# Is "Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 4)" by Robin Hobb a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 4) by Robin Hobb (Voyager / HarperCollins, 2013) is identified by: The UK HarperCollins/Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) is the true first, with a copyright-page number line that includes the 1; the dust jacket carries cover art by Jackie Morris (the UK issue in blue) and should retain the printed flap price. UK Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) precedes the US Harper Voyager hardcover (9 April 2013); both use cover art by Jackie Morris, the UK jacket in blue and the US jacket in green.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The UK HarperCollins/Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) is the true first, with a copyright-page number line that includes the 1; the dust jacket carries cover art by Jackie Morris (the UK issue in blue) and should retain the printed flap price
- The US Harper Voyager hardcover followed on 9 April 2013 with a green Jackie Morris jacket and a copyright-page number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Publisher imprint reads Voyager / HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robin Hobb |
| Publisher | Voyager / HarperCollins |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The UK HarperCollins/Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) is the true first, with a copyright-page number line that includes the 1; the dust… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
The UK HarperCollins/Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) is the true first, with a copyright-page number line that includes the 1; the dust jacket carries cover art by Jackie Morris (the UK issue in blue) and should retain the printed flap price. The US Harper Voyager hardcover followed on 9 April 2013 with a green Jackie Morris jacket and a copyright-page number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

## Is this the true first?
UK Voyager hardcover (14 March 2013) precedes the US Harper Voyager hardcover (9 April 2013); both use cover art by Jackie Morris, the UK jacket in blue and the US jacket in green.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; verify the full number line rather than relying on the jacket, since the UK and US issues share the Morris artwork.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 4)* by Robin Hobb a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/blood-of-dragons-rain-wild-chronicles-4
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.