# Is "Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection" by Brandon Sanderson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books, 2016) is identified by: Cosmere story collection. The UK Gollancz hardcover was published November 10, 2016, twelve days before the US Tor edition, so the Gollancz edition is technically the true first; the US Tor first printing remains the standard collected US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor hardcover published November 22, 2016; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line including 1
- Contains the first appearance of the novella 'Edgedancer,' later issued as a standalone volume in 2017
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor hardcover published November 22, 2016; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line including 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Cosmere story collection. US Tor hardcover published November 22, 2016; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line including 1. Contains the first appearance of the novella 'Edgedancer,' later issued as a standalone volume in 2017.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Gollancz hardcover was published November 10, 2016, twelve days before the US Tor edition, so the Gollancz edition is technically the true first; the US Tor first printing remains the standard collected US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection* by Brandon Sanderson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/arcanum-unbounded-the-cosmere-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.