# Is "Toll the Hounds (Malazan 8)" by Steven Erikson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Toll the Hounds (Malazan 8) by Steven Erikson (Bantam Press, 2008) is identified by: UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2008, first printing with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. UK Bantam Press true first (July 2008); US Tor followed September 2008, not 2009.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2008, first printing with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and green endpapers and pastedowns, in the priced illustrated dust jacket (the printed price should be present on the flap)
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Erikson |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2008, first printing with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press hardcover, 2008, first printing with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and green endpapers and pastedowns, in the priced illustrated dust jacket (the printed price should be present on the flap).

## Is this the true first?
UK Bantam Press true first (July 2008); US Tor followed September 2008, not 2009. A signed limited edition of 500 numbered copies with a special limitation page also exists alongside the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and the US Tor issue differ; reprints and club copies lack the complete 1-to-10 number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Toll the Hounds (Malazan 8)* by Steven Erikson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/toll-the-hounds-malazan-8
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.