Curiosity
For adults who never stopped asking why.
We make books for readers who still want the world explained with depth, patience, and wonder.
Born in Ukraine. Backed by readers worldwide.
Rebel Thinkers Story
We are three friends from Ukraine building illustrated books for people who believe curiosity should feel alive, beautiful, and worth keeping.
$1M+
Financé sur Kickstarter
10,327+
Lecteurs ont soutenu le projet
17,500+
Exemplaires livrés dans le monde
12
Artistes ukrainiens
Why we started
Serious knowledge deserved to feel alive again.
Rebel Thinkers began with a simple frustration: much of the knowledge worth keeping had become either too dry to love or too shallow to trust. We wanted to build books that make people slow down, look closer, and rediscover the pleasure of understanding how the world was made.
Our answer was not another ordinary history book. It was a new kind of illustrated encyclopedia: deeply researched, visually rich, physically beautiful, and designed to become part of the home.
Conversation
Books that pull people back into the room.
The Codex was designed to be opened together: by parents and children, friends, guests, and anyone who loves a good question.
Craft
Objects worth keeping.
In an age of disposable content, we believe some knowledge should arrive as a lasting physical object.
Research, illustration, editing, printing, and production all had to become one system.
Our Ukraine story
A Ukrainian creative team, building through uncertainty.
Rebel Thinkers was founded by three friends from Kyiv: Vlad Khvyshchuk, Nazar Ozhho, and Danylo Ozhho. The Codex grew from our shared love of history, illustration, and books that feel meaningful when you hold them.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the project became more than a publishing idea. It became a way to keep Ukrainian creative work visible, paid, and connected to readers around the world.
12
Artistes ukrainiens
80+
Pays
The founders
Three founders, one publishing idea.
Rebel Thinkers works because the company combines creative direction, editorial depth, production judgment, and direct customer feedback.
Vlad Khvyshchuk
Co-founder and Creative Director
Vlad shaped the visual language of The Codex and led the illustration direction, keeping hundreds of hand-drawn spreads consistent, detailed, and alive.
Nazar Ozhho
Co-founder, Brand and Growth
Nazar built the commercial side of Rebel Thinkers: positioning, Kickstarter strategy, ecommerce, retail, logistics, and the systems that help the books reach readers worldwide.
Danylo Ozhho
Co-founder, Editorial and Production
Danylo helped turn the idea into a real book: connecting history, art direction, production details, and the kind of editorial depth that makes The Codex worth reading.
Backed by readers
Kickstarter proved this idea had a home.
We launched The Codex on Kickstarter because we wanted readers to decide whether this kind of book still mattered. Thousands of backers supported the first volume, shared it with friends, waited through production, and helped turn Rebel Thinkers from a strange idea into a real publishing house.
First campaign
The Codex of Inventions
The first campaign proved that readers still wanted ambitious, physical books: deeply researched, beautifully illustrated, and made to last.
$508,241pledged
5,327backers
Second campaign
The Codex of Military History
The second campaign showed that The Codex was not a one-book idea. Readers wanted a full series with the same depth, scale, and illustration quality.
$506,870pledged
4,645backers
Start reading
Start with the books that built Rebel Thinkers.
This is a story page first, but the clearest way to understand Rebel Thinkers is still to open the books.
How the world works
The Codex: Inventions of the Human Mind
The first Rebel Thinkers book: a large-format illustrated encyclopedia about inventions, inventors, mechanisms, and ideas.
150+ inventions900+ illustrationsLarge-format hardcoverCollector slipcase
Best for invention lovers, science-history readers, engineers, curious adults, and gift buyers.
€104,95€165,95In stock
Weapons, warriors, strategy
The Codex of Military History
The second volume explores how warfare shaped empires, technology, leadership, and survival across history.
Warriors and tacticsWeapons and machinesHistorical illustrationsCompanion volume
Best for military history readers, strategy lovers, veterans, collectors, fathers, and fans of historical warfare.
€104,95€165,95In stock
Complete Codex library
Complete the Codex Series
Own both illustrated volumes and save with the 2-book set.
Two hardcover volumesGift-ready collector setOne checkoutBest value
Best for readers who want the complete Rebel Thinkers library from the beginning.
€191,95€330,95In stock
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Kickstarter
The Codex of Inventions
The first campaign that turned the idea into a real book.
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Kickstarter
The Codex of Military History
The second campaign that showed readers wanted a full series.
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