# Is "Green Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins, 1993) is identified by: UK HarperCollins hardcover, London, 1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3, with the 'First published' statement and priced front flap and no number line. The UK HarperCollins edition (1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3) is the true first, preceding the US Bantam Spectra edition (1994).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK HarperCollins hardcover, London, 1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3, with the 'First published' statement and priced front flap and no number line
- The first-state dust jacket is a black and colour pictorial design with the title lettered in green and silver to the spine, and the printed price should be present on the flap
- The US Bantam Spectra hardcover
- is a separate first, stating 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kim Stanley Robinson |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK HarperCollins hardcover, London, 1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3, with the 'First published' statement and priced front flap and no number line |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK HarperCollins hardcover, London, 1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3, with the 'First published' statement and priced front flap and no number line. The first-state dust jacket is a black and colour pictorial design with the title lettered in green and silver to the spine, and the printed price should be present on the flap. The US Bantam Spectra hardcover (1994) is a separate first, stating 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1.

## Is this the true first?
The UK HarperCollins edition (1993, ISBN 0-246-13882-3) is the true first, preceding the US Bantam Spectra edition (1994). Confirm by the 1993 imprint, the 'First published' statement, and the green-and-silver spine lettering on the pictorial jacket.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The US Science Fiction Book Club edition carries a rear-board blind-stamp, lacks the 'First Edition' statement, and has a club/unpriced jacket. The UK 1993 HarperCollins first is the collected first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Green Mars* by Kim Stanley Robinson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/green-mars
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.