# Is "The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase 3)" by Rick Riordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase 3) by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion, 2017) is identified by: Disney-Hyperion hardcover with 'First Edition' stated and a number line on the copyright page running down to 1, dated October 2017. The US Disney-Hyperion hardcover, published October 3, 2017, is the true first; the UK Puffin edition, with different cover art, is a contemporaneous rather than earlier printing, so the US remains the point of reference.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Disney-Hyperion hardcover with 'First Edition' stated and a number line on the copyright page running down to 1, dated October 2017
- The binding is red paper over boards with silver spine lettering, beneath a pictorial dust jacket
- Later printings drop the 1 from the number line
- Publisher imprint reads Disney-Hyperion
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Rick Riordan |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Disney-Hyperion hardcover with 'First Edition' stated and a number line on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Disney-Hyperion hardcover with 'First Edition' stated and a number line on the copyright page running down to 1, dated October 2017. The binding is red paper over boards with silver spine lettering, beneath a pictorial dust jacket. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Is this the true first?
The US Disney-Hyperion hardcover, published October 3, 2017, is the true first; the UK Puffin edition, with different cover art, is a contemporaneous rather than earlier printing, so the US remains the point of reference.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase 3)* by Rick Riordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-ship-of-the-dead-magnus-chase-3
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.