# Is "Towers of Midnight (WoT 13, with Brandon Sanderson)" by Robert Jordan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Towers of Midnight (WoT 13, with Brandon Sanderson) by Robert Jordan (Tor Books, 2010) is identified by: US Tor hardcover, first published November 2, 2010; 'First Edition' with a full number line on the copyright page ending in 1. US Tor is the true first; the UK Orbit edition follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Tor hardcover, first published November 2, 2010; 'First Edition' with a full number line on the copyright page ending in 1
- The title page carries a printed facsimile signature of Robert Jordan, who died in 2007 before the book was written; that facsimile is a design element of the first printing, not a hand signature
- First-issue jackets carry the series artwork with the printed price present on the flap; some copies were issued with a promotional sticker on the front panel
- Completed by Brandon Sanderson from Jordan's notes
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Jordan |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Tor hardcover, first published November 2, 2010; 'First Edition' with a full number line on the copyright page ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Tor hardcover, first published November 2, 2010; 'First Edition' with a full number line on the copyright page ending in 1. The title page carries a printed facsimile signature of Robert Jordan, who died in 2007 before the book was written; that facsimile is a design element of the first printing, not a hand signature. First-issue jackets carry the series artwork with the printed price present on the flap; some copies were issued with a promotional sticker on the front panel. Completed by Brandon Sanderson from Jordan's notes.

## Is this the true first?
US Tor is the true first; the UK Orbit edition follows. Any genuine autograph would be Sanderson or Harriet McDougal, since Jordan's title-page signature is a printed facsimile.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC and later Tor printings differ; the number line will not end in 1 on later printings, and book-club copies carry the usual club markings rather than the stated first-edition line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Towers of Midnight (WoT 13, with Brandon Sanderson)* by Robert Jordan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/towers-of-midnight-wot-13-with-brandon-sanderson
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.