# Is "Oathbringer (Stormlight Archive 3)" by Brandon Sanderson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Oathbringer (Stormlight Archive 3) by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books, 2017) is identified by: US Tor Books hardcover published November 14, 2017. US Tor is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition followed on November 16, 2017.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor Books hardcover published November 14, 2017
- A first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page and carries the full number line reading 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright/title verso; the presence of the terminal 1 confirms the first printing
- Bound in ochre boards with gilt spine stamping
- The dust jacket should retain its original printed price at the lower flap corner (a clipped jacket is a condition point, not an edition point)
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor Books hardcover published November 14, 2017 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US Tor Books hardcover published November 14, 2017. A first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page and carries the full number line reading 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright/title verso; the presence of the terminal 1 confirms the first printing. Bound in ochre boards with gilt spine stamping. The dust jacket should retain its original printed price at the lower flap corner (a clipped jacket is a condition point, not an edition point).

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition followed on November 16, 2017.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Tor printings show a shortened number line missing the 1. The signed leatherbound Dragonsteel editions are separate later issues, not the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Oathbringer (Stormlight Archive 3)* by Brandon Sanderson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/oathbringer-stormlight-archive-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.