# Is "Memories of Ice (Malazan 3)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Memories of Ice (Malazan 3) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2001) is identified by: UK Bantam Press trade paperback original, published December 2001 — no UK hardcover was issued. The UK Bantam Press 2001 trade paperback is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press trade paperback original, published December 2001 — no UK hardcover was issued
- First printing carries the Transworld number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; cover art by Steve Stone
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press trade paperback original, published December 2001 — no UK hardcover was issued |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press trade paperback original, published December 2001 — no UK hardcover was issued. First printing carries the Transworld number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; cover art by Steve Stone.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press 2001 trade paperback is the true first edition. The first hardcover anywhere is the US Tor edition of November 2005, a later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The UK mass-market paperback, the US Tor hardcover (2005), and later printings and book-club copies all differ from the trade paperback first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Memories of Ice (Malazan 3)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/memories-of-ice-malazan-3
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.