# Is "Judas Unchained" by Peter F. Hamilton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton (Macmillan, 2005) is identified by: First Macmillan UK hardcover, first printing, identified by the number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. UK Macmillan hardcover (October 2005) is the true first; the US Del Rey edition followed in 2006.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Macmillan UK hardcover, first printing, identified by the number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Bound in brown boards with silver lettering on the spine; jacket art by Jim Burns, the unclipped jacket carrying the printed price
- Commonwealth Saga volume 2
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter F. Hamilton |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Macmillan UK hardcover, first printing, identified by the number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First Macmillan UK hardcover, first printing, identified by the number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Bound in brown boards with silver lettering on the spine; jacket art by Jim Burns, the unclipped jacket carrying the printed price. Commonwealth Saga volume 2.

## Is this the true first?
UK Macmillan hardcover (October 2005) is the true first; the US Del Rey edition followed in 2006. A signed, slipcased limited edition of 1000 numbered copies was also issued.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Judas Unchained* by Peter F. Hamilton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/judas-unchained
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.