# Is "The Bonehunters (Malazan 6)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Bonehunters (Malazan 6) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2006) is identified by: UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, published 1 March 2006, ISBN 9780593046296. UK Bantam Press 2006 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada, 1 March 2006); the US Tor edition followed in September 2007.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, published 1 March 2006, ISBN 9780593046296
- The first printing carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page and is issued in the original dust jacket, which should retain its printed price on the front flap (unclipped copies preferred but price-clipping does not affect edition identification)
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, published 1 March 2006, ISBN 9780593046296 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover, published 1 March 2006, ISBN 9780593046296. The first printing carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page and is issued in the original dust jacket, which should retain its printed price on the front flap (unclipped copies preferred but price-clipping does not affect edition identification).

## Is this the true first?
UK Bantam Press 2006 hardcover is the true first (UK and Canada, 1 March 2006); the US Tor edition followed in September 2007.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The simultaneous UK trade paperback, later hardcover printings (number line no longer beginning with 1), the US Tor edition (2007), and book-club copies all differ from the Bantam Press hardcover first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Bonehunters (Malazan 6)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-bonehunters-malazan-6
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.