# Is "A Quantum Murder" by Peter F. Hamilton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Quantum Murder by Peter F. Hamilton (Pan/Macmillan, 1994) is identified by: Pan Books (London) mass-market paperback original, 1994, ISBN 0-330-33045-9; a first printing carries the full descending number line to 1 with no later-printing statement. The Pan UK paperback original of 1994 is the true first edition; the novel appeared in paperback before any hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pan Books (London) mass-market paperback original, 1994, ISBN 0-330-33045-9; a first printing carries the full descending number line to 1 with no later-printing statement
- Second novel of the Greg Mandel sequence, following Mindstar Rising
- As a paperback original the wrappers themselves are the issue point: pictorial Pan cover with the priced back panel present, and the copyright page stating first publication by Pan in 1994
- Publisher imprint reads Pan/Macmillan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter F. Hamilton |
| Publisher | Pan/Macmillan |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pan Books (London) mass-market paperback original, 1994, ISBN 0-330-33045-9; a first printing carries the full descending number line to 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pan Books (London) mass-market paperback original, 1994, ISBN 0-330-33045-9; a first printing carries the full descending number line to 1 with no later-printing statement. Second novel of the Greg Mandel sequence, following Mindstar Rising. As a paperback original the wrappers themselves are the issue point: pictorial Pan cover with the priced back panel present, and the copyright page stating first publication by Pan in 1994.

## Is this the true first?
The Pan UK paperback original of 1994 is the true first edition; the novel appeared in paperback before any hardcover. The later US Tor edition was the first hardcover appearance, so a hardcover collector's 'first' and the true textual first are different books.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of note; the Pan paperback original is the form to seek.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Quantum Murder* by Peter F. Hamilton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-quantum-murder
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.