# Is "The Nano Flower" by Peter F. Hamilton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Nano Flower by Peter F. Hamilton (Pan Books, 1995) is identified by: Pan UK paperback original; the copyright page states first publication 1995 by Pan Books and carries a full descending number line down to 1. The UK Pan paperback original (1995) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pan UK paperback original; the copyright page states first publication 1995 by Pan Books and carries a full descending number line down to 1
- Issued in wrappers as a paperback original with no dust jacket
- Greg Mandel vol
- 3, with cover art by Larry Rostant
- Publisher imprint reads Pan Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter F. Hamilton |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pan UK paperback original; the copyright page states first publication 1995 by Pan Books and carries a full descending number line down to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pan UK paperback original; the copyright page states first publication 1995 by Pan Books and carries a full descending number line down to 1. Issued in wrappers as a paperback original with no dust jacket. Greg Mandel vol. 3, with cover art by Larry Rostant.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Pan paperback original (1995) is the true first. There was no UK hardcover; the first hardcover edition of the text is the later US Tor hardcover, published in 1998. Hamilton's first hardcover appearance overall was The Reality Dysfunction (Macmillan, 1996).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Nano Flower* by Peter F. Hamilton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-nano-flower
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.