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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sharing Knife: Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos/HarperCollins, 2008) is identified by: Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2008; volume 3 of The Sharing Knife. US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2008) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2008; volume 3 of The Sharing Knife. 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a complete number line down to 1
- First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a first-state jacket)
- ISBN 978-0-06-137533-0
- Publisher imprint reads Eos/HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Eos/HarperCollins |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Eos/HarperCollins (New York) hardcover, 2008; volume 3 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, 2008; volume 3 of The Sharing Knife. 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a complete number line down to 1. First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a first-state jacket); ISBN 978-0-06-137533-0.

## Is this the true first?
US Eos/HarperCollins hardcover (2008) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club 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: Passage* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sharing-knife-passage
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.