# Is "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor, 2015) is identified by: UK Tor (Pan Macmillan) hardcover, published 4 June 2015, in dust jacket priced 18.the printed price. The UK Tor hardcover of 2015 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Tor (Pan Macmillan) hardcover, published 4 June 2015, in dust jacket priced 18.the printed price
- First impression identified by the Pan Macmillan number line with no later-printing statement
- Signed first-edition hardcovers exist and remain first printings if the number line is intact
- Publisher imprint reads Tor
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Publisher | Tor |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Tor (Pan Macmillan) hardcover, published 4 June 2015, in dust jacket priced 18.the printed price |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Tor (Pan Macmillan) hardcover, published 4 June 2015, in dust jacket priced 18.the printed price. First impression identified by the Pan Macmillan number line with no later-printing statement. Signed first-edition hardcovers exist and remain first printings if the number line is intact.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Tor hardcover of 2015 is the true first. The US Orbit edition (2018) is the first US edition only. Winner of the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award (for works published in 2015). Later illustrated or special editions are 'first thus.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The US Orbit 2018 edition is the first US edition, not the true first; later Head of Zeus, anniversary, and special editions are reprints or 'first thus.'

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Children of Time* by Adrian Tchaikovsky a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/children-of-time
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.