# Is "This Immortal" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of This Immortal by Roger Zelazny (Ace, 1966) is identified by: Ace paperback original, F-393, July 1966, Gray Morrow cover. US Ace paperback original is the true first book edition; the shorter serial precedes it in periodical form only.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace paperback original, F-393, July 1966, Gray Morrow cover
- Zelazny's first novel
- Expands the abridged magazine serial '...And Call Me Conrad' (F&SF, October and November 1965), restoring most of the cut text
- Joint 1966 Hugo winner (with Dune)
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace paperback original, F-393, July 1966, Gray Morrow cover |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace paperback original, F-393, July 1966, Gray Morrow cover. Zelazny's first novel. Expands the abridged magazine serial '...And Call Me Conrad' (F&SF, October and November 1965), restoring most of the cut text. Joint 1966 Hugo winner (with Dune).

## Is this the true first?
US Ace paperback original is the true first book edition; the shorter serial precedes it in periodical form only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. The first hardcover is the later Rapp & Whiting UK edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *This Immortal* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/this-immortal
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.