# Is "Cryoburn" by Lois McMaster Bujold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen Books, 2010) is identified by: Baen Books hardcover, October 2010, in dust jacket with cover art by David Seeley. The US Baen hardcover (October 2010, ISBN 9781439133941) is the true first, identified by the complete number line and the bound-in rear CD-ROM.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Baen Books hardcover, October 2010, in dust jacket with cover art by David Seeley
- The copyright page carries the first-printing statement with the full number line descending to 1
- The defining first-printing point is a CD-ROM affixed to the rear pastedown: the Cryoburn CD, which holds the full Vorkosigan Saga ebook library in several formats along with the Vorkosigan Companion
- The priced dust jacket should carry its printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Baen Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Baen Books hardcover, October 2010, in dust jacket with cover art by David Seeley |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Baen Books hardcover, October 2010, in dust jacket with cover art by David Seeley. The copyright page carries the first-printing statement with the full number line descending to 1. The defining first-printing point is a CD-ROM affixed to the rear pastedown: the Cryoburn CD, which holds the full Vorkosigan Saga ebook library in several formats along with the Vorkosigan Companion. The priced dust jacket should carry its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
The US Baen hardcover (October 2010, ISBN 9781439133941) is the true first, identified by the complete number line and the bound-in rear CD-ROM.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Trade and book-club copies exist; the club edition lacks the descending number line and the rear-mounted CD-ROM.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Cryoburn* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/cryoburn
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.