Codex Althaeban Malik
Authored by: Peter Hamilton-Giles
Published by: Atramentous Press
Codex Althaeban Malik is perhaps considered the most complicated book in the Black Dragon series so far. It addresses three primary issues, the idea of the Proklosis Ring as the open ground, the distribution of the first sorcerer’s name upon the ground as an emblem of intent, and the extending of points by using each letter to traverse lines of intersection as a way of communicating with the shadow of ourselves Althaeban Malik.
In contrast to the Volume lineage of Black Dragon books, the Codex series tackles subjects and nuances that may not be so easily examined to their required depth. As such, the open ritual space of the Proklosis Ring becomes something more significant than that found in Volume 1. Moreover, in a further act of reversal the sorcerer addresses his/her shadow spirit and that spirit’s retinue. Consequently, the topic and role of Althaeban Malik is introduced, alongside the Tenebrae Walker and Umbra Noctivagus. Each add a further layer of intricacy and thereby ensure the groundwork is laid for the telluric sorcerer to proceed to the next stage.
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Standard Edition
Original Price: £90
Physical Description
Dimensions: 235x154mm portrait.
Page Count: Pages 419.
Binding
Binding: Covered in black buckram. Gold foil blocking to front, rear and spine. Red end papers, embossed with insignia to inside front. Red and Black Head and Tail bands. Scarlet book ribbon.
Paper: 120 gsm Munken Rough.
Special Standard Edition
Original Price: £90
Physical Description
Dimensions: 235x154mm portrait.
Page Count: Pages 419.
Illustrative content: Accompanying illustration by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles.
Other Physical Details: included an exclusive tipped-in page at the front, featuring a poem entitled Homotopy of Althaeban Malik.
Binding
Binding: Covered in black buckram. Gold foil blocking to front, rear and spine. Red end papers, embossed with insignia to inside front. Red and Black Head and Tail bands. Scarlet book ribbon.
Paper: 120 gsm Munken Rough.
Deluxe Edition
Original Price: £800
Physical Description
Dimensions: 235x154mm portrait.
Binding
Binding: Covered in black goat leather. Green and Gold foil blocking to front and rear with a raised banded spine with a uniform design in each panel. End papers nonpareil. Where the nonpariel is attached to the hardcase on the inside of the book it will be clipped back and then along the edge where the folded leather meets the nonpareil there will be gold foil blocking, the same will be the case to the back of the book. The foil blocking will be the same as on the solander box. The edge of the book block will have an antique gold gilt finish. Red and Black Head and Tail bands Black book ribbon.
Paper: 130 gsm Munken Pure.
Content Note
Accompanying material: Each deluxe copy will come with an original sigillic piece of artwork by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles. Solander Box: Quarter Moroccan style with black goat leather meeting nonpareil marbled paper. Dividing the two materials across the front and the back is a vertical line of gold foil block. The Solander box spine will have 7 raised bands with one coloured panel in red with the title of the book foil blocked onto it. Each band will be bordered by foil blocked lines. The inside of the solander box will be black velvet with an AP blind embossed insignia on the left hand side.
