Jay Kristoff
On-Sale Dates is a record of book on-sale dates, each checked against publisher and retailer sources and re-checked nightly.
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Next: Bastards, goes on sale 1 Jun 2027, in 221 days. Status: Pending.
Different places start the on-sale day at different moments. What the stores state about the day is further down this panel, under its heading.
One source, Apple Books (US), gives 1 Jun 2027. A second source is needed before this is listed.
What the on-sale day means
Not one of Apple Books and Kobo names an hour or a time zone for a digital pre-order. What each store says happens on the on-sale day is in its own sentence below.
An on-sale date is the first day a store is allowed to sell the book. That rule is written down at Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House UK and Hachette UK Distribution.
Every quoted sentence in full, with its link
- Apple Books
When your pre-ordered item becomes available, your payment method is billed and you receive an email.
- Kobo
You’re billed for the book on the day it’s released, not the day you pre-order.
- Penguin Random House
The date that a title is allowed to go “on-sale” and appear on shelves and on display in stores for customers to purchase
- Penguin Random House UK
These titles are supplied to retailers in advance to enable stock to be available for sale on publication day, but must not be sold or otherwise supplied to consumers before the Controlled Publication Date.
- Hachette UK Distribution
The Customer shall not sell or make available to the general public or any third party any Goods before the publication date of such Goods unless authorised specifically in writing by Hachette UK Distribution.
Reader questions and answers
Is Bastards out yet?
Bastards is not out yet. It goes on sale on 1 Jun 2027, and the date stands at Pending. Apple Books (US) is the first source on file to state that day.
What day does Bastards go on sale?
Bastards goes on sale on Tuesday 1 Jun 2027, and the date stands at Pending. One source on file states that same day. The date has stood unchanged since 3 Oct 2026.
Does Bastards have an audiobook?
No audiobook of Bastards is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
When does the paperback of Bastards come out?
No paperback of Bastards is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
Is Bastards out in the UK?
The UK Ebook of Bastards is dated 20 May 2027, and the date stands at Pending. Apple Books (UK) is the first source on file to state that day.
Books and editions
| Books and editions | Tier | Region | On-sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastards | |||
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Ebook | Pending | US | Unverified: 1 Jun 2027 |
| Ebook | Pending | UK | Unverified: 20 May 2027 |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| No date Not yet listed: Hardcover US, Hardcover UK, Paperback US, Paperback UK, Audiobook US, Audiobook UK Get an alert | |||
Release rhythm
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- Empire of the Dawn20 months after Empire of the Damned Released on 4 Nov 2025
Change log
- Bastards: On 3 Oct 2026, No date became 1 Jun 2027. Title accepted from discovery: Apple Books (US) listing.
- Bastards: On 4 Oct 2026, No date became 20 May 2027. Edition first seen: Apple Books (UK).