# Is "City of the Beasts" by Isabel Allende a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, 2002) is identified by: First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2002; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. First English-language edition of La ciudad de las bestias (originally published in Spanish, 2002); Allende's first young-adult novel and first of a trilogy.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2002; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
- A true first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1
- The UK Flamingo edition also appeared in 2002
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2002; translated by Margaret… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2002; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. A true first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1. The UK Flamingo edition also appeared in 2002.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of La ciudad de las bestias (originally published in Spanish, 2002); Allende's first young-adult novel and first of a trilogy.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition affecting the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *City of the Beasts* by Isabel Allende a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/city-of-the-beasts
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.