# Is "Fires of Azeroth" by C.J. Cherryh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fires of Azeroth by C.J. Cherryh (DAW Books, 1979) is identified by: DAW paperback original, DAW Collectors' No. The US DAW paperback original (June 1979, DAW No.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- DAW paperback original, DAW Collectors' No
- 341, catalogue number UJ1466, first printing June 1979, with the DAW emblem and number on the cover, Michael Whelan cover art, and the original printed cover price on the front cover; the first printing carries no later-printing statement
- Morgaine vol
- 3, small octavo, 236 pages
- Publisher imprint reads DAW Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | C.J. Cherryh |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | DAW paperback original, DAW Collectors' No |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
DAW paperback original, DAW Collectors' No. 341, catalogue number UJ1466, first printing June 1979, with the DAW emblem and number on the cover, Michael Whelan cover art, and the original printed cover price on the front cover; the first printing carries no later-printing statement. Morgaine vol. 3, small octavo, 236 pages.

## Is this the true first?
The US DAW paperback original (June 1979, DAW No. 341, UJ1466) is the true first; it preceded the Nelson Doubleday SFBC omnibus The Book of Morgaine, whose first printing carries a gutter code and is described by dealers as the first hardcover edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The Nelson Doubleday SFBC omnibus The Book of Morgaine (1979) is a book club edition containing this novel; it followed the DAW paperback and is not the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fires of Azeroth* by C.J. Cherryh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fires-of-azeroth
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.