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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sharing Knife: Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos/HarperCollins, 2009) is identified by: US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009); the copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line running to 1. The US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009) is the true first edition and first appearance in print.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009); the copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line running to 1
- Fourth and final Sharing Knife volume
- The dust-jacket art for the series is by Julie Bell; the first-issue trade jacket should retain its printed price (presence only, no amount)
- Publisher imprint reads Eos/HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Eos/HarperCollins |
| Year | 2009 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009); the copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line running to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009); the copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line running to 1. Fourth and final Sharing Knife volume. The dust-jacket art for the series is by Julie Bell; the first-issue trade jacket should retain its printed price (presence only, no amount).

## Is this the true first?
The US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (January 2009) is the true first edition and first appearance in print.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club edition exists and is a common later-printing tell: it is a smaller, lighter volume, lacks the full number line, and its jacket carries no printed price (often marked 'Book Club Edition' on the front flap).

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