# Is "City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 3)" by Robin Hobb a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 3) by Robin Hobb (Harper Voyager, 2012) is identified by: Unusually for Hobb, the US Harper Voyager hardcover, published February 2012, precedes the UK Voyager hardcover of March 2012. The US Harper Voyager hardcover (February 2012) is the first English-language edition, preceding the UK Voyager hardcover (March 2012).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Unusually for Hobb, the US Harper Voyager hardcover, published February 2012, precedes the UK Voyager hardcover of March 2012
- First printings carry a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Harper Voyager
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robin Hobb |
| Publisher | Harper Voyager |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Unusually for Hobb, the US Harper Voyager hardcover, published February 2012, precedes the UK Voyager hardcover of March 2012 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Unusually for Hobb, the US Harper Voyager hardcover, published February 2012, precedes the UK Voyager hardcover of March 2012. First printings carry a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The US Harper Voyager hardcover (February 2012) is the first English-language edition, preceding the UK Voyager hardcover (March 2012). A Dutch translation appeared in 2011, before any English edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; check the full number line rather than the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles 3)* by Robin Hobb a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/city-of-dragons-rain-wild-chronicles-3
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.