# Is "A Feast for Crows (ASOIAF 4)" by George R.R. Martin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Feast for Crows (ASOIAF 4) by George R.R. Martin (Voyager / HarperCollins, 2005) is identified by: UK Voyager/HarperCollins hardcover, published 17 October 2005, precedes the US Bantam edition of 8 November 2005; first edition stated with number line ending in 1. UK Voyager is the true first, preceding the US Bantam edition by about three weeks.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Voyager/HarperCollins hardcover, published 17 October 2005, precedes the US Bantam edition of 8 November 2005; first edition stated with number line ending in 1
- Voyager also issued a signed limited edition of 1000 numbered slipcased copies (burgundy boards, gilt lettering, no jacket as issued, signed by Martin on the limitation page), sold through Amazon UK
- Publisher imprint reads Voyager / HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George R.R. Martin |
| Publisher | Voyager / HarperCollins |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Voyager/HarperCollins hardcover, published 17 October 2005, precedes the US Bantam edition of 8 November 2005; first edition stated with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Voyager/HarperCollins hardcover, published 17 October 2005, precedes the US Bantam edition of 8 November 2005; first edition stated with number line ending in 1. Voyager also issued a signed limited edition of 1000 numbered slipcased copies (burgundy boards, gilt lettering, no jacket as issued, signed by Martin on the limitation page), sold through Amazon UK.

## Is this the true first?
UK Voyager is the true first, preceding the US Bantam edition by about three weeks. The signed UK slipcased limited of 1000 copies is the premium issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC copies and later printings differ; the slipcased limited was issued without a dust jacket, so a jacketless limited copy is correct as issued.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Feast for Crows (ASOIAF 4)* by George R.R. Martin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-feast-for-crows-asoiaf-4
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.