# Is "The Hallowed Hunt" by Lois McMaster Bujold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos/HarperCollins, 2005) is identified by: Eos/HarperCollins hardcover, New York, 2005 (ISBN 0-06-057462-3), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line present. US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2005) is the true first trade edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Eos/HarperCollins hardcover, New York, 2005 (ISBN 0-06-057462-3), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line present
- Bound in cloth boards (brown boards with an orange/patterned spine as noted by dealers) in a priced dust jacket; the printed price should be present on the front flap
- A first-issue jacket carries the David Bowers cover art with no later-printing or paperback tie-in wording
- Publisher imprint reads Eos/HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Eos/HarperCollins |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Eos/HarperCollins hardcover, New York, 2005 (ISBN 0-06-057462-3), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Eos/HarperCollins hardcover, New York, 2005 (ISBN 0-06-057462-3), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line present. Bound in cloth boards (brown boards with an orange/patterned spine as noted by dealers) in a priced dust jacket; the printed price should be present on the front flap. A first-issue jacket carries the David Bowers cover art with no later-printing or paperback tie-in wording.

## Is this the true first?
US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2005) is the true first trade edition. A signed, numbered limited edition of 750 copies from Hill House Publishers (2005), issued in full silk boards within a full silk clamshell box and with a separate specialty production distinct from the trade issue, exists as a collector's edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Trade and club printings differ from the stated-first Eos issue; confirm 'First Edition' with the number line and the original priced jacket rather than relying on the year alone.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Hallowed Hunt* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-hallowed-hunt
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.