# Is "Reaper's Gale (Malazan 7)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Reaper's Gale (Malazan 7) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2007) is identified by: UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2007, first printing with the number line reading down to 1. UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 7 May 2007 (Canada 5 June 2007); the US Tor edition followed 4 March 2008.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2007, first printing with the number line reading down to 1
- Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth with bronze titling to the spine, issued in the Tommy Arnold illustrated dust jacket; the first printing includes four full-page colour illustrations by Arnold and endpaper maps drawn by Neil Gower
- A correct first should retain the printed price on the jacket flap
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2007, first printing with the number line reading down to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2007, first printing with the number line reading down to 1. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth with bronze titling to the spine, issued in the Tommy Arnold illustrated dust jacket; the first printing includes four full-page colour illustrations by Arnold and endpaper maps drawn by Neil Gower. A correct first should retain the printed price on the jacket flap.

## Is this the true first?
UK Bantam Press is the true first, published 7 May 2007 (Canada 5 June 2007); the US Tor edition followed 4 March 2008. A separate Subterranean Press signed limited (500 numbered, plus 52 lettered copies in a traycase) also exists as a specialty issue distinct from the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and the US Tor issue differ; book-club and reprint copies lack the full first-printing number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Reaper's Gale (Malazan 7)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/reapers-gale-malazan-7
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.