Giveaway Rules

You must be 18 or older, or the age of majority in your region, to enter.

Open where permitted and void where prohibited by law. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.

Entries are open now. The giveaway runs through the final drawing on December 22, 2026. If you entered earlier through another channel, you're grandfathered in and those entries count.

Enter on the giveaway page. Just entering gets you one free entry, and no purchase is ever required. From there, every action below stacks more entries onto your name, and supporting the launch counts for the most.

Support the launch · open to everyone

• Pre-order the signed author hardcoverBiggest boost Signed & numbered by the author. The single largest driver of entries. +50
• Pre-order the hardcover+25
• Pre-order the ebook+15

Free ways to enter

• Refer a friend+5 each
• Subscribe to the newsletter+3
• Take the faction quiz+2
• Follow us on social+1 each
• Share the pinned post+1
• Enter the giveaway+1 free

Already entered through another channel before today? You're grandfathered in, so your earlier entries carry over automatically.

This is the one step people miss. After you enter, we send a confirmation email. Your entries only count once you click the link inside it (double opt-in).

If you don't see it within a few minutes, check spam or promotions, then confirm. No confirmation means no entries at draw time.

One promise: we never sell or share your information, and we don't spam. You'll only hear from us about the book, the giveaway and the occasional world update, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

Two fans under one roof? You're both welcome. Each real person may enter with their own email and earn their own entries, so sharing an address never counts against you.

The only rule is one real email per person. Creating duplicate or secondary inboxes to pad your own odds voids those entries at draw time. Use one real email, keep it honest, and you're set.

An honest review is the single biggest way you can help The First Stone, so we want to be clear: reviews do not earn giveaway entries, and entries never depend on writing one. We'd never want a prize to color what you say about the book.

If you do choose to review, write your genuine reaction, good or bad, in your own words. You can find every accepted platform on the reviews page. ARC readers: please note you received a free advance copy when you post.

Each drawing is weighted by entries. Every entry you hold is one chance in the pool, so more entries mean better odds, but winners are still drawn at random.

One winner is drawn on each of the dates listed at the top of this page. Because entries carry forward, the pool grows with every drawing.

Win a prize and you're out of the rest of that prize's run, so it reaches as many readers as possible.

*You stay fully eligible for every other giveaway. A future limited edition box (say, a 2027 edition), a plushie giveaway, or anything else we run later is all fair game.

If you win, we email you at the address on file. You'll have 7 days to reply and send a valid shipping address, or we draw an alternate.

So the winning email actually reaches you, take two minutes now:

• Save as a contact in your email app.
• Mark our emails as important (or "not spam") so they land in your main inbox.
• Reply to any email we send, even just a quick hello. Replying tells your provider we're a real contact and keeps future emails out of spam.

Do these once and your win notice will come straight to you.

One note for fairness: the winner is responsible for any taxes that may apply to the prize.

For now we can only ship within the United States. If you live outside the US you're still welcome to enter and cheer along, but we aren't able to mail a prize abroad yet.

We're a husband-and-wife team funding this ourselves, so there's an honest cap on what we can cover: standard shipping up to $20 per box. In the rare case a delivery would run higher (think remote addresses, Alaska, Hawaii or US territories), we'll reach out and sort it out together rather than cancel on you. We'd just need a little help with the difference.

Either way, we'll always talk it through with you first. We're spending what we can to bless the fans who made this world worth telling.

When we celebrate a drawing, we may share the winner's first name, social handle, and the prize they won. It's a small way to share the joy with the community.

We never publish your email, shipping address or any private details. If you'd rather we keep your win quiet, just tell us when you claim and we'll honor it.

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Goodreads, Amazon, TikTok, Instagram or any other platform.

You are providing your information to Exousia, not to any of these services.

This giveaway is run by Robert Biehn / Exousia. We respect your privacy: your details are used only to run the giveaway and our newsletter, never sold or shared.

Questions about the rules or your entries? Get in touch and we'll help.