NMLP P-011641 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Surface Detail

Iain M. Banks · Orbit (London) · 2010

The UK Orbit hardcover, published 7 October 2010, is the true first; the US Orbit edition (ISBN 9780316123402) followed the same month and is a separate 'first US' state.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-011641 for "Surface Detail" by Iain M. Banks (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-011641, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).