# Is "The Saints of Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton (Macmillan, 2020) is identified by: Macmillan UK hardcover in a priced dust jacket, with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (dealers of confirmed firsts describe it as 'first UK edition, first printing, number line to 1'). UK Macmillan hardcover, 29 October 2020, is the true first, preceding the US Del Rey hardcover of 17 November 2020 by roughly three weeks.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Macmillan UK hardcover in a priced dust jacket, with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (dealers of confirmed firsts describe it as 'first UK edition, first printing, number line to 1')
- Salvation Sequence volume 3
- The printed jacket price should be present (unclipped) and confirms state only, never a valuation
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter F. Hamilton |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Macmillan UK hardcover in a priced dust jacket, with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (dealers of confirmed… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Macmillan UK hardcover in a priced dust jacket, with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (dealers of confirmed firsts describe it as 'first UK edition, first printing, number line to 1'). Salvation Sequence volume 3. The printed jacket price should be present (unclipped) and confirms state only, never a valuation.

## Is this the true first?
UK Macmillan hardcover, 29 October 2020, is the true first, preceding the US Del Rey hardcover of 17 November 2020 by roughly three weeks.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Saints of Salvation* by Peter F. Hamilton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-saints-of-salvation
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.