# Is "Crossroads of Twilight (WoT 10)" by Robert Jordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Crossroads of Twilight (WoT 10) by Robert Jordan (Tor Books, 2003) is identified by: US Tor hardcover, published January 2003; 'First Edition' is stated on the copyright page above a complete Tor number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, the presence of the 1 confirming the first printing (later printings drop the low number). US Tor is the true first (January 2003); the UK Orbit edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor hardcover, published January 2003; 'First Edition' is stated on the copyright page above a complete Tor number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, the presence of the 1 confirming the first printing (later printings drop the low number)
- Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering
- The dust jacket art is credited to Ellisa Mitchell with lettering/design by Matthew C. Nielson; a first-issue jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap (amount not stated here)
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Jordan |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor hardcover, published January 2003; 'First Edition' is stated on the copyright page above a complete Tor number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Tor hardcover, published January 2003; 'First Edition' is stated on the copyright page above a complete Tor number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, the presence of the 1 confirming the first printing (later printings drop the low number). Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket art is credited to Ellisa Mitchell with lettering/design by Matthew C. Nielson; a first-issue jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap (amount not stated here).

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first (January 2003); the UK Orbit edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Science Fiction Book Club printings and later Tor printings differ: SFBC copies are typically bound differently and carry no printed jacket price and a gutter-code blind stamp, while later Tor printings remove the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Crossroads of Twilight (WoT 10)* by Robert Jordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/crossroads-of-twilight-wot-10
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.