# Is "The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase 1)" by Rick Riordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase 1) by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion, 2015) is identified by: First printing shows the number line on the copyright page running down to 1, reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the stated 'First Edition, October 2015' Disney-Hyperion imprint. US Disney-Hyperion hardcover of October 6, 2015 is the true first; no earlier UK or Canadian edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing shows the number line on the copyright page running down to 1, reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the stated 'First Edition, October 2015' Disney-Hyperion imprint
- Issued in blue boards stamped in silver on the spine, in a John Rocco pictorial dust jacket that should retain the printed front-flap price on unclipped copies
- Publisher imprint reads Disney-Hyperion
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Rick Riordan |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing shows the number line on the copyright page running down to 1, reading 1 3… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing shows the number line on the copyright page running down to 1, reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, with the stated 'First Edition, October 2015' Disney-Hyperion imprint. Issued in blue boards stamped in silver on the spine, in a John Rocco pictorial dust jacket that should retain the printed front-flap price on unclipped copies.

## Is this the true first?
US Disney-Hyperion hardcover of October 6, 2015 is the true first; no earlier UK or Canadian edition. A separate retailer 'exclusive' issue of the first printing exists with a 'Guide to the Norse Gods' section tipped in; the number line and stated-edition line are otherwise the same as the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 (and higher digits) from the number line and omit the stated 'First Edition' line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase 1)* by Rick Riordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sword-of-summer-magnus-chase-1
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.