# Is "The Supernaturalist" by Eoin Colfer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion, 2004) is identified by: US first, Disney-Hyperion, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 0786851481), published May 2004 and preceding the UK Puffin edition (June 2004). The US Hyperion edition (May 2004) preceded the UK Puffin/Viking edition (June 2004), making the US the true first, not a parallel issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US first, Disney-Hyperion, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 0786851481), published May 2004 and preceding the UK Puffin edition (June 2004)
- Identify by the Hyperion imprint, 2004 first-published statement, and first-printing indicators; first-state jacket with price unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Hyperion
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | US first, Disney-Hyperion, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 0786851481), published May 2004 and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US first, Disney-Hyperion, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 0786851481), published May 2004 and preceding the UK Puffin edition (June 2004). Identify by the Hyperion imprint, 2004 first-published statement, and first-printing indicators; first-state jacket with price unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
The US Hyperion edition (May 2004) preceded the UK Puffin/Viking edition (June 2004), making the US the true first, not a parallel issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
UK Puffin 2004 edition is a separate, slightly later issue; later printings advance the printer's key or number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Supernaturalist* by Eoin Colfer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-supernaturalist
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.