# Is "The Golden Fool (Tawny Man 2)" by Robin Hobb a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Golden Fool (Tawny Man 2) by Robin Hobb (Voyager / HarperCollins, 2002) is identified by: UK Voyager hardcover 2002; number line to 1. UK Voyager hardcover is the true first; the scarce recalled issue with the Explosions chapter heading is the first issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Voyager hardcover 2002; number line to 1
- The earliest UK printing was recalled: it has chapter sixteen titled Explosions, 599 pages, and ISBN 0002247275; the corrected issue titles that chapter Fathers, runs 632 pages, and carries ISBN 0007160380
- US edition from Bantam Spectra, January 2003
- Publisher imprint reads Voyager / HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robin Hobb |
| Publisher | Voyager / HarperCollins |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Voyager hardcover 2002; number line to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Voyager hardcover 2002; number line to 1. The earliest UK printing was recalled: it has chapter sixteen titled Explosions, 599 pages, and ISBN 0002247275; the corrected issue titles that chapter Fathers, runs 632 pages, and carries ISBN 0007160380. US edition from Bantam Spectra, January 2003.

## Is this the true first?
UK Voyager hardcover is the true first; the scarce recalled issue with the Explosions chapter heading is the first issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings differ.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Golden Fool (Tawny Man 2)* by Robin Hobb a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-golden-fool-tawny-man-2
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.