# Is "2312" by Kim Stanley Robinson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit, 2012) is identified by: Orbit (Hachette Book Group) hardcover, published May 22, 2012. The US Orbit hardcover (released May 22, 2012) is the true first; the UK Orbit hardcover followed two days later (May 24, 2012), making it effectively near-simultaneous but slightly later.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Orbit (Hachette Book Group) hardcover, published May 22, 2012
- First printing has the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a dust jacket with its printed price present
- Publisher's boards
- Publisher imprint reads Orbit
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kim Stanley Robinson |
| Publisher | Orbit |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Orbit (Hachette Book Group) hardcover, published May 22, 2012 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Orbit (Hachette Book Group) hardcover, published May 22, 2012. First printing has the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a dust jacket with its printed price present. Publisher's boards.

## Is this the true first?
The US Orbit hardcover (released May 22, 2012) is the true first; the UK Orbit hardcover followed two days later (May 24, 2012), making it effectively near-simultaneous but slightly later. For the true first seek the US Orbit hardcover, first printing, with the number line ending in 1.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Watch for any later book club printing: typically lacks a printed jacket price and may show a blind-stamp on the rear board and an incomplete number line. The trade first printing carries the full number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *2312* by Kim Stanley Robinson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/2312
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.