# Is "The Saint of Bright Doors" by Vajra Chandrasekera a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom, 2023) is identified by: Tordotcom (Tor Publishing) hardcover, first published July 2023, ISBN 9781250847386. The US Tordotcom 2023 hardcover is the true first edition; the UK trade edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Tordotcom (Tor Publishing) hardcover, first published July 2023, ISBN 9781250847386
- As with standard Tor/Tordotcom practice, the first printing carries a 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1, and a priced dust jacket
- Winner of the 2023 Nebula Award for Best Novel
- Publisher imprint reads Tordotcom
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Vajra Chandrasekera |
| Publisher | Tordotcom |
| Year | 2023 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Tordotcom (Tor Publishing) hardcover, first published July 2023, ISBN 9781250847386 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Tordotcom (Tor Publishing) hardcover, first published July 2023, ISBN 9781250847386. As with standard Tor/Tordotcom practice, the first printing carries a 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page together with a complete descending number line ending in 1, and a priced dust jacket. Winner of the 2023 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

## Is this the true first?
The US Tordotcom 2023 hardcover is the true first edition; the UK trade edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Recent title, no book-club edition. To confirm a first printing, verify the copyright page shows a number line ending in 1 with no later-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Saint of Bright Doors* by Vajra Chandrasekera a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-saint-of-bright-doors
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.