Frequently Asked Questions

All paperback preorders have been delayed to Spring 2026, in order to give the author time to complete necessary revisions to the text. For the full story, see the next question!

We realize this isn't the best news if you were looking forward to reading the book this year. If you're willing to wait, thank you so much! If not, we can process a refund (see the third question down). Whatever you decide, thank you for your support.

The Age of Scorpius is author Milo Winter's debut YA fantasy novel - and it blew up beyond our wildest dreams, selling over 5,000 copies on pre-order.

In the mayhem of suddenly establishing a business & fulfilling thousands of orders, Milo did not give the final stages of editing on the book the undivided attention and energy they should have had. The book went out with far too many errors and unedited prose for a release of its size. That's on us. To read the full story of what happened, check out Milo's creative non-fiction essay, High Disturbance.

To make it right, we're redoing the entire book, hiring on two editors into our studio & utilizing a unique collaborative revision process between artists, writers, & editors to make The Age of Scorpius the absolute best it can be. This Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition will be available to anyone who bought the 1st Edition as a free e-book, and they'll also receive a discounted hardcover price of $15, down from its $24.99 list price. If you're a 1st edition buyer and want to claim your free e-book & hardcover discount, fill out this form.

The 2nd Edition is set to release in Spring 2026 - we're aiming for late Spring, but we'll push it back if it needs more time to cook! We will be posting revised chapters to our Patreon for free in the time leading up to release, so you can get a taste of what the 2nd Edition has in store.

We are happy to honor refund requests initiated within 90 days of delivery for physical products. Note that the products must be returned to us in original condition, unless the product arrived to you damaged. Unfortunately, we are unable to cover the cost of return shipping. Digital products are not eligible for refunds.

You can initiate a return via our Contact form.

Please e-mail team@worldofgardian.com with your name & order number to update any shipping information!

Please contact team@worldofgardian.com for any shipping concerns, we want to make sure you get your book!

Thank you for your early support! As a 1st Edition buyer, you are entitled to the 2nd Edition e-book absolutely free, once available (est. Spring 2026). You can also receive the hardcover at a discounted rate of $15.

Simply click here to enter your proof of purchase & claim your redemption codes. Once the 2nd Edition releases, we'll let you know! Please note that this discount applies to customers who bought the 1st Edition at full price in one of its sales runs on TikTok, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. The 1st Edition e-book is available here in our store at a 50% discount, but that purchase does not qualify the buyer for this discount.

Yes! We are happy to provide refunds even after the TikTok time frame, please use our Contact page or message us on the TikTok Shop!

All TikTok orders are divided into two separate package shipments.

1. The first package will ship out shortly after you place your order. This is our bookmark pre-order art bundle! Each bundle includes a bookmark & a print made by artists from our team, as well as a note from the author.

2. Once the book is printed, we'll ship it out to you!

All current pre-orders, both paperback and hardcover, have been pushed back to a Spring 2026 release date to give our team time to update The Age of Scorpius based off of audience feedback. We're aiming for late Spring, but if it needs more time to cook, we're going to take it!

We will be posting revised chapters to our Patreon for free in the time leading up to release, so you can get a taste of what the 2nd Edition has in store. Welcome to the World of Gardian!