# Is "The Fall of Hyperion" by Dan Simmons a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Doubleday, 1990) is identified by: Doubleday (Foundation imprint) first edition, 1990, with First Edition stated on the copyright page; issued simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, the hardcover in a small run. US Doubleday, March 1990, is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1991.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Doubleday (Foundation imprint) first edition, 1990, with First Edition stated on the copyright page; issued simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, the hardcover in a small run
- First printings show a printing error at pages 305 and 306 (page 305 unprinted, page 306 printed twice), corrected by an errata sheet laid in
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dan Simmons |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Doubleday (Foundation imprint) first edition, 1990, with First Edition stated on the copyright page; issued simultaneously in hardcover and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Doubleday (Foundation imprint) first edition, 1990, with First Edition stated on the copyright page; issued simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, the hardcover in a small run. First printings show a printing error at pages 305 and 306 (page 305 unprinted, page 306 printed twice), corrected by an errata sheet laid in.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday, March 1990, is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1991.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club copies lack the stated First Edition and the printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Fall of Hyperion* by Dan Simmons a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-fall-of-hyperion
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.