: The Radiant King

Series title: Astral Kingdoms (Book 1)

Author: David Dalglish

Publishing date: 4th March 2025

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Publisher: Orbit

Formats: eBook, Paperback

Twitter: @thatdalglishguy

Official Blurb:

The first installment of USA Today bestseller David Dalglish’s latest epic fantasy trilogy about immortal demigods, civil wars, and ancient evil will be irresistible to classic fantasy fans and will appeal to readers of James Islington and Anthony Ryan.​

Six immortal siblings. Five sworn to peace. One demands a throne.

Radiance, the mysterious power of life and creation, is theirs to command. Death cannot claim them. For hundreds of years, the ever-living ruled with ease. Yet when the world is nearly broken beneath their reign, the humbled six swear a vow: They will sit upon no thrones, wear no crowns, and no longer teach humanity the gifts of radiance.

But after centuries of peace, Eder rejects their vow, anoints himself Voice of Father, and spreads a new, cruel faith across the land.

Faron cannot allow such indiscretion. Returning from a self-imposed exile, he swears to crush Eder’s kingdom, and he will not do so alone—Sariel, their cold and calculating brother, knows all too well that an ever-living’s dominion is bound for brutality and destruction. But to overthrow a nation, they will need more than each other. They will need an army and a ruler who can take the throne their own vow forbids. And so, they pledge themselves to the fanatical Bastard Princess, a woman with incredible powers she insists were given to her by the goddess Leliel.

But Eder’s conquest is not what it seems, and it will take more than a holy war to stop an immortal who has heard the desperate plea of a god.

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I want to give my special thanks to Richard Swan & Orbit for allowing Novel Notions the honor and pleasure of hosting the cover reveal for The Radiant King. As fantasy enthusiasts and self-proclaimed connoisseurs of book cover art, it means a lot for me and all of us here at Novel Notions to be given this opportunity. It goes without saying that I’m looking forward to reading The Radiant King!

Lastly, thank you to everyone for taking the time to read this post!

You can pre-order this book from: Amazon 

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