# Is "Midnight Tides (Malazan 5)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Midnight Tides (Malazan 5) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2004) is identified by: UK Bantam Press hardcover, published 29 March 2004; ISBN 0593046285 / 9780593046289; 698 pages, dark boards with dust jacket. The UK Bantam Press 2004 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada); the US Tor edition followed in April 2007.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press hardcover, published 29 March 2004
- ISBN 0593046285 / 9780593046289
- 698 pages, dark boards with dust jacket
- The first printing carries a full number line, reported in the form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the complete line present on a true first
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press hardcover, published 29 March 2004 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press hardcover, published 29 March 2004; ISBN 0593046285 / 9780593046289; 698 pages, dark boards with dust jacket. The first printing carries a full number line, reported in the form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the complete line present on a true first.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press 2004 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada); the US Tor edition followed in April 2007.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A simultaneous UK trade paperback in pictorial wrappers was issued alongside the hardcover; later printings, the US Tor edition (2007), and book-club copies differ from the hardcover first, which must show the complete Bantam number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Midnight Tides (Malazan 5)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/midnight-tides-malazan-5
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.