# Is "The Crippled God (Malazan 10)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Crippled God (Malazan 10) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2011) is identified by: UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2011 (ISBN 9780593046357), the series finale, in a priced dust jacket. The UK Bantam Press hardcover (January 2011) is the true first; the US Tor hardcover (ISBN 9780765310101) followed in March 2011.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2011 (ISBN 9780593046357), the series finale, in a priced dust jacket
- The first printing carries the even-then-odd Bantam number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2011 (ISBN 9780593046357), the series finale, in a priced dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2011 (ISBN 9780593046357), the series finale, in a priced dust jacket. The first printing carries the even-then-odd Bantam number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press hardcover (January 2011) is the true first; the US Tor hardcover (ISBN 9780765310101) followed in March 2011.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings differ; the Tor US edition and mass-market/reprint issues carry their own separate number lines rather than the Bantam Press key.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Crippled God (Malazan 10)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-crippled-god-malazan-10
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.