# Is "Doctor Who: The Harvest of Time" by Alastair Reynolds a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Doctor Who: The Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds (BBC Books/Ebury, 2013) is identified by: First edition, first printing, BBC Books (Ebury Publishing/Random House) UK hardcover, June 2013, 368 pages, ISBN 978-1-84990-418-6; issued in a printed dust jacket which on a first state should retain the original printed price. The UK BBC Books hardcover, published 3 June 2013, is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, BBC Books (Ebury Publishing/Random House) UK hardcover, June 2013, 368 pages, ISBN 978-1-84990-418-6; issued in a printed dust jacket which on a first state should retain the original printed price
- A first printing carries the full descending number line reading down to 1
- Publisher imprint reads BBC Books/Ebury
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher | BBC Books/Ebury |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, BBC Books (Ebury Publishing/Random House) UK hardcover, June 2013, 368 pages, ISBN 978-1-84990-418-6; issued… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, BBC Books (Ebury Publishing/Random House) UK hardcover, June 2013, 368 pages, ISBN 978-1-84990-418-6; issued in a printed dust jacket which on a first state should retain the original printed price. A first printing carries the full descending number line reading down to 1.

## Is this the true first?
The UK BBC Books hardcover, published 3 June 2013, is the true first edition. It precedes the US issue, which appeared from Broadway Books as a paperback (ISBN 978-0-385-34680-1); there was no competing US hardcover, so the BBC Books hardcover stands as the sole first hardcover printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition was issued for this title. The tell for a first printing is the complete number line running to 1 with no stated later-printing notice; later BBC Books runs and the separate US paperback are distinguished by imprint and binding rather than a book-club marking.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Doctor Who: The Harvest of Time* by Alastair Reynolds a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/doctor-who-the-harvest-of-time
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.