2 Robert J. Sawyer first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Terminal Experiment (1995) to Hominids (2002) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Robert J. Sawyer 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 Terminal Experiment — 1995 · HarperPrismFirst book publication was the HarperPrism mass-market paperback original (May 1995), in wraps, with a number line; original printed cover price. (Serialized in Analog as 'Hobson's Choice', December 1994 through March 1995.). The true first book edition is the HarperPrism paperback original of 1995. There was no simultaneous US hardcover first. No paperback book club edition; later printings advance the number line and cover price.
- Hominids — 2002 · Tor BooksFirst Tor hardcover, 2002. The copyright page states 'First Edition: May 2002' with a full number line descending to 1. Priced trade dust jacket with the printed price present on the flap. Confirm both the stated-edition wording and the intact number line reaching 1. The US Tor 2002 hardcover is the true first. UK editions are later. The Science Fiction Book Club edition is a separate issue: a blindstamp on the rear board, no printed price on the jacket, lighter boards, and no full Tor number line. Confirm the trade jacket and the intact number line.
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