# Is "The Terror" by Dan Simmons a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Terror by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown, 2007) is identified by: Little, Brown and Company, New York, January 2007. US Little, Brown edition is the true first; the UK Bantam Press edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown and Company, New York, January 2007
- First printing has a number line ending in 1
- Black quarter cloth over gray boards with map endpapers showing the Franklin Expedition route
- Arctic horror epic
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dan Simmons |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown and Company, New York, January 2007 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown and Company, New York, January 2007. First printing has a number line ending in 1. Black quarter cloth over gray boards with map endpapers showing the Franklin Expedition route. Arctic horror epic.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown edition is the true first; the UK Bantam Press edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the number line and jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Terror* by Dan Simmons a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-terror
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.