# Is "Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2000) is identified by: UK Bantam Press (London) trade paperback original, published 1 September 2000 (ISBN 0593046227 / 9780593046227) — no UK hardcover was issued. The UK Bantam Press 2000 trade paperback is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press (London) trade paperback original, published 1 September 2000 (ISBN 0593046227 / 9780593046227) — no UK hardcover was issued
- The first printing has the number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press (London) trade paperback original, published 1 September 2000 (ISBN 0593046227 / 9780593046227) — no UK hardcover was issued |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press (London) trade paperback original, published 1 September 2000 (ISBN 0593046227 / 9780593046227) — no UK hardcover was issued. The first printing has the number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press 2000 trade paperback is the true first edition. The first hardcover anywhere is the US Tor edition of 28 February 2005, which is a later edition despite being the first in cloth.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The UK mass-market paperback (1 October 2001), the US Tor hardcover (2005), and later printings all differ from the trade paperback first; verify via the odd-and-even number line on the copyright page rather than the cover.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/deadhouse-gates-malazan-2
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.