NMLP P-028116 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Ship of Magic (The Liveship Traders 1)

Robin Hobb · Voyager / HarperCollins (UK); Bantam Spectra (US) · 1998

UK and US hardcovers appeared essentially simultaneously in March 1998. Collectors generally treat the UK Voyager hardcover as the preferred true first, but the US Bantam Spectra hardcover is a legitimate first edition of the US issue.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028116 for "Ship of Magic (The Liveship Traders 1)" by Robin Hobb (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028116, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).