# Is "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk & Egg collection)" by George R.R. Martin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk & Egg collection) by George R.R. Martin (Bantam / HarperVoyager, 2015) is identified by: Collects the three Dunk and Egg novellas, illustrated by Gary Gianni, with over 160 illustrations. The 2015 Bantam and Harper Voyager trade hardcovers are the first editions of the collection; the Subterranean signed limited postdates them (2016).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Collects the three Dunk and Egg novellas, illustrated by Gary Gianni, with over 160 illustrations
- US Bantam hardcover published 6 October 2015 with first edition stated and a number line ending in 1
- UK Harper Voyager published October 2015
- A Subterranean Press signed limited followed in 2016: 750 numbered slipcased copies and 52 lettered copies in traycase, each with an original Gianni remarque
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam / HarperVoyager
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George R.R. Martin |
| Publisher | Bantam / HarperVoyager |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Collects the three Dunk and Egg novellas, illustrated by Gary Gianni, with over 160 illustrations |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Collects the three Dunk and Egg novellas, illustrated by Gary Gianni, with over 160 illustrations. US Bantam hardcover published 6 October 2015 with first edition stated and a number line ending in 1; UK Harper Voyager published October 2015. A Subterranean Press signed limited followed in 2016: 750 numbered slipcased copies and 52 lettered copies in traycase, each with an original Gianni remarque.

## Is this the true first?
The 2015 Bantam and Harper Voyager trade hardcovers are the first editions of the collection; the Subterranean signed limited postdates them (2016). The constituent novellas first appeared in anthologies (The Hedge Knight in Legends, 1998, and later volumes), so those anthologies hold the true firsts of the individual stories.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings alter the number line. The 2016 Subterranean signed limited and lettered issues are the premium collectible states but are not the first edition of the collection.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk & Egg collection)* by George R.R. Martin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-dunk-egg-collection
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.