# Is "Lost Everything" by Brian Francis Slattery a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books, 2012) is identified by: US Tor Books trade paperback original, published April 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-7653-2912-7), issued directly in wraps with no preceding hardcover. The US Tor paperback original of 2012 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor Books trade paperback original, published April 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-7653-2912-7), issued directly in wraps with no preceding hardcover
- First printing is identified by the Tor number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- A post-apocalyptic novel set along the Susquehanna River
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brian Francis Slattery |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor Books trade paperback original, published April 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-7653-2912-7), issued directly in wraps with no preceding… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US Tor Books trade paperback original, published April 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-7653-2912-7), issued directly in wraps with no preceding hardcover. First printing is identified by the Tor number line descending to 1 on the copyright page. A post-apocalyptic novel set along the Susquehanna River.

## Is this the true first?
The US Tor paperback original of 2012 is the true first. It won the Philip K. Dick Award recognizing a distinguished original science fiction paperback first published in the U.S. during 2012, presented in 2013.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. Later reissues and the ebook are reprints, distinguished by an altered number line and later printing data.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lost Everything* by Brian Francis Slattery a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lost-everything
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.