# Is "The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn Era 2, 3)" by Brandon Sanderson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn Era 2, 3) by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books, 2016) is identified by: US Tor (Tom Doherty Associates) hardcover, published January 26, 2016, ISBN 978-0-765-37857-6; copyright Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC, 2016. US Tor is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition followed two days later, on January 28, 2016.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor (Tom Doherty Associates) hardcover, published January 26, 2016, ISBN 978-0-765-37857-6; copyright Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC, 2016
- The copyright page states 'First Edition: January 2016' above a full descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1)
- First-state dust jacket present with the printed price on the front flap intact
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor (Tom Doherty Associates) hardcover, published January 26, 2016, ISBN 978-0-765-37857-6; copyright Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US Tor (Tom Doherty Associates) hardcover, published January 26, 2016, ISBN 978-0-765-37857-6; copyright Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC, 2016. The copyright page states 'First Edition: January 2016' above a full descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). First-state dust jacket present with the printed price on the front flap intact.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition followed two days later, on January 28, 2016.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Tor printings retain the 'First Edition: January 2016' line but the number line no longer reaches 1. A separately numbered signed/limited state (ISBN 978-0-765-38601-4) also exists and is not the trade first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn Era 2, 3)* by Brandon Sanderson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-bands-of-mourning-mistborn-era-2-3
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.