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First-Edition Identification · Orson Scott Card

Is My The Worthing Chronicle a First Edition?

Ace, 1983

The points of issue

Ace paperback original, first printing per number line. Rewrite of 'Hot Sleep'.

Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder.

Is this the true first?

US Ace paperback original (1983) is the true first of this revised text.

Telling it from reprints & book-club editions

Subsumed into 1990 'The Worthing Saga'.

Frequently asked questions

Is my copy of The Worthing Chronicle a first edition?

Look for these first-edition points: Ace paperback original, first printing per number line. Rewrite of 'Hot Sleep'.

How do I tell the first printing from a later one?

Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US Ace paperback original (1983) is the true first of this revised text.

Is the book-club edition the same as the first?

Subsumed into 1990 'The Worthing Saga'.

I have a first edition of The Worthing Chronicle — what should I do?

If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.

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