# Is "Lovedeath" by Dan Simmons a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lovedeath by Dan Simmons (Warner Books, 1993) is identified by: Warner Books US first edition, ISBN 0-446-51756-9, a collection of five novellas; the copyright page states 'First Printing: November 1993' above a full number line running 10 down to 1. The US Warner first is the true first; the UK Headline edition of 1993, titled 'Lovedeath: Five Tales of Love and Death,' is catalogued as the first British edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Warner Books US first edition, ISBN 0-446-51756-9, a collection of five novellas; the copyright page states 'First Printing: November 1993' above a full number line running 10 down to 1
- Bound in quarter grey paper over red paper-covered boards with silver lettering to the spine, and issued in a printed, unclipped first-state dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Warner Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dan Simmons |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Warner Books US first edition, ISBN 0-446-51756-9, a collection of five novellas; the copyright page states 'First Printing: November 1993'… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Warner Books US first edition, ISBN 0-446-51756-9, a collection of five novellas; the copyright page states 'First Printing: November 1993' above a full number line running 10 down to 1. Bound in quarter grey paper over red paper-covered boards with silver lettering to the spine, and issued in a printed, unclipped first-state dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The US Warner first is the true first; the UK Headline edition of 1993, titled 'Lovedeath: Five Tales of Love and Death,' is catalogued as the first British edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the dated first-printing statement and the number line and carry no printed jacket price; the boards and blind stamping also differ from the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lovedeath* by Dan Simmons a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lovedeath
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.