# Is "Lord of Chaos (WoT 6)" by Robert Jordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lord of Chaos (WoT 6) by Robert Jordan (Tor Books, 1994) is identified by: US Tor hardcover, 1994 (716 pp, ISBN 0-312-85428-9). US Tor is the true first, published October 1994; the UK Orbit hardcover followed in November 1994.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor hardcover, 1994 (716 pp, ISBN 0-312-85428-9)
- The copyright page carries a stated First Edition and, characteristic of Tor of this era, a number line that begins with a zero: 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- The first-issue dust jacket shows the Darrell K. Sweet cover art and carries the printed retail price on the front flap
- Boards are cloth-backed over paper-covered boards in Tor's standard trade format
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Jordan |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor hardcover, 1994 (716 pp, ISBN 0-312-85428-9) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Tor hardcover, 1994 (716 pp, ISBN 0-312-85428-9). The copyright page carries a stated First Edition and, characteristic of Tor of this era, a number line that begins with a zero: 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The first-issue dust jacket shows the Darrell K. Sweet cover art and carries the printed retail price on the front flap. Boards are cloth-backed over paper-covered boards in Tor's standard trade format.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first, published October 1994; the UK Orbit hardcover followed in November 1994.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Science Fiction Book Club copies are printed on cheaper bulk stock, run smaller, lack the Tor number line, and have no printed price on the jacket flap (often with a blind-stamp or dot on the rear board). Later Tor printings drop the leading digits from the line so it no longer begins 0 9 8 7.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lord of Chaos (WoT 6)* by Robert Jordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lord-of-chaos-wot-6
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.