# Is "The Wolf's Hour" by Robert R. McCammon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon (Pocket Books, 1989) is identified by: Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, March 1989, with cover art by Rowena Morrill. The Pocket paperback original is the true first; the UK Grafton hardcover followed later in 1989, and all hardcover editions are later and first-thus only.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, March 1989, with cover art by Rowena Morrill
- The first printing has a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Pocket Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert R. McCammon |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year | 1989 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, March 1989, with cover art by Rowena Morrill |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, March 1989, with cover art by Rowena Morrill. The first printing has a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The Pocket paperback original is the true first; the UK Grafton hardcover followed later in 1989, and all hardcover editions are later and first-thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable (paperback original).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Wolf's Hour* by Robert R. McCammon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-wolfs-hour
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.