# Is "Wintersmith" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2006) is identified by: Discworld 35; Tiffany Aching 3. Near-simultaneous transatlantic release in late September 2006: sources conflict on the exact UK date (21 or 28 September) against a US HarperTempest date of 26 September.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 35
- Tiffany Aching 3
- UK Doubleday hardcover, 2006
- ISBN 978-0-385-60984-5
- 399 pages
- First printing carries the Doubleday number line with the 1 present (the odd-up/even-down '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' form)
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 35 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 35; Tiffany Aching 3. UK Doubleday hardcover, 2006; ISBN 978-0-385-60984-5; 399 pages. First printing carries the Doubleday number line with the 1 present (the odd-up/even-down '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' form). Bound in dark blue boards with silver lettering to the spine; the dust jacket is illustrated by Paul Kidby and, when a first-issue jacket, retains its printed price on the flap. A separate UK collector's edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies was also issued and is distinct from the ordinary trade first.

## Is this the true first?
Near-simultaneous transatlantic release in late September 2006: sources conflict on the exact UK date (21 or 28 September) against a US HarperTempest date of 26 September. The UK Doubleday is conventionally collected as the first, but strict UK-versus-US precedence cannot be stated with certainty.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; the numbered signed collector's edition and the US HarperTempest issue are separate states, not the ordinary Doubleday trade first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Wintersmith* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/wintersmith
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.