# Is "On the Steel Breeze" by Alastair Reynolds a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of On the Steel Breeze by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2013) is identified by: Gollancz UK hardcover (2013) in publisher's boards with gilt spine titling, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper. UK Gollancz hardcover (2013) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- in publisher's boards with gilt spine titling, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper
- First printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page; the price should be present on the front jacket flap in an unclipped copy
- Poseidon's Children volume 2
- Publisher imprint reads Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | in publisher's boards with gilt spine titling, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Gollancz UK hardcover (2013) in publisher's boards with gilt spine titling, issued in the Dominic Harman illustrated dustwrapper. First printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page; the price should be present on the front jacket flap in an unclipped copy. Poseidon's Children volume 2.

## Is this the true first?
UK Gollancz hardcover (2013) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *On the Steel Breeze* by Alastair Reynolds a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/on-the-steel-breeze
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.