# Is "The Sharing Knife: Beguilement" by Lois McMaster Bujold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos/HarperCollins, 2006) is identified by: Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2006; volume 1 of The Sharing Knife. US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2006) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2006; volume 1 of The Sharing Knife. 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- Boards brown and green with gilt titling to the spine
- First-issue dust jacket bears cover art credited to Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell and carries the printed price at the top of the front flap (present and unclipped on a first-state jacket)
- ISBN 978-0-06-113758-7
- Publisher imprint reads Eos/HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Eos/HarperCollins |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2006; volume 1 of The Sharing Knife. 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2006; volume 1 of The Sharing Knife. 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Boards brown and green with gilt titling to the spine. First-issue dust jacket bears cover art credited to Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell and carries the printed price at the top of the front flap (present and unclipped on a first-state jacket); ISBN 978-0-06-113758-7.

## Is this the true first?
US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2006) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club (SFBC) and later-printing issues lack the full number line down to 1 and the flap-printed publisher price; trade later printings show a shortened number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sharing Knife: Beguilement* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sharing-knife-beguilement
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.