# Is "Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy 2)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy 2) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2016) is identified by: UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2016, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page. UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 21 April 2016; the US Tor hardcover followed only days later on 26 April 2016, so precedence is narrow but the UK issue leads.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2016, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page
- Issued in boards with a pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present
- Confirm the number line, as the near-simultaneous US Tor issue makes date alone unreliable
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2016, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, 2016, first edition, first printing, with the number line reading down to 1 on the copyright page. Issued in boards with a pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present. Confirm the number line, as the near-simultaneous US Tor issue makes date alone unreliable.

## Is this the true first?
UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 21 April 2016; the US Tor hardcover followed only days later on 26 April 2016, so precedence is narrow but the UK issue leads.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings show a number line no longer reaching 1; the closely-dated US Tor edition is a separate setting, not the UK first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy 2)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fall-of-light-kharkanas-trilogy-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.