# Is "Dark of the Moon" by John Sandford a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dark of the Moon by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007) is identified by: Putnam's Sons (Putnam Adult), 2007. US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- G.P. Putnam's Sons (Putnam Adult), 2007
- First printing has the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page beneath the Putnam imprint, with no later-printing statement
- Trade hardcover, 373 pages, ISBN 9780399154775
- The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap; verify the number line rather than relying on the jacket alone
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John Sandford |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | G.P. Putnam's Sons (Putnam Adult), 2007 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
G.P. Putnam's Sons (Putnam Adult), 2007. First printing has the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page beneath the Putnam imprint, with no later-printing statement. Trade hardcover, 373 pages, ISBN 9780399154775 (0399154779). The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap; verify the number line rather than relying on the jacket alone.

## Is this the true first?
US G.P. Putnam's Sons is the true first, published October 2007; this is the first Virgil Flowers novel, launching the series that spun off from the Prey books.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club issue affecting identification of the trade first; a full number line ending in 1 with the priced first-issue jacket distinguishes it from later printings and the mass-market paperback (ISBN 0425224139).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dark of the Moon* by John Sandford a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dark-of-the-moon
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.