2 Arkady Martine first editions are documented on this shelf, from A Memory Called Empire (2019) to A Desolation Called Peace (2021). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Arkady Martine 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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A Memory Called Empire — 2019 · Tor BooksFirst edition is the Tor hardcover (US, March 26, 2019), first printing identified by a complete number line ending in 1, with a priced dust jacket; tan boards with gold spine lettering. Unlike the paperback-original SF titles in this group, this title had a true Tor hardcover first edition. Won the 2020 Hugo for Best Novel; first Teixcalaan novel. The US Tor 2019 hardcover is the true first. The UK edition (Tor UK / Pan Macmillan, 2019) is a separate first. No book-club edition noted. Verify the Tor first printing by the number line ending in 1 and the priced dust jacket.
A Desolation Called Peace — 2021 · Tor BooksFirst Tor hardcover, March 2021 (ISBN 9781250186461). First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line including 1, and carries the printed price on the dust jacket flap. The US Tor 2021 hardcover is the true first. The UK Tor (Tor UK / Pan Macmillan) 2021 hardcover is a separate first issue; a signed and numbered UK limited also exists. No book-club edition is the standard concern; verify the 'First Edition' statement and number line ending in 1.

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