Magic: The Gathering is getting another novel in 2027, and this one takes readers back to Kamigawa. Kamigawa: Moon Over the Neon City is scheduled for July 6, 2027, with a special first-edition hardcover that includes an MTG promo card featuring brand new artwork.
The book’s details surfaced on Penguin Random House’s website today. The 336-page hardcover is listed for $31, although the identity of the included card has not been revealed.
The publisher specifically states that the special card will be included in first-edition hardcovers while supplies last. Collectors interested in the promo should pay attention to which printing they’re purchasing.
The novel is written by Akemi Dawn Bowman, a familiar name to Magic lore fans. Bowman previously wrote the main story and Kaito origin stories for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty in 2022.
This time, the story follows Shion Moriyama, a former trainee of Eiganjo’s legendary moth-riders whose future was derailed by the murder of her mentor. After years pass without the Imperial samurai finding the killer, Shion decides to investigate herself.
Her search takes her undercover into the Reckoners, one of Towashi’s notorious criminal gangs. There, she encounters Ka, a thief connected to a mysterious mission involving lost technology that blurs the boundary between spirits and machines.
It’s a premise that fits Kamigawa’s cyberpunk setting particularly well, with the investigation eventually stretching beyond Towashi’s streets to the floating city above.
The novel also arrives during a busy summer for Kamigawa. Wizards of the Coast has already announced Kamigawa: Titanbreach for June 4, 2027, just over a month before the book. That set will see monsters from Ikoria invade Kamigawa through an Omenpath, forcing the plane’s inhabitants to fight back with powerful mechs.
Whether the novel connects directly to Titanbreach’s events remains unknown. The publisher’s description instead focuses on Shion’s investigation and the criminal underworld of Towashi.
The new book follows 2026’s Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, which similarly included a special Command Tower promo card.
With the Kamigawa promo still unidentified, collectors have another card reveal to watch for ahead of the novel’s July release.
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