# Is "The Last Continent" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 1998) is identified by: UK Doubleday (Transworld), published 1 May 1998 (ISBN 0-385-40989-3); the first Discworld hardcover after the move from Gollancz. UK Doubleday true first; the US edition follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 22
- UK Doubleday (Transworld), published 1 May 1998 (ISBN 0-385-40989-3); the first Discworld hardcover after the move from Gollancz
- No number line: the copyright page simply reads Published 1998 by Doubleday, and reprints add a Reprinted line
- Two issues of the first impression exist: about 10,000 copies for the Australian market with deep blue endpapers and plain spine blocking, and the UK home issue with red endpapers and spine lettering matching the dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 22 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Discworld 22. UK Doubleday (Transworld), published 1 May 1998 (ISBN 0-385-40989-3); the first Discworld hardcover after the move from Gollancz. No number line: the copyright page simply reads Published 1998 by Doubleday, and reprints add a Reprinted line. Two issues of the first impression exist: about 10,000 copies for the Australian market with deep blue endpapers and plain spine blocking, and the UK home issue with red endpapers and spine lettering matching the dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
UK Doubleday true first; the US edition follows. Hardcover Discworld novels move from Gollancz to Doubleday with this title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Reprints are marked Reprinted on the copyright page; Corgi paperbacks and book club copies differ from the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Continent* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-continent
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.