2 Cixin Liu first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Dark Forest (2015) to Death's End (2016). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Cixin Liu 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 Dark Forest — 2015 · Tor Books, New YorkFirst English-language edition, translated by Joel Martinsen, states 'First Edition: August 2015' on the copyright page with a full number line ending in 1. Cloth boards with the title and author stamped on the spine, in dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. Book two of Remembrance of Earth's Past. The Tor US hardcover is the true first in English. The Chinese original (2008) predates it, but for English-language collecting the Tor edition has priority. The UK Head of Zeus edition is a separate, later setting. Later printings lack the dated 'First Edition: August 2015' line and the full number line; confirm the number line ends in 1 on the copyright page.
- Death's End — 2016 · Tor Books, New YorkFirst English-language edition, translated by Ken Liu, states 'First Edition: September 2016' with a full number line ending in 1. Cloth boards with the spine stamped in blue foil, in dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. Concludes the trilogy. The Tor US hardcover is the true first in English; priority for English-language collecting goes to Tor. The UK Head of Zeus edition is a separate, later setting. Later printings drop the dated first-edition line and the number line no longer ends in 1; confirm the complete '9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' line is present.
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