# Is "Mirror Dance" by Lois McMaster Bujold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen Books, 1994) is identified by: First hardcover from Baen (Riverdale, New York), with the copyright page stating First printing, March 1994; cover art by Gary Ruddell. The US Baen 1994 hardcover is the true first; Baen issued the hardcover ahead of the mass-market paperback.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First hardcover from Baen (Riverdale, New York), with the copyright page stating First printing, March 1994; cover art by Gary Ruddell
- Bound in black boards with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in a pictorial dust jacket
- ISBN 0671722107
- Baen hardcovers of this title are scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Baen Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First hardcover from Baen (Riverdale, New York), with the copyright page stating First printing, March 1994; cover art by Gary Ruddell |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First hardcover from Baen (Riverdale, New York), with the copyright page stating First printing, March 1994; cover art by Gary Ruddell. Bound in black boards with gilt lettering on the spine, issued in a pictorial dust jacket. ISBN 0671722107 (9780671722104). Baen hardcovers of this title are scarce.

## Is this the true first?
The US Baen 1994 hardcover is the true first; Baen issued the hardcover ahead of the mass-market paperback. A later Easton Press signed leather edition exists (issued without a dust jacket). The later omnibus Miles Errant is first thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club edition; confirm the copyright page reads First printing, March 1994. Mass-market paperback printings are later.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mirror Dance* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mirror-dance
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.