# Is "Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days" by Alastair Reynolds a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2003) is identified by: Two Revelation Space novellas in one volume. The UK Gollancz hardcover (January 2003) is the true first of the combined volume; the first US edition is Ace (2005).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Two Revelation Space novellas in one volume
- True first is the Gollancz hardcover of January 2003 (ISBN 0-575-07526-0), copyright page stating first publication in Great Britain in 2003 with a complete number line including 1; priced dust jacket
- A Gollancz paperback followed later in 2003
- Publisher imprint reads Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Two Revelation Space novellas in one volume |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Two Revelation Space novellas in one volume. True first is the Gollancz hardcover of January 2003 (ISBN 0-575-07526-0), copyright page stating first publication in Great Britain in 2003 with a complete number line including 1; priced dust jacket. A Gollancz paperback followed later in 2003.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Gollancz hardcover (January 2003) is the true first of the combined volume; the first US edition is Ace (2005). There was no Golden Gryphon edition of the combined book. The component novellas appeared earlier as separate limited editions: Diamond Dogs from PS Publishing (2001) and Turquoise Days as a Golden Gryphon chapbook (2002).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days* by Alastair Reynolds a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/diamond-dogs-turquoise-days
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.