# Is "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (Scribner, 2010) is identified by: First Scribner edition, first printing, with a full number line including the 1 on the copyright page and a copyright date of November 9, 2010. The US Scribner hardcover of November 2010 is the true first; the UK Hodder & Stoughton edition follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Scribner edition, first printing, with a full number line including the 1 on the copyright page and a copyright date of November 9, 2010
- The binding is blue boards with a dark blue spine lettered in red
- The first-issue dust jacket has a glossy gray background with the author's name in raised red and the title in raised silver, over a color photograph of a woman with her arms wrapped around herself; the printed jacket price should be present on the front flap in the first state
- This is a collection of four novellas
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Scribner edition, first printing, with a full number line including the 1 on the copyright page and a copyright date of November 9… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First Scribner edition, first printing, with a full number line including the 1 on the copyright page and a copyright date of November 9, 2010. The binding is blue boards with a dark blue spine lettered in red. The first-issue dust jacket has a glossy gray background with the author's name in raised red and the title in raised silver, over a color photograph of a woman with her arms wrapped around herself; the printed jacket price should be present on the front flap in the first state. This is a collection of four novellas.

## Is this the true first?
The US Scribner hardcover of November 2010 is the true first; the UK Hodder & Stoughton edition follows. Cemetery Dance issued signed limited, gift, and lettered editions shortly after the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies lack the number line and are printed without the jacket price on the flap.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Full Dark, No Stars* by Stephen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/full-dark-no-stars
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.