# Is "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by V. E. Schwab a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab (Tor Books, 2020) is identified by: True first is Tor Books (Tom Doherty Associates / Macmillan), New York, October 6, 2020, ISBN 978-0-7653-8756-1; the first printing shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. US Tor (October 6, 2020) is the true first; the UK Titan Books edition followed and is the collected first in Britain.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is Tor Books (Tom Doherty Associates / Macmillan), New York, October 6, 2020, ISBN 978-0-7653-8756-1; the first printing shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Standard trade hardcover in a priced dust jacket (price present at the front flap)
- Confirm the plain Tor US trade issue rather than a retailer or subscription-box variant
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | V. E. Schwab |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is Tor Books (Tom Doherty Associates / Macmillan), New York, October 6, 2020, ISBN 978-0-7653-8756-1; the first printing shows a… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first is Tor Books (Tom Doherty Associates / Macmillan), New York, October 6, 2020, ISBN 978-0-7653-8756-1; the first printing shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Standard trade hardcover in a priced dust jacket (price present at the front flap). Confirm the plain Tor US trade issue rather than a retailer or subscription-box variant.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor (October 6, 2020) is the true first; the UK Titan Books edition followed and is the collected first in Britain. Both are 2020 English-language firsts, with US Tor holding precedence.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Numerous 'first thus' variants exist and are NOT the trade first: the Barnes & Noble exclusive (added bonus content), signed retailer/publisher printings, and subscription-box special editions (alternate bindings and sprayed edges). The Titan UK is a separate edition. Verify the standard Tor US hardcover with number line to 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue* by V. E. Schwab a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue
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.