# Is "The Truth" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2000) is identified by: UK Doubleday, published 2 November 2000; original boards in dust jacket; copyright page states first publication in Great Britain 2000 by Doubleday with a complete number line ending in 1. Published near-simultaneously in the UK and US in November 2000, the first synchronized Transworld and HarperCollins release; the UK Doubleday is customarily collected as the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 25
- UK Doubleday, published 2 November 2000; original boards in dust jacket; copyright page states first publication in Great Britain 2000 by Doubleday with a complete number line ending in 1
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 25 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Discworld 25. UK Doubleday, published 2 November 2000; original boards in dust jacket; copyright page states first publication in Great Britain 2000 by Doubleday with a complete number line ending in 1.

## Is this the true first?
Published near-simultaneously in the UK and US in November 2000, the first synchronized Transworld and HarperCollins release; the UK Doubleday is customarily collected as the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings lack the complete number line; the US edition and book club issues differ.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Truth* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-truth
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.