# Is "The Dragon Reborn (WoT 3)" by Robert Jordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Dragon Reborn (WoT 3) by Robert Jordan (Tor Books, 1991) is identified by: US Tor Books hardcover, 1991, the true first. US Tor is the true first; the UK Orbit edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor Books hardcover, 1991, the true first
- First printing carries a stated first edition with month and year and the full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (including the terminal 1) on the copyright page
- Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and illustrated front endpapers; octavo, roughly 624 pages
- The dust jacket bears cover art by Darrell K. Sweet and should retain its printed price; the copyright page credits maps and chapter ornaments to the series' regular artists
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Jordan |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor Books hardcover, 1991, the true first |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Tor Books hardcover, 1991, the true first. First printing carries a stated first edition with month and year and the full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (including the terminal 1) on the copyright page. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and illustrated front endpapers; octavo, roughly 624 pages. The dust jacket bears cover art by Darrell K. Sweet and should retain its printed price; the copyright page credits maps and chapter ornaments to the series' regular artists.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first; the UK Orbit edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC book-club copies are smaller, lack the number line, and have no printed jacket price; later Tor printings drop numbers from the line so the terminal 1 is absent.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Dragon Reborn (WoT 3)* by Robert Jordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-dragon-reborn-wot-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.