The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

The Ballad of Never After Book by Stephanie Garber

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber is the breathlessly paced, highly acclaimed second book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy. Widely considered by the fandom to be the strongest book in the series, it takes the fairytale whimsy of the first novel and plunges it into a darker, high-stakes game of manipulation, ancient curses, and devastating romantic angst.

Like the rest of the trilogy, the UK Edition (published by Hodder & Stoughton / Gollancz) is world-famous in the book-collecting community for its ethereal aesthetic choices and legendary hidden features.

What Makes the UK Edition So Coveted?

Collectors go to great lengths to import the UK editions of this trilogy due to the spectacular physical designs engineered by the UK publisher.

The Dust Jacket Art: The standard UK hardback trades the bold graphics of the US versions for a soft, fairytale-gothic cover illustrated by Lydia Blagden. It features sweeping, elegant gold foil borders and cosmic accents over an atmospheric background.

The Secret Hidden Foils: Underneath the dust jacket, the standard first-print UK hardbacks contain exclusive, hidden foil stamps pressed directly onto the naked boards. Finding out which one you bought became a massive viral trend, as the book randomizes between multiple rare designs:

The Shield

The Flowers

The Dragon

The Waterstones Exclusive: The highly limited Waterstones edition features an incredibly rare stenciled edge design, a signed tip-in page by Stephanie Garber, and a completely separate hidden foil stamp on the boards—the iconic Skull motif.

Language: English.

Genre: Fantasy.

Binding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং

Quality: Premium Quality Books.

Printing: High Quality Printing.

Paper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)

Cover: Matt cover (Paperback).