2 Andy Weir first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Martian (2014) to Project Hail Mary (2021) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Andy Weir title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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The Martian — 2014 · Crown PublishersCENSUS CLAIM REFUTED — the true first is the Crown hardcover, New York, 11 February 2014 (ISBN 978-0-8041-3902-1), not a 2011 self-published paperback. The first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a full number line descending to and including 1. Binding is solid black boards with white lettering to the spine; approximately 369 pp. The jacket front bears only the title, author name…. The census's claim that the true first is "the scarce 2011 self-published paperback (CreateSpace)" is not supported by any source consulted and is contradicted by the documentary record. No CreateSpace or other self-published PRINT edition is documented by fedpo.com, Wikipedia, ISFDB-linked listings, or dealer inventories; searches for such a paperback return nothing. The 2011 origin was a free chapter-by-chapter…. The Crown text is substantially revised from the self-published ebook: profanity reduced, spelling and grammatical errors corrected, scientific errors fixed, many minor stylistic changes, and a 263-word epilogue removed — so the 2014 first edition is not textually identical to the 2011 original, a point of interest to collectors. No book-club issue is documented. Later traps include the movie tie-in printings and….
Project Hail Mary — 2021 · Ballantine BooksThe US first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page above a complete number line reading down to 1 (ISBN 9780593135204, on-sale May 4, 2021) — the stated 'First Edition' plus the terminal 1 is the reliable anchor. Signed slipcased limited issues (numbered, with certificate) and retailer sprayed-edge variants are separate collectible states, not the trade first. Later printings remove the 'First…. Correction to the census note: the US Ballantine and UK Del Rey (Penguin Random House UK) editions shared a simultaneous global on-sale date of May 4, 2021 — neither strictly precedes the other, and both are collected as first editions. The US Ballantine hardcover is the customary 'home' first for a US author, with the UK Del Rey first equally legitimate. No book-club edition is a notable trap for this title; the dependable tell against any club or later-printing copy is the presence of 'First Edition' plus the full number line running to 1 on the copyright page.

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