# Is "Tuf Voyaging" by George R.R. Martin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Baen Books, 1986) is identified by: Fix-up of the Haviland Tuf stories. US Baen hardcover true first; the later Baen mass-market paperback and the book-club hardcover are not firsts.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Fix-up of the Haviland Tuf stories
- The first edition is the US Baen hardcover, February 1986, in dust jacket, with first edition/first printing stated; it was not a paperback original
- Baen paperback printings followed
- Publisher imprint reads Baen Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George R.R. Martin |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
| Year | 1986 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Fix-up of the Haviland Tuf stories |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Fix-up of the Haviland Tuf stories. The first edition is the US Baen hardcover, February 1986, in dust jacket, with first edition/first printing stated; it was not a paperback original. Baen paperback printings followed.

## Is this the true first?
US Baen hardcover true first; the later Baen mass-market paperback and the book-club hardcover are not firsts.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The SFBC hardcover is a club edition, not the trade first; club copies lack the trade jacket price and printing line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tuf Voyaging* by George R.R. Martin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tuf-voyaging
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.