2 Ann Leckie first editions are documented on this shelf, from Ancillary Justice (2013) to Translation State (2023) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Ann Leckie 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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Ancillary Justice — 2013 · OrbitFirst edition is the Orbit trade paperback original (US, October 2013), in wraps, first printing identified by a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with the original printed cover price. The key point: there is no hardcover first edition — the true first is a trade paperback. The UK Orbit issue is likewise a trade paperback. Debut novel; won the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, BSFA, and Locus…. True first is the Orbit trade paperback original (2013); no simultaneous hardcover existed. A later Subterranean Press signed/limited hardcover is a separate, prized state. The first-printing trade paperback with a full number line ending in 1 is the desired first. No book-club edition. The trap is expecting a hardcover first — there isn't one. Confirm the trade paperback first printing by the full number line ending in 1.
Translation State — 2023 · OrbitFirst Orbit (US) hardcover, June 6, 2023 (ISBN 9780316289719). First printing carries a complete number line including 1 on the copyright page (Orbit/Hachette also typically prints a 'First Edition' statement), and the dust jacket carries the printed price. Set in the Imperial Radch universe. The US Orbit 2023 hardcover is the true first; the UK Orbit (Hachette UK) 2023 issue is a near-simultaneous separate first. Won the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel. No book-club edition is the standard concern; verify the number line ending in 1.

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