# Is "Seize the Night" by Dean Koontz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Seize the Night by Dean Koontz (Bantam, 1999) is identified by: Bantam first US edition (on sale late December 1998, copyright 1999) states 'A Bantam Book / January 1999' on the copyright page with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The UK Headline edition (1998, ISBN 0-7472-2056-5, roughly 408 pages, full number line) precedes the Bantam and is the true first; a Cemetery Dance signed limited edition also appeared in December 1998.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam first US edition (on sale late December 1998, copyright 1999) states 'A Bantam Book / January 1999' on the copyright page with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Christopher Snow #2, roughly 401 pages, in a priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dean Koontz |
| Publisher | Bantam |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam first US edition (on sale late December 1998, copyright 1999) states 'A Bantam Book / January 1999' on the copyright page with the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Bantam first US edition (on sale late December 1998, copyright 1999) states 'A Bantam Book / January 1999' on the copyright page with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Christopher Snow #2, roughly 401 pages, in a priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Headline edition (1998, ISBN 0-7472-2056-5, roughly 408 pages, full number line) precedes the Bantam and is the true first; a Cemetery Dance signed limited edition also appeared in December 1998.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the number line and the jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Seize the Night* by Dean Koontz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/seize-the-night
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.