# Is "Fire & Blood (Targaryen history, vol. 1)" by George R.R. Martin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fire & Blood (Targaryen history, vol. 1) by George R.R. Martin (Bantam / HarperVoyager, 2018) is identified by: Illustrated with more than 75 black-and-white portraits and scenes by Doug Wheatley. US Bantam and UK Harper Voyager are simultaneous 2018 co-firsts.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Illustrated with more than 75 black-and-white portraits and scenes by Doug Wheatley
- US Bantam and UK Harper Voyager both published 20 November 2018; first edition stated with number line ending in 1
- Signed and limited issues exist and postdate or accompany the trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam / HarperVoyager
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George R.R. Martin |
| Publisher | Bantam / HarperVoyager |
| Year | 2018 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Illustrated with more than 75 black-and-white portraits and scenes by Doug Wheatley |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Illustrated with more than 75 black-and-white portraits and scenes by Doug Wheatley. US Bantam and UK Harper Voyager both published 20 November 2018; first edition stated with number line ending in 1. Signed and limited issues exist and postdate or accompany the trade first.

## Is this the true first?
US Bantam and UK Harper Voyager are simultaneous 2018 co-firsts.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings alter the number line; signed limited issues are the premium states.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fire & Blood (Targaryen history, vol. 1)* by George R.R. Martin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fire-blood-targaryen-history-vol-1
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.