# Is "Blue Remembered Earth" by Alastair Reynolds a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2012) is identified by: Gollancz UK hardcover, published 19 January 2012, in publisher's black cloth boards with silver titling to the spine, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper. UK Gollancz hardcover (2012) is the true first, preceding the US and all later editions.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Gollancz UK hardcover, published 19 January 2012, in publisher's black cloth boards with silver titling to the spine, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper
- First printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page, and the price should be present on the front jacket flap in an unclipped copy
- Poseidon's Children volume 1
- Publisher imprint reads Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Gollancz UK hardcover, published 19 January 2012, in publisher's black cloth boards with silver titling to the spine, issued in the Dominic… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Gollancz UK hardcover, published 19 January 2012, in publisher's black cloth boards with silver titling to the spine, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper. First printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page, and the price should be present on the front jacket flap in an unclipped copy. Poseidon's Children volume 1.

## Is this the true first?
UK Gollancz hardcover (2012) is the true first, preceding the US and all later editions.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Blue Remembered Earth* by Alastair Reynolds a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/blue-remembered-earth
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.