# Is "The Memory of Earth" by Orson Scott Card a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card (Tor Books, 1992) is identified by: Tor hardcover; copyright page reads 'First edition: March 1992' with full number line ending in 1. US Tor hardcover (1992) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Tor hardcover; copyright page reads 'First edition: March 1992' with full number line ending in 1
- Homecoming Saga vol
- A simultaneous signed limited edition of 325 copies (300 numbered) was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Orson Scott Card |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Tor hardcover; copyright page reads 'First edition: March 1992' with full number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Tor hardcover; copyright page reads 'First edition: March 1992' with full number line ending in 1. Homecoming Saga vol. 1. A simultaneous signed limited edition of 325 copies (300 numbered) was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor hardcover (1992) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC edition exists.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Memory of Earth* by Orson Scott Card a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-memory-of-earth
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.