# Is "Fool's Quest (Fitz and the Fool 2)" by Robin Hobb a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fool's Quest (Fitz and the Fool 2) by Robin Hobb (Del Rey, 2015) is identified by: US Del Rey hardcover published 11 August 2015; UK HarperVoyager hardcover followed on 13 August 2015. Effectively simultaneous, but the US Del Rey hardcover (11 August 2015) preceded the UK HarperVoyager hardcover (13 August 2015) by two days; both are collected as firsts, with technical precedence to the US Del Rey printing.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Del Rey hardcover published 11 August 2015
- UK HarperVoyager hardcover followed on 13 August 2015
- ISBN 9780553392920
- The Del Rey first printing has beige/tan boards and a pictorial dust jacket with cover art by Alejandro Colucci, and carries 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- The original jacket bears the printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Del Rey
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robin Hobb |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Del Rey hardcover published 11 August 2015 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US Del Rey hardcover published 11 August 2015; UK HarperVoyager hardcover followed on 13 August 2015. ISBN 9780553392920. The Del Rey first printing has beige/tan boards and a pictorial dust jacket with cover art by Alejandro Colucci, and carries 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The original jacket bears the printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
Effectively simultaneous, but the US Del Rey hardcover (11 August 2015) preceded the UK HarperVoyager hardcover (13 August 2015) by two days; both are collected as firsts, with technical precedence to the US Del Rey printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; check the full number line on the copyright page rather than the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fool's Quest (Fitz and the Fool 2)* by Robin Hobb a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fools-quest-fitz-and-the-fool-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.