# Is "The Moon and the Sun" by Vonda N. McIntyre a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket Books, 1997) is identified by: First printing states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" on the copyright page, with a complete number line in which the digit 1 is present. The US Pocket Books 1997 hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" on the copyright page, with a complete number line in which the digit 1 is present
- Issued in publisher's boards with a printed dust jacket; the jacket art is by Gary Halsey and an unclipped jacket retains the correct first-printing printed price
- Nebula Award winner for Best Novel
- Publisher imprint reads Pocket Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Vonda N. McIntyre |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year | 1997 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" on the copyright page, with a complete number line in which… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" on the copyright page, with a complete number line in which the digit 1 is present. Issued in publisher's boards with a printed dust jacket; the jacket art is by Gary Halsey and an unclipped jacket retains the correct first-printing printed price. Nebula Award winner for Best Novel.

## Is this the true first?
The US Pocket Books 1997 hardcover is the true first. The stated "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" together with the complete number line retaining the 1 identifies the first printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book-club edition carries no printed price on the jacket, bears a blind-stamp on the rear board, and lacks the full number line; it is also typically printed on lighter stock.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Moon and the Sun* by Vonda N. McIntyre a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-moon-and-the-sun
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.