# Is "The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge" by Vernor Vinge a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge by Vernor Vinge (Tor Books, 2001) is identified by: Tor Books hardcover, New York, 2001. The US Tor hardcover (2001) is the true first; there was no prior US or UK edition of this collection.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Tor Books hardcover, New York, 2001
- The copyright page carries the printer's statement 'First Edition: November 2001' together with a complete descending number line ending in 1; presence of the 1 confirms the first printing
- Issued in a priced dust jacket
- As a first collected volume of Vinge's short fiction, no earlier printing precedes it
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Vernor Vinge |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Tor Books hardcover, New York, 2001 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Tor Books hardcover, New York, 2001. The copyright page carries the printer's statement 'First Edition: November 2001' together with a complete descending number line ending in 1; presence of the 1 confirms the first printing. Issued in a priced dust jacket. As a first collected volume of Vinge's short fiction, no earlier printing precedes it.

## Is this the true first?
The US Tor hardcover (2001) is the true first; there was no prior US or UK edition of this collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Copies lacking the priced jacket, the stated 'First Edition: November 2001' line, or the complete number line ending in 1 indicate a book club or later printing rather than the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge* by Vernor Vinge a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-collected-stories-of-vernor-vinge
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.