13 Steven Erikson first editions are documented on this shelf, from Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen 1) (1999) to Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy 2) (2016) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Steven Erikson 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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- Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen 1) — 1999 · Bantam PressErikson's first Malazan novel. UK Bantam Press hardcover, 1999; black boards with gilt spine titles, dust jacket; copyright page number line including 1. The hardcover print run was very small and it was issued alongside a simultaneous trade paperback — the hardcover is the key Malazan collectible. UK Bantam Press 1999 is the true first (published in Britain and Canada); the US Tor edition did not appear until December 2004. The UK hardcover first is scarce and heavily sought after. The simultaneous 1999 UK trade paperback, the 2000 mass-market paperback, the US Tor editions (2004 onward), the Subterranean Press limited edition (2008), and book-club copies are all distinct from the UK hardcover first.
- Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2) — 2000 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press (London) trade paperback original, published 1 September 2000 (ISBN 0593046227 / 9780593046227) — no UK hardcover was issued. The first printing has the number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' on the copyright page. The UK Bantam Press 2000 trade paperback is the true first edition. The first hardcover anywhere is the US Tor edition of 28 February 2005, which is a later edition despite being the first in cloth. The UK mass-market paperback (1 October 2001), the US Tor hardcover (2005), and later printings all differ from the trade paperback first; verify via the odd-and-even number line on the copyright page rather than the cover.
- Memories of Ice (Malazan 3) — 2001 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press trade paperback original, published December 2001 — no UK hardcover was issued. First printing carries the Transworld number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; cover art by Steve Stone. The UK Bantam Press 2001 trade paperback is the true first edition. The first hardcover anywhere is the US Tor edition of November 2005, a later edition. The UK mass-market paperback, the US Tor hardcover (2005), and later printings and book-club copies all differ from the trade paperback first.
- House of Chains (Malazan 4) — 2002 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press hardcover, published December 2002 — the series' return to hardcover format after two trade paperback originals. First printing has a full number line including 1; issued with dust jacket alongside a simultaneous trade paperback. UK Bantam Press 2002 hardcover is the true first; the US Tor edition followed in 2006. The simultaneous UK trade paperback, later printings, the US Tor edition (2006), and book-club copies differ from the hardcover first.
- Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (Malazan novellas collection) — 2002-2007 · PS PublishingThe true firsts of the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas are the PS Publishing signed limited editions: Blood Follows (2002; 300 signed, numbered hardcovers plus signed limited paperbacks of 500, introduction by Stephen R. Donaldson), The Healthy Dead (2004; 400 signed, numbered hardcovers, introduction by Paul Kearney), and The Lees of Laughter's End (2007; 500 signed, numbered copies, introduction by James…. The PS Publishing signed limited novella editions are the true firsts. The omnibus collecting all three appeared later from Tor in the US (2009) and as The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach from Bantam in the UK; both are later gatherings, not firsts. The 2009 Tor omnibus, the UK Bantam collected edition, and Night Shade reprints of individual novellas all postdate the PS Publishing limiteds; verify each novella's first against its PS limitation page.
- Midnight Tides (Malazan 5) — 2004 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press hardcover, published 29 March 2004; ISBN 0593046285 / 9780593046289; 698 pages, dark boards with dust jacket. The first printing carries a full number line, reported in the form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the complete line present on a true first. The UK Bantam Press 2004 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada); the US Tor edition followed in April 2007. A simultaneous UK trade paperback in pictorial wrappers was issued alongside the hardcover; later printings, the US Tor edition (2007), and book-club copies differ from the hardcover first, which must show the complete Bantam number line.
- The Bonehunters (Malazan 6) — 2006 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, published 1 March 2006, ISBN 9780593046296. The first printing carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page and is issued in the original dust jacket, which should retain its printed price on the front flap (unclipped copies preferred but price-clipping does not affect edition identification). UK Bantam Press 2006 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada, 1 March 2006); the US Tor edition followed in September 2007. The simultaneous UK trade paperback, later hardcover printings (number line no longer beginning with 1), the US Tor edition (2007), and book-club copies all differ from the Bantam Press hardcover first.
- Reaper's Gale (Malazan 7) — 2007 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press hardcover, 2007, first printing with the number line reading down to 1. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth with bronze titling to the spine, issued in the Tommy Arnold illustrated dust jacket; the first printing includes four full-page colour illustrations by Arnold and endpaper maps drawn by Neil Gower. A correct first should retain the printed price on the jacket flap. UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 7 May 2007 (Canada 5 June 2007); the US Tor edition followed 4 March 2008. A separate Subterranean Press signed limited (500 numbered, plus 52 lettered copies in a traycase) also exists as a specialty issue distinct from the trade first. Later printings and the US Tor issue differ; book-club and reprint copies lack the full first-printing number line.
- Toll the Hounds (Malazan 8) — 2008 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press hardcover, 2008, first printing with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and green endpapers and pastedowns, in the priced illustrated dust jacket (the printed price should be present on the flap). UK Bantam Press true first (July 2008); US Tor followed September 2008, not 2009. A signed limited edition of 500 numbered copies with a special limitation page also exists alongside the trade first. Later printings and the US Tor issue differ; reprints and club copies lack the complete 1-to-10 number line.
- Dust of Dreams (Malazan 9) — 2009 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2009, first edition, first printing, identified by the full descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (reading to 1) on the copyright page. Issued in boards with a pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present. Signed copies were signed by Erikson on the title page. Confirm the number line rather than relying on the date alone. UK Bantam Press is the true first (August 2009); the US Tor hardcover followed in January 2010 and is a later, separate setting. Later Bantam printings show a number line no longer reaching 1; the US Tor edition and any book-club/trade-paperback issues are distinct from the UK first.
- The Crippled God (Malazan 10) — 2011 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press hardcover, 2011 (ISBN 9780593046357), the series finale, in a priced dust jacket. The first printing carries the even-then-odd Bantam number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page. The UK Bantam Press hardcover (January 2011) is the true first; the US Tor hardcover (ISBN 9780765310101) followed in March 2011. Later printings differ; the Tor US edition and mass-market/reprint issues carry their own separate number lines rather than the Bantam Press key.
- Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy 1) — 2012 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2012, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page. Issued in boards with a pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present. Signed first editions signed on the title page exist. Confirm the number line rather than the date alone. UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 31 July 2012; the US Tor hardcover (ISBN 978-0-7653-2356-9) followed on 18 September 2012 as a separate, later setting. Later printings show a number line no longer reaching 1; the US Tor edition and any trade-paperback issues are distinct from the UK first.
- Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy 2) — 2016 · Bantam PressUK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2016, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page. Issued in boards with a pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present. Confirm the number line, as the near-simultaneous US Tor issue makes date alone unreliable. UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 21 April 2016; the US Tor hardcover followed only days later on 26 April 2016, so precedence is narrow but the UK issue leads. Later printings show a number line no longer reaching 1; the closely-dated US Tor edition is a separate setting, not the UK first.
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