Due to various aspects regarding the self-publishing platform I used to design and organize this particular edition version of my book (elements including the cost of dust jacket and gloss, the hard bound book itself, colour printing of the pages in the content of the book for the Character Art, etc.), the price of this version is higher than other editions of my book. While I really wanted to make this edition as accessible to you as possible, that meant (in this instance) that it is more expensive to buy. Please know that the pricing I chose was as low as possible when considering sustainable royalties for myself and based on affordability for you all, the readers. Thank you.