# Is "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" by Stephen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant, 2004) is identified by: Grant first edition, published at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, in 2004, illustrated with full-color plates by Darrel Anderson and bound in cloth over boards with sewn binding. The Grant edition is the true first; the 1,400-copy signed/numbered issue, signed by King and Anderson, is the collectible signed first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Donald M. Grant first edition, published at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, in 2004, illustrated with full-color plates by Darrel Anderson and bound in cloth over boards with sewn binding
- Issued in three forms: an unsigned trade edition; a limited edition of 1,400 signed and numbered copies in slipcase, signed on the limitation page by both Stephen King and Darrel Anderson; and a larger artist edition signed by Anderson alone
- Grant precedes the widely distributed Scribner trade hardcover
- Publisher imprint reads Donald M. Grant
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Publisher | Donald M. Grant |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Donald M. Grant first edition, published at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, in 2004, illustrated with full-color plates by Darrel Anderson… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Donald M. Grant first edition, published at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, in 2004, illustrated with full-color plates by Darrel Anderson and bound in cloth over boards with sewn binding. Issued in three forms: an unsigned trade edition; a limited edition of 1,400 signed and numbered copies in slipcase, signed on the limitation page by both Stephen King and Darrel Anderson; and a larger artist edition signed by Anderson alone. Grant precedes the widely distributed Scribner trade hardcover.

## Is this the true first?
The Grant edition is the true first; the 1,400-copy signed/numbered issue, signed by King and Anderson, is the collectible signed first. All Grant issues precede the Scribner trade hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
N/A; no book-club edition. Later widely available copies are the Scribner trade reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah* by Stephen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-dark-tower-vi-song-of-susannah
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.